If you asked your doctor about it then obviously you are interested in them. Did you ask him or did he recommend them to you???
No one can tell you what to do. This is gona have to be YOUR decision. The phen DOES work as you can tell from all the ladies and men on this forum that have taken it. There is a web site you can go to and get a drug card to maybe help with the cost.
www.freedrugcard.us
Go to that link and sign up for the card and do a search for your pharmacy and town. It will give you the approx. cost of the pills.
Go into this open minded and know that sooner or later you WILL have to give them up, all at the discretion of your doctor. You can try them and if you don't like them stop taking them. I'm sure that won't be the case if you take them for a week or two. You will enjoy the weight loss so much that the side effects won't matter. I've had mine for 2 weeks. I did have to stop taking them because of a side effect but once it went away I started right back. I'm by NO means an expert on this subject just telling you about my experience. Some of the other ladies can give you some more information but ultimately it's YOUR OWN decision.