Question

Okay, so I'm not asking for medication because I've JUST NOW thought about losing weight. This is a last resort. I'm 20 years old, weigh 280 pounds at 5'10 1/2. I've been trying to lose weight since 16 years old.

I've tried almost every diet their is, and I even went vegan for half a year. I have asthma, so my exercise is very limited, but at my BMI, most of the weight loss would be through diet alone anyway.

I want to get some medication to aid me, because this weight is really debilitating. I can feel myself becoming less and less intelligent as the days go by. It might be a thyroid problem, because nothing is working. What kind of Doctor should I go see? A regular one?

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Answer 1

Just a regular one. If you don't have a regular one - now you have an excuse to go get one.
and you are absolutely right.
there may be an underlying issue that is the cause of your obesity. And a doctor will diagnose it with a simple blood test and rule things out or in.
and they can also treat it with medication
also at a check up there may be medical issues caused by your obesity (hypertension, pre-diabetes), and you can be treated for that too.
plus your doctor can write you a referral so that you can go to a nutrientionist and/or a physical therapist. These may even be covered by your existing heath insurance. Insurancers figured out that its cheaper to treat obesity not than heart surgery later.