phentermine what are your thoughts/opinions?

Mary36
Mary36 Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, so last week went to my Dr to work with a weight loss nurse practitioner to try and help me with this process. I do better when I am accountable to someone. Anyway, she asked me if I wanted to take phentermine for awhile to help and I said yes bc I had used it last time I worked with some places to lose weight and it seemed to help. I have been on it now about a week, they gave me the 37.5 dose, and Mon nite I was at a cardio class and had hard time getting thru it, seemed my heart rate went up quicker then usual and got chest pains you get when you push yourself. Anyway, so that kinda scared me a little, contacted my dr office and they said to take 1/2 the pill to see if that helps. So, just started that today, but have noticed yesterday and this afternoon having some like chest discomf and burning feeling. I do also have GERD an hiatal hernia but wondering if this is more due to the medicine.. has anyone else on this experienced this and should I be worried? Could it have already done damage to my heart or something? I never remember having these issues before when I took the medicine. Just trying to figure out what to do. Thanks in advance!

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  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Don't do it. Just don't.
  • SharonNehring
    SharonNehring Posts: 535 Member
    My opinion, stop taking it. Your symptoms are known side effects with this drug. If the symptoms do not improve after stopping the med, be sure to call your doctor again.

    You can do a simple search on the drug name and find lists of side effects related to it.

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