Anyone on Phentermine??

grizzyell
grizzyell Posts: 24 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I got it prescribed to me since i'm so overweight. I'm 26 and weigh 238. it suppresses my appetite and gives me energy. My doctor gave me a goal of eating 900 calories a day. I realize it's a very low cal diet so would like to see who else is on it and would like to join me in this weight loss journey :)
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  • lilac_duchess
    lilac_duchess Posts: 15
    I'm on week 4 of being on it, I absolutely LOVE it. Too bad you can't take it long term. I see a dr every month, I go next Monday and get weighed. I'm at 260 and my goal is to eventually get to 135.
  • _Resolve_
    _Resolve_ Posts: 735 Member
    Get a new Doctor.
  • DooDooDooDooDooDooDoo
    DooDooDooDooDooDooDoo Posts: 11
    Get a new Doctor.

    This.

    900 calories a day?! That's ridiculous!

    My doctor thinks a 500 calorie deficit could push it for some people... can't imagine cutting calories that drastically.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    I got it prescribed to me since i'm so overweight. I'm 26 and weigh 238. it suppresses my appetite and gives me energy. My doctor gave me a goal of eating 900 calories a day. I realize it's a very low cal diet so would like to see who else is on it and would like to join me in this weight loss journey :)

    You're not that overweight. Stop taking it, set a more realistic calorie goal, fire your doctor and find a better one. If your current doctor truly set your calorie goal at 900 calories per day, he's a quack. That's quite dangerous. You will lose lean muscle and possibly do organ damage as well. Phentermine is dangerous. You don't need pills to lose weight.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Did the doctor prescribe the weight loss pill and drastic calorie cut because the risk of being overweight outweighs the risk of getting the weight off quickly?

    Are you under the doctor's almost constant supervision? In other words, how often does he want to see you?

    238 pounds doesn't seem like too much to be lost with just a reasonable calorie limit.

    ETA: and according to your ticker you are only trying to lose 38 pounds.
  • Junebuggyzy
    Junebuggyzy Posts: 345 Member
    Hi Griss,
    I am also taking Phentermine. It makes me uneasy to see you are on 900 calories. I know that if I went on a 900 calorie a day diet, I would quickly get tired of it and give up.
  • grizzyell
    grizzyell Posts: 24 Member
    Hi guys thanks for the feedback. I'll talk with my doctor about this 900 calorie I thought it was pretty drastic too but according to my BMI I'm considered "morbidly obese"!

    I set my goal at 38 for now for encouragement. I have a long way to go.
  • grizzyell
    grizzyell Posts: 24 Member
    I'm on week 4 of being on it, I absolutely LOVE it. Too bad you can't take it long term. I see a dr every month, I go next Monday and get weighed. I'm at 260 and my goal is to eventually get to 135.

    That's great keep up the good work! This is my first week on it.
  • gailrobards
    gailrobards Posts: 10 Member
    Please reconsider taking pills for weight loss....when you stop, you will gain back the weight. Been there, done that! I ended up with Kidney disease from taking diet pills and high protein diets. There is no magic bullet....it's all about calories in vs calories out.
    Give yourself a reasonable amount of calories (Im at 1480) and start doing a bit of exercise. Start with a 10 minute walk and add to it and you will gain endurance and stamina...next thing you know you'll be at the gym doing the elliptical!
  • GreatDepression
    GreatDepression Posts: 347 Member
    My doctor refuses to prescribe me Phentermine and it makes me so angry.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    900 calories? I would suggest a 2nd opinion. Phentermine may work for a while but when you come off of it, you tend to regain. I am assuming that you went to one of those "weight loss clinics". Those are the ones that prescribe this stuff. The BEST way is to lose weight by increasing exercise and reducing intake (which of course is necessary for weight loss anyway)... Best wishes on every success.
  • grizzyell
    grizzyell Posts: 24 Member
    Thanks for all the concern!
  • MaggieLoo79
    MaggieLoo79 Posts: 288 Member
    I'm sending a friend request. I'm on phentermine too, though I'm about to be taken off it. Most of us on medications stay "underground" as there is so much judgment about it on the site. Good luck! :flowerforyou:
  • One_Last_Time
    One_Last_Time Posts: 125
    If it was available over the counter or legal in the states I'd take it.
  • Snow3y
    Snow3y Posts: 1,412 Member
    Your doctor's a
  • MaggieLoo79
    MaggieLoo79 Posts: 288 Member
    It's legal in the US, you just need a prescription. I'm in Florida. :smile:

    You do have to get a paper prescription though, they can't call it in for you.
  • Michelle_Padgett13
    Michelle_Padgett13 Posts: 417 Member
    I'm sending a friend request. I'm on phentermine too, though I'm about to be taken off it. Most of us on medications stay "underground" as there is so much judgment about it on the site. Good luck! :flowerforyou:

    I think a lot of people misunderstand legitimate concern for someone's health as judgment of life choices. Just a thought. :smile:
  • MaggieLoo79
    MaggieLoo79 Posts: 288 Member
    I think a lot of people misunderstand legitimate concern for someone's health as judgment of life choices. Just a thought. :smile:

    Maybe so. I had too many people tell me that my doctor was stupid, without knowing my medical history. When it comes to choosing between my doctor and people on the Internet, I'm choosing my doctor every time.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    My doctor refuses to prescribe me Phentermine and it makes me so angry.

    You're doctor is actually pretty awesome. My doctor hates that stuff and won't prescribe it for more than 3 months (I know because a couple years ago I asked and that's what he told me). It didn't work for me because I didn't want to put in the work or learn portion control. That is essential to losing weight. That's the only way you'll lose it and keep it off. It's not a diet it's lifestyle changes that are sustainable. You can't take this pill the rest of your life.

    Just gonna leave this here...
    Read these:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here?hl=so+you're+new+here

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

    TL:DR the link right above this one then ->http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

    Excuses??? http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2014/06/02/the-no-excuses-play-like-a-champion-challenge/

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

    Want to lift heavy things?
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  • Tigermum9
    Tigermum9 Posts: 546 Member
    is this drug still legal? Im in the uk and my doctor said it interfered with mental state and they no longer prescribed it for weight loss
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    If it was available over the counter or legal in the states I'd take it.


    ...and this is exactly why it's not.
  • blairf83
    blairf83 Posts: 33 Member
    I took it for a month and a week get me over the hump. However, I gave it up and went it alone after that because the side effects were too bad for me- For starters, no amount of fiber and water kept me able to "go"- I was having to take stimulant laxative EVERY. DAY. .... also, I found it made me extremely short fused and distractable. I would be sitting at my desk (next to about the nicest, sweetest person in the office) and hear one little noise and be ready to snap her head off....
  • blairf83
    blairf83 Posts: 33 Member
    It's legal in the states. Just highly regulated.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I'm sending a friend request. I'm on phentermine too, though I'm about to be taken off it. Most of us on medications stay "underground" as there is so much judgment about it on the site. Good luck! :flowerforyou:
    There is no judgment, just concern and realism. Weight loss drugs are not necessary.
  • msschaller99
    msschaller99 Posts: 35 Member
    Yep, been helping me lose for the past 10 months. Down over 50 lbs and within 10 of goal since I started taking it. My doctor is okay with keeping folks on it (especially for maintenance) provided you use it properly and can show that you are using it properly by sticking with your diet, meds and exercise routines. It is an addictive substance and most doctors will not prescribe it for longer than 6 weeks but there are some out there that will use it for what it is designed for - weight loss and maintenance of said weight loss.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    Yep, been helping me lose for the past 10 months. Down over 50 lbs and within 10 of goal since I started taking it. My doctor is okay with keeping folks on it (especially for maintenance) provided you use it properly and can show that you are using it properly by sticking with your diet, meds and exercise routines. It is an addictive substance and most doctors will not prescribe it for longer than 6 weeks but there are some out there that will use it for what it is designed for - weight loss and maintenance of said weight loss.

    A lot of MD's won't prescribe it long term for what it can do to your liver and heart.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Yep, been helping me lose for the past 10 months. Down over 50 lbs and within 10 of goal since I started taking it. My doctor is okay with keeping folks on it (especially for maintenance) provided you use it properly and can show that you are using it properly by sticking with your diet, meds and exercise routines. It is an addictive substance and most doctors will not prescribe it for longer than 6 weeks but there are some out there that will use it for what it is designed for - weight loss and maintenance of said weight loss.
    Why would you (you in a general sense, not your personally :smile:) need a weight loss pill to lose weight and to maintain?

    It's not the weight loss pill that leads to weight loss, it is the calorie deficit, and you can have the deficit without the weight loss pill.

    For me, part of the weight loss journey is learning ways to ward off the hunger by eating foods that satiate,as well as learning about will power and coming to grips with the fact that I do have control over what I put into my mouth.

    No offense intended, but I would not trust a doctor who prescribes a weight loss pill so freely and advise people to use it for maintenance, especially with the pill side effects.
  • ElliTree
    ElliTree Posts: 23 Member
    I took it for 3 months or so over five years back. Kind of wish I never done it. For one thing, it stops working over time unless you keep increasing dosage. For another, I wasn't eating a lot of food on it and it screwed with my digestion system. I had some wicked skin problems and lets just say things with my then new bf got...interesting in the bedroom.

    Also, I gained all the weight back after i stopped taking it. yeay!
  • msschaller99
    msschaller99 Posts: 35 Member
    A good doctor is watching your blood pressure and liver function while you are on this med. I am fortunate in that my health insurance pays for my liver function tests due to other medications that I am on. Having hypertriglycerides and the resulting meds require liver function tests every 6 months and the weight loss helps to improve my triglyceride numbers, so the potential benefit is greater than the possible side-effects. My blood pressure is closely monitored also and has gone from 120/80 to 102/62 at my last reading. My triglyercides are within normal ranges for the first time since I was 18 years old! That is huge for someone who has a genetic predisposition to high triglycerides resulting in 3 bouts of pancreatitis.

    While many lose weight without the aide of medication, it does help ME stay with the program....for the first time in my life. Is it the medication? Is it just more determination this time around? Is it the support system I have through my doctors office? Could be any of these and more, but I know the medication DOES help ME. This isn't a bad thing either and I went into with open eyes having done my research on phentermine and the willingness to stick with the program my doctor has sent forth for me. I don't take the medication everyday anymore and I am compliant with all the requirements my doctor has set forth for me.
  • beamer0821
    beamer0821 Posts: 488 Member
    i took phentermine years ago. the effect eventually wore off, i went off of it and gained all the weight then some.

    i don't want to make you feel hopeless about it but there is a healthier way =)
    900 calories sounds miserable

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