PHENTERMINE

I took phentermine for about 9 months. During that time frame I went from happy and looking healthy (overweight, but good color, well rested, good quality skin and hair, etc) to looking like I was dying, and feeling like I wanted to kill everyone I interacted with. It took a few months to notice, but it DEFINITELY impacted my moods-- I was an evil beyotch...everyday. Like PMS x 1000. I also had REALLY bad nightmares, just about every night, where I would wake up from the nightmare and for a good 5-10 minutes after swear I could still see black things flying around my room (think the scene at the lake in Harry Potter). My mother hadn't seen me since I started taking the medicine, and when she saw me around month 8 she asked me if I had cancer. That was when I started talking to my doctor about doing something different. I was supposed to be taking this to look better-- not worse. I wasn't losing much weight (5 lbs a month or so), but my eyes were sunken in and I always had huge circles under them. My hair and nails were dry and brittle, and my skin broke out at even the thought of something touching it.

I'm not saying everyone would have these problems, but I will DEFINITELY be staying away from it in the future-- and keep an eye out for these side effects if you do decide to take it-- at least you will have an idea what is causing them. I didn't realize how angry I was behaving until after I fought with many many people and finally decided maybe they weren't all a brand new problem-- I was.

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She has lost probably about 13 pounds more than me on the Phentermine and I have counted calories and exercised. She loses steady and I am up and down. So you can see there is a difference.

That may or may not have anything to do with the diet pills. Your daughter is (I assume) much younger than you, and unless she is your clone, she's going to have a different metabolism. You may even have had different starting weights or be different heights. There is no possible way to know if the difference in your weight loss is due to pills or something else entirely. Weight loss does not work the same for everyone, not even family members.

That said, I wouldn't do it. Learn to eat in moderation without relying on something else. Are you going to take the pill for the rest of your life? Obviously not. You need to learn how to eat what you like, and enough of it to fuel your body, in a healthy way. Plus, losing faster is not always desirable! It increases your chances of losing muscle mass. I also don't buy that there are no side effects. Maybe most people don't notice any *now*, but how often do you hear about things down the road? I just wouldn't risk it myself.

I took it a couple years ago and did not have any adverse effects but I was closely monitored - checking in with the nurse/doctor each week. I lost about 30 pounds, had lots of energy, and it suppressed my appetite. However, I have gained the weight back. Obviously, I did not develop the new habits of healthy eating and exercising like I should. I'm trying to do it right this time.

I took Phentermine a few years ago, and was very successful. I just started taking it again as I'm trying to lose my baby weight. I had fantastic results from it the first time and consider it "the magic pill!" My eating habits are terrible, I eat whatever I think will taste good at the time, and just keep eating until I feel like crap. With Phentermine, it completly controls my cravings, and forces me to make better food decisions because I'm eating to fuel my body and not to satisfy some sort of craving. So I still have to work out, and eat right, but Phentermine makes this much easier! I have minimal side effects, dry mouth is one of them, and I do tend to get a little jittery, but nothing serious at all, just something I notice! Good luck, whatever you decide to do!