i am taking phentermine 37.5

I tried this too, it works, but it is a quick fix and as someone else said, your body adjusts to it. I liked the energy but you lose weight so fast you can't build muscle like you do with "normal" diet and exercise. Please just be careful b/c it can do some pretty bad stuff to your heart!! Good Luck with your weight loss.

The drug can have some horrific side effects, dangerous side effects and it only works for a few weeks, but the long term health damage may be severe so I would advice against it. Just not worth it when you can get the same benefits eating healthy and losing weight and not destroying your lungs and heart.

Wow... be careful with Adipex (phentermine). I am a healthcare professional and can tell you that it is very addictive and can have some very harmful effects on the body. I wish you the BEST of luck with your weight loss!!!

I am sorry you went through all of that Kat!!!! I know someone personally who went through that exact same situation (personally, not professionally). Devastating. You can do it through here! This is such a great website and so much support!

:blushing: i am only drinking water and i go to the gym every other day

um, you don't eat food?:noway:

Doesn't sound like something a person could do for the rest of there lives unless there life was shortened. I want to live a long healthy life and include healthy foods in it and also excercise. I do pretty well without a pill.

Curious why ppl even take a pill like this with known health risks to their heart? Doesn't even make sense to me.:ohwell:

I was thinking the same thing!!! If you are really determined to try a weight loss medication, there are other options out there that do not affect the cardiovascular system nor are they stimulants, addictive, etc.

Yes, I am. Funny you should ask because I just went back to my doctor this week. Why? Do you have any questions? I have taken them before after a couple of my pregnancies. I would more than glad to share any of my experiences with you.

--Spring

UMM NO I AM GOING TO OSE 60 IBS I HOPE!! AND YES I AM EATING BUT ONLY 900 CAL A DAY IF THAT

and when you go off the pill? and when you begin eating more than 900 cals, which is very very low for someone trying to lose 60 lbs, what will happen then? You don't think you will gain it back and more as katlou2 shared from her own experience??

Glancing at your diary I see bacon and eggs, waffles, lots of processed foods. Days with 300 and 400 cals total?! :huh: That's frickin' SCARY and not eating anyworkout cals on top of that??! You may have energy because you're basically on speed but you're killing your body Hon even if you don't want to acknowledge it!:noway:

Becca

I am currently taking it and have taken it in the past. My dr. will only give it to me for 60 days at a time (like every year or two)-- just to help me get started, get that boost of energy and help me get on track.

Last year, I took it and because it does decrease your appetite and give you tons of energy initially, I was not eating very much at all. After about a week of not eating much of anything, I really began to go a bit psycho! Seriously -- I really noticed and felt it about me and everyone around me - esp. at home - were making comments about my behavior. I stopped taking it and still had a refill on my bottle so I refilled it and am taking it again. This time, I eat all my calories and most of my exercise calories and drink lots of water. I have not noticed many side effects this time and don't really even notice the energy level being increased that much either. I just want to get through the first month of my new lifestyle with a little bit of help.

I took a pill at 7 this a.m. and can tell it's "kicking" in (3-4 hours later) because I get a weird feeling (like goosebumps) across the top of my head and start to feel a bit loopy in my head when it kicks in. It wears off within the hour though and I don't know that it is really doing much for me as far as losing more weight because I had already begun to eat healthy and exercise. I just figured I'd finish off the bottle and see what kind of results I get over the next 3 weeks.

I did recently see a cardiologist for some testing due to my blood pressure and talked to him about taking these again since they increase your heart rate and blood pressure. He said if I was doing it in conjunction with a diet/exercise plan, the benefits of losing the weight outweighed the risks, as long as I was doing it in a healthy way. He did also say they are only to be used short-term (up to a few months).

So we'll see if they aid in my loss the next few weeks. I only lost .8 lbs this week and just started retaking them yesterday so I'm interested to see how much more i lose next week, if any, and is that really due to the pill or due to eating good/exercsing?