PHENTERMIME USERS!!!

I used phentermine. I went to one of those weight loss clinic dealies where they give you phentermine pills and B12 shots. I lost about 30 pounds, felt completely shaky and cracked out, then after about a month and a half I got a tolerance to it and the normal dosage didn't "do it" anymore, and I gained it all back and then some.

Plus the bonus of my boyfriend at the time being convinced I was going to have a heart attack at any moment. Good times.

I used it about 4-5 years ago. I lost about 40 pounds in a matter of months. I loved how I felt while I was on it.
Within a year or two I gained back all of the weight and an additional 20 pounds or so.
I was also diagnosed about a year later with a regurgitating heart valve which was induced by the phentermine/adipex. It is permanent without surgery.
I would not use it again even though I still need to lose over 100 pounds. It just wasn't worth it for the damage caused to my heart, and I regained the weight plus more anyway.

I used them twice in the past, both times I lost weight and both times I gained it all back. I didn't feel jittery like some do, but I would grind my teeth/tense my jaws 24/7 while I was on them. IMO they are not worth it, yes you will lose weight but at what cost, they are nothing but legal speed.

I took phentermine for fatigue a couple of years ago. I was miserable on it and had to discontinue quickly. It made me totally compulsive, I could not relax or sit still even when I was so exhausted that all I wanted was to sit down on the sofa. I had to force myself to eat. I had this raw exposed nerve ending feeling, hated to be touched, etc. I can't remember how much weight I lost on it because that wasn't really the point of taking it, but I would never take it again.

I've used it in the past.

It was like cocaine in pill form for me and at first I loved the high it gave me/plus the lack of appetite. I lost about 70lbs very quickly (less than 6 months) because I didn't eat anything, developed insomnia, aggravated my depression/anxiety, and had serious up and down mood swings. Everything bothered me. The side effects aren't worth it, plus once I stopped taking the pills I gained back the 70lbs plus an extra 30.

Unlike the other posters, I have had great success with phentermine and have kept most of the weight off. I was started on it about 7 years ago after exercising, mainly with weights, for 6 months without any weight loss, change in body measurements, or change in how my clothes fit. Coupled with much better portion control and exercise, I lost around 90 pounds over the course of about 18 months. I didn't take the medication the whole time. I took it for 6 months, I think, then off for 3, on for another 3, etc. At one point, I had gained about 25 pounds back, so I was still down quite a ways from where I started, but obviously, I was less than happy to have slipped off the wagon.

At the beginning of the year, I started exercising 4-6 days a week, and I was eating between 1300 and 1600 calories a day of nutritious food. I'm a self-admitted soda addict--a junkie for caffeinated, carbonated goodness that comes from a fountain at a gas station--and I have all but cut out soda this time around. Once again, I couldn't budge the scale, and my clothes weren't fitting any differently, so I saw my doctor, who put me back on phentermine. I've been taking it since the beginning of March and have lost just under 10 pounds, so now I'm "only" up 15 pounds from my lowest point. It's not coming off nearly as quickly as the first time, but I am finally on the downward trend again.

Again, unlike many of the others, I feel fantastic on it! I'm not at all jittery and haven't had headaches like some have mentioned. I can focus better, I feel calmer, and I sleep better than I have in years. None of that makes any sense to me since phentermine is a stimulant, but I don't knock it! Obviously medications affect every one differently and you have to do what works best for you, but the phentermine, along with lifestyle changes, including a better, more nutritious diet with portion control (my biggest problem in the past) and exercise, has worked very well for me over the long term.

It's a freaking DRUG. It's like methamphetamine. Crack cocaine also make you lose weight. geez people, wake up.

I used it and liked how it would curb my appetite and increase my water intake. I dislike it cuz of the insomnia. Now I take sleeping pills and spoke to the nurse and so here I go again in this journey. I have gained weight and eat more cuz of my sleeping pills. Now the nurse says with the phentermine it should help jump start my loss and I can continue to take my sleeping pills at nite. I also started advocare and shakeology....ya u can say am I desperate - ya call it whatever it is, tired of being over weight! :sad:

So you take drug #1 to curb your appetite, but it gives you insomnia. Then, you take drug #2 to help you sleep but it makes you hungry. Can you see what's wrong in this picture? Ditch the drugs!!!!!