Who is losing with the help of Phen?

I'm not but when I did a google search for phen diet lots of info came up including a site that has a forum specifically for ones going that route for their weightloss.

Ok... I am guessing Phen is a Diet pill or substitute?? I have used plenty of those "quick fixes" before and all thats ever happened is Ive Lost weight... then gained it all back with interest.... this has happened so many times.... each time I end up even bigger than i started!!!!

I love quick fixes... they make me feel great!!! until the weight sneaks back... then i feel all crappy again... this time I am going to do it the right way... diet and exercise.... With the MFP lifestyle change I am eating WAY more than I used to and feel healthier!!!!

I havent noticed much change on the scale yet, but have noticed a fair bit of difference in my progress photos - between the 19/8 and the 26/9.....

I don't use nothing like that myself but I have heard its not good for you. Can even cause death in some people using diet pills and things like that.... Are cause health problems by taking them....

I know people who have used them in the past and felt good while taking it and lost weight and had so much engery. But gained all their weight back plus in no time when they stopped using it........ So best advice get off it ... Use this site to count your calories and do exercise... .. Thsi is good site. I am new to it but I have done many diets... This one is easy and good..

Can I ask who's idea it was to go this route? I took Phen Fen years ago when PONDOMINE was legal in the states. It no longer is btw. I lost a ton of weight using those two in combination, it did all come back within a few yrs of stopping the drugs. This was in 1996 or 1997. I had another baby a little over 2 1/2yrs ago. I tried half heartedly to lose weight after the baby because I "thought" I couldn't get a handle on my appetite and asked my dr for phentermine. It was supprising how easily he gave them to me! It really did nothing for me after maybe about 4 weeks. I really had it in me all along to get past the appetite thing, I just wasn't ready to put in all the effort it takes to lose weight in a way that I know works....diet and excercise.
I will warn you the first few weeks maybe even months it will help suppress your appetite so much so you will have to consciously remember to eat! I personally think you would be better off without these drugs. They also seemed to put me in a fog all day. I have litterally done and tried everything to lose weight off and on over the past 25 years everything short of surgery which I considered doing also. I wish I could express to you enough that by finding this website you have already found the thing that will work. Eating right and excercise. By learing how to eat right and at the right times you will not be hungry and will not feel the need to take drugs. At least that is my opinion. But since you are taking them please know it is a short term fix so use the next couple of months while your appetite is not being a lion, to really learn how and what to eat so that once the drugs stop suppressing your appetite you will be able to continue to lose weight. MFP is really the best tool I have ever found to use to lose weight and that is saying a lot!!! Good Luck and don't forget to eat!!!

I took phendimetrazine (brand name Bontril). It is a short acting anorexic drug. You take it one hour before meals to suppress your appetite. I lost 80 pounds and developed an abnormal EKG.

Two years later, my heart has returned to normal. No long term damage. I gained back some of the weight, but not all. That was because I started eating like my 6'3" husband.

I'm losing weight this time with no drugs for appetite suppression. It is much slower, but I know that I am not hurting my heart.

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