Has anyone taken phenedrine before?

I started taking it about a month ago, for the same reasons that you mentioned. My doctor recommended starting with 1/2 a pill in the morning to see how it affected me. I didn't really notice any side effects until I upped the dose to a whole pill. Then I had a headache and really bad dry mouth. I just cut back to 1/2 a pill again, and it seems to be helping.

Thank you so much for the replies - it's so encouraging

I'm slightly worried about going to the doctor because I'm not obese but definitely overweight (13.7 stone with a height of 5"6).

Have you considered looking at the types of food you eat instead of taking a pill... lean proteins + high fiber foods = extremely full. This way you teach yourself through your weight loss. Also, if you properly fuel your body, then you can eat enough calories to keep yourself full, aka 1 lb per week goal and eat some exercise calories. Heck, most women I know eat 1700-2100 calories during weight loss.

Thank you so much for the replies - it's so encouraging

I'm slightly worried about going to the doctor because I'm not obese but definitely overweight (13.7 stone with a height of 5"6).

Have you considered looking at the types of food you eat instead of taking a pill... lean proteins + high fiber foods = extremely full. This way you teach yourself through your weight loss. Also, if you properly fuel your body, then you can eat enough calories to keep yourself full, aka 1 lb per week goal and eat some exercise calories. Heck, most women I know eat 1700-2100 calories during weight loss.

Yeah I did, I had an hour appointment with a nutritionist (I'd kept a food diary for a week before the appointment) and she showed me where I was going wrong - putting myself through starvation in the morning to overfeeding in the evening and eating badly. I've already started making changes, I have a shake in the morning (recommended by the nutritionist), I eat mostly protein filled meals such as turkey, fish with veg etc. It's hard because I do still feel hungry but I think my stomach just needs to shrink.

I'm thinking of phen to give me that kick start. I was only thinking of doing it for a month under doctor supervision.

It's possible you just need to balance out your meals. Some people are fine with little in the morning and a lot of food in the afternoon or night. Personally, my calories are evenly spread out through the day (about 700 calories per meal). If you are comfortable with your diary, you can open it for more suggestions to bring to your nutritionist.

I haven't taken phenedrine, but am currently taking phentermine. I originally took it to help with my blood pressure, and had a happy effect of weight loss. I took it for eight months before coming off it to see how I did without the medication. Now I'm back on it, but I seem to be a little more sensitive to the side effects this time....like the caffeine jitters. As long as I can get a steady hand for a moment to start and IV, I'm good. Lol.

My husband tried Alli, he was not impressed. It didn't help him lose any, and the side effects were crazy.

If you want to try it, and your doctor says ok. Try it. But do understand it is temporary, and that you need to do a whole-life change to lose weight and keep it off. These types of pills are very short-term.

From a quick look it's like an Ephedrine from what I can tell and as a user of Ephedrine and this is like it make sure you stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water throughout the day, Should help with any headaches you get as well. Might be best to cycle it as well because if it's like Eph your body will get used to it and then you will find you will need to up the tabs to get the same effect so 2 weeks on 2 weeks off something like that. But as I have no real clue on Phenedrine and only Eph I can't really advise much more.

Before starting my workout rutine and countine calories I took something with phenedrine in it and it made my heart tate crazy. I had to stop and later found out that I have tachycardia. But it may work on someone who's healthier.

I plan on going down this route, only by talking to a doctor first and getting the go ahead.

I've also seen a nutritionist and have joined a gym. I'm slowly taking the steps to introduce the right way of eating and becoming more active.

I just generally need that first boost to get me started which I think I could get from phen. After putting on a lot of weight in a short space of time I'm getting more depressed and stuck in a rut about weightloss.

I do understand it is not a miracle pill and I will take one and wake up a size 6 and I do understand you can very easily gain the weight back (however I do plan on changing my eating, exercise and mpf so hopefully this won't happen)

Also if I do experience bad side effects I would of course stop.

I havent taken phenedrine...but it is supposedly similar to ephedrine, which I did try. I tried it for 4 or 5 weeks. I did help a lot with appetite suppression. But i stopped taking it because of the side effects. I was taking a much lower dose than a lot of people. . I didnt notice them very much, but my boyfriend eventually had to tell me that I needed to quit it. I was very moody and depressed. I had mild headaches for a few days after quitting.

I plan on going down this route...

Why settle for half measures? If you want to use drugs for weight loss, go all in and jump straight to heroin. Ain't nothing going to be as effective as mainlining....

I plan on going down this route...

Why settle for half measures? If you want to use drugs for weight loss, go all in and jump straight to heroin. Ain't nothing going to be as effective as mainlining....

Very rude and unnecessary.

I think I've made it perfectly clear in my OP that I'm not expecting miracles and just want to do it as a kick start whilst making huge lifestyle changes.

Thought this was a place I could turn to for honest and helpful advice. Obviously I was very much wrong.

Honest and helpful advice will include people telling you this is a bad idea. There are no jump starts. There are no shortcuts. Eat less and move more. It's really that simple just not always easy.

I think I've made it perfectly clear in my OP that I'm not expecting miracles and just want to do it as a kick start whilst making huge lifestyle changes.

Thought this was a place I could turn to for honest and helpful advice. Obviously I was very much wrong.

You're asking for justification to ingest harmful drugs as an alternative to exercising willpower. I'm not going to give you that justification, because what you are looking to do is unhealthy, both physically and psychically.

I'm sorry if you find that "rude", but that is the naked reality of what you are after.

Exactly. If you want a racing heart beat & a "short term" solution- than just use meth for a few months. You'll drop a ton of weight...and maybe a few teeth. LOL I'm kidding!

In all seriousness, you wanted honesty - some people are more blunt and can be harder to take.

I've taken pills like phenedrine & phentermine, all that crap is, is legal speed. Make sure you read ALL of the short & long term side effects VERY carefully. I would NOT suggest going down this route. It will give you unrealistic expectations and when you stop taking it - you may gain. Because remember you are messing with your metabolism.

Quite frankly, I get tired of seeing these threads. It would be easier and less work for you in the long run to eat clean/ whole foods, create a deficit by regular cardio & strength training.

I don't mind if people tell me that it's bad or harmful as I asked for opinions. I didn't ask for rude and spiteful replies such as - take heroin.

I said I was going down the route of doing it through a doctor - if they said no then that's a no - final. I can't get it without a prescription and I would never buy it over the internet.

I didn't just wake up one morning and say I know I'll pop a pill and it will make everything better. I have battled with weight for 13 years and I'm tired and can feel myself falling into a depression yet again over this. I have done my research on this and was asking for first hand accounts.

Oh good grief. It was ONE COMMENT. Please, get your big girl panties on and quit trying to parent the interwebz.

The comment wasn't necessairly outta line - as my previous comment before....those types of medications are like meth, which btw is an illegal drug.

I would also be hesitant to trust a physician who would prescribe a drug right off the bat BEFORE encouraging healthy eating/exercise.

Srsly tho- START exercising - it will pump endorphins into your system and will make you INSTANTLY feel better. :flowerforyou:

If you want to be successful - get yourself some good workout shoes/clothes, buy a food scale & make the commitment to yourself.