Phentermine - Adepix P

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,326 Member
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    wonder how long until the class action suits start for this stuff.
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
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    From the FDA's website it says "Phentermine hydrochloride tablets USP are indicated as a short-term (a few weeks) adjunct in a regimen of weight reduction based on exercise, behavioral modification and caloric restriction in the management of exogenous obesity for patients with an initial body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2, or ≥ 27 kg/m2 in the presence of other risk factors (e.g., controlled hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia)."

    So, FDA says it's ok for just a "few weeks", that does not mean a month even.

    "Valvular Heart Disease

    Serious regurgitant cardiac valvular disease, primarily affecting the mitral, aortic and/or tricuspid valves, has been reported in otherwise healthy persons who had taken a combination of Phentermine with fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine for weight loss.***** The possible role of Phentermine in the etiology of these valvulopathies has not been established and their course in individuals after the drugs are stopped is not known.******* The possibility of an association between valvular heart disease and the use of Phentermine alone cannot be ruled out; there have been rare cases of valvular heart disease in patients who reportedly have taken Phentermine alone."

    More here:

    http://www.drugs.com/pro/phentermine.html

    I believe someone on this thread said that their physician said there were no instances of heart issues, but the fact is, it remains an unknown quantity in this regard.
  • Shawver83
    Shawver83 Posts: 7 Member
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    I took it years ago with good results. It took me about nine months to lose 45 lbs., and I kept almost all of it off for seven years. At that point I got pregnant, and since then my weight has been out of control. But the phentermine worked well for me, if a bit slowly. I didn't suffer any ill effects from it, at least not yet. The only side effect I had was dry mouth all the time.
  • Slasher09
    Slasher09 Posts: 316 Member
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    The doctor I work for would give phentermine out like candy. In all honesty, only about 1 in 50 or less actually had favorable results. Most saw no result. As a PP had said, it needs to be used as a tool towards better habits, not as a crutch (and most people used it as such.) The diet and exercise is the key, if you absolutely need this under medical supervision just to help establish good habits, then that's between you and your doctor. But if you don't absolutely need it, then save your cash on the co-pays and the prescriptions. Best of luck!
  • bailey30022
    bailey30022 Posts: 5
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    I have used phentermine in the past and it will absolutely curb your appetite. Just remember you will have to get off the pills eventually. Make sure you develope lifestyle changes as you lose weight. Thats why I ultimately gained my weight back. I did not learn to change the way I eat and exercise. All my goals were based on the idea of a "quick fix" to a lifetime of bad habits. Once I stopped Phen it was just back to my old self and all the pounds piled back on. Now my goal is to change the way I live with the belief weight loss will follow. No quick fix to my issues.

    Nothing wrong with taking the drug as a tool as long as your Doctor is on board. Good luck!!!
  • leslie_shoemaker
    leslie_shoemaker Posts: 22 Member
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    From the FDA's website it says "Phentermine hydrochloride tablets USP are indicated as a short-term (a few weeks) adjunct in a regimen of weight reduction based on exercise, behavioral modification and caloric restriction in the management of exogenous obesity for patients with an initial body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2, or ≥ 27 kg/m2 in the presence of other risk factors (e.g., controlled hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia)."

    So, FDA says it's ok for just a "few weeks", that does not mean a month even.

    "Valvular Heart Disease

    Serious regurgitant cardiac valvular disease, primarily affecting the mitral, aortic and/or tricuspid valves, has been reported in otherwise healthy persons who had taken a combination of Phentermine with fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine for weight loss.***** The possible role of Phentermine in the etiology of these valvulopathies has not been established and their course in individuals after the drugs are stopped is not known.******* The possibility of an association between valvular heart disease and the use of Phentermine alone cannot be ruled out; there have been rare cases of valvular heart disease in patients who reportedly have taken Phentermine alone."

    More here:

    http://www.drugs.com/pro/phentermine.html

    I believe someone on this thread said that their physician said there were no instances of heart issues, but the fact is, it remains an unknown quantity in this regard.

    I definitely understand the heart issues. My doctor said that if my heart ever felt funny or like it was racing at all to discontinue use immediately. I haven't noticed any sleep issues or my heart beating faster.
  • seasonsanna
    seasonsanna Posts: 53
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    a friend of mine was taking them last year. she had tons of energy, cleaned constantly, worked constantly but couldn't sleep and just didn't eat because nothing tasted good. she got a lot done and lost 40 or 50 lbs, I was way jealous. my doctor wouldn't prescribe them to me :( when she lost enough weight, her doctor called it good and cut her off. I watched her gain everything back and more. I don't know her numbers but if I had to guess probably close to double what she lost. so glad my doctor told me no!!
  • red_road
    red_road Posts: 761 Member
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    Is everyone on this drug in the states? I live in Ontario Canada and the doctors here would never prescribe that. Maybe I just have very strict doctors i dont know
  • dumb_blondes_rock
    dumb_blondes_rock Posts: 1,568 Member
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    My gf was super successful at weght loss with it in high school. She was prescribed phentermine by a dr, and lost about 15 pounds in two weeks. She also only slept maybe 24 hours total in those two weeks, rearranged her room 5 times, dranks about 3 bottles of water each period, and had a panic attack during class because she invisioned herself going to her locker and shooting herself in the head....call it walking nightmares if you will.

    Will your experience be like this? Who knows, maybe not...but do you really want to take the chance? My advice: just buy crystal meth and take it in small doses, its basically the same thing and way cheaper
  • alexandriax03
    alexandriax03 Posts: 289 Member
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    I will answer that for you. I have taken Phentermine, prescription strength because, like you, I have PCOS and nothing would help me lose weight. I did find Metformin helpful for a while though at maintaining my weight. . I didn't find Phentermine effective at all. It didn't change any of my cravings, but I did have a bit of the jitteriness that most diet medicines have. Unfortunately, through many years of diet meds, as well as with the bypass, I developed non-alcoholic fatty liver. I would be careful of the side effects. It's really hard to have an illness that affects your weight, but many people do. There are a number of PCOS support sites out there. I would suggest that you review the information about the phentermine on different sites to get the skinny on all of it. Having done all the diet meds, as well as weight loss surgery, I decided to just try to eat differently and exercise for a bit. I would love to cheer you on if you need a friend. :wink:

    I second the Metformin. I take it too and it's worked well for me.
  • Docmahi
    Docmahi Posts: 1,603 Member
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    i havent read any of the most likely idiotic responses on this thread - if you have phentermine it means youre GP/specialist prescribed it, dont listen to anybody here who says not to take advantage of a proven pharmaceutical weight loss aid

    I think when combined with diet and exercise - or at least an appropriate diet and learning how to count calories/manage your intake (nothing drastic - just small changes that you can maintain) it is a great tool. Ignore the vast amounts of negativity you will most likely receive in this thread

    best wishes to you with it
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    i havent read any of the most likely idiotic responses on this thread - if you have phentermine it means youre GP/specialist prescribed it, dont listen to anybody here who says not to take advantage of a proven pharmaceutical weight loss aid

    I think when combined with diet and exercise - or at least an appropriate diet and learning how to count calories/manage your intake (nothing drastic - just small changes that you can maintain) it is a great tool. Ignore the vast amounts of negativity you will most likely receive in this thread

    best wishes to you with it

    But a lot of those "idiotic" responses were from people who took the drug prescribed by their doctor so.....
  • toiletski
    toiletski Posts: 126 Member
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    Every drug on the market has side effects.

    Anyway, I took Phentermine for a few months a couple years back, but the doctor also gave me a list of meal plans I should eat including a 50g carb diet. If I just ate like that and skipped the drugs I would have lost weight. Unfortunately I took the pills, didn't work out and ate what I wanted so they didn't do a thing. Haha...but I had no negative side effects aside from it not being a miracle weight loss drug/appetite suppressant.

    In all honesty though, I think tracking your calories will work better. Either way, good luck! :flowerforyou:
  • dumb_blondes_rock
    dumb_blondes_rock Posts: 1,568 Member
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    Yes, because drs would NEVER prescribe you anything that you would get hooked on, meaning they would collect more money from regular visits. Thats why oxycotin, aderral, and klonopin are soooo hard to get from drs, and they just NEVER give out those prescriptions to people unless it was last resort
  • farmers_daughter
    farmers_daughter Posts: 1,632 Member
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    In 2012, I took them. They did work and I lost 30 lbs. But when I stopped taking them I gained slowly my weight back. But part of that was not eating correctly. However, I have now lost that 30 +5 more I feel the right way. I have followed MFP on the calories end, made adjustments to my macros, exercise and I am losing! I encourage u not to take them. I also had withdrawals when I went off of them like sleep problems and headaches. Whatever u decide....I hope u have a great weight loss journey. Ignore rude comments.....there are a lot of people on here that do not know how to be kind and answer questions.

    This is true, alot of people do not know how to answer questions without changing the subject or being a plain *kitten*. I didn't read past this comment for that reason so if you did answer with respect please don't be butthurt. :)

    Honestly I took them, lost 30 lbs in 3 months without any exercise or any regard to what I ate. I wish I would have never taken them. I'm 50 lbs heavier and my metabolism is the worse for it today.

    I honestly think that if I would have exercised and ate right, I would have lost even more weight, but after I got off the pills, because they are issued on a short term basis only, I would have gained all the weight back again.

    There's no logical or healthy amount of exercise or eating plan you can follow to equal those pills. They are the legal form of speed....that is an exact quote from my current doctor. (Not the one that wrote the script for them)

    I througly enjoyed the results I got, for the first time in my life I was out of the 200#'s but I would never recommend them regardless of the health issues.
  • cmcmommy
    cmcmommy Posts: 197 Member
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    Dr put me on it. The first week i craved water so bad & didn't want to eat I lost like 8 lbs . But everything i ate tasted like a block of salt. By second week i lost another 2 lbs but the side effects were driving me crazy . by the beginning of 3rd week it started effecting my chest & heart , That was enough to scare me and i quit . By the time I went back to the Dr at the end of the month I had gained back almost 8 of my 10 lbs back. I'll never do that again.
  • mommafish2
    mommafish2 Posts: 5 Member
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    worked for me, lost 30lbs in 3 months (got it to help with baby weight after the birth of my 2nd son) not a long term weight loss tool, but helps to get you going. Worst side effects: SLEEPLESSNESS, made me irritable at times, at 1st I felt like I was on speed...that goes away after you get use to it. Helped me focus at work, which was good..
    Hope this helps!
  • mommafish2
    mommafish2 Posts: 5 Member
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    I exercised and watched my calories while taking adipex...kept the weight off
  • elyelyse
    elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member
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    IGNORE THE HATERS.

    Phentermine worked for me.

    In June 2013, my physician started me on a medically supervised 1200 calorie weight loss program. I took Phentermine for appetite suppressant in the morning, visited his office once each week for a B-complex shot, and got an In-Body analysis each month.
    So you are a middle age man who was instructed by his doctor to eat 1200 calories a day? That should have been the first indication that your doctor is uninformed in the area of nutrition. 1200 is the minimum recommendation for women. Small women.
  • 17ChargerGirl17
    17ChargerGirl17 Posts: 441
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    I took it many years ago and I found that I kept forgetting everything. It wasn't for me.
    I understand how hard it is to lose weight, we all do. But If you eat healthier and exercise you will lose weight. I am a prime example of that. You don't need pills to help you lose weight and keep it off. I've lost over 100 lbs by just tracking my food and exercise. I eat about 1300-1350 a day and I don't eat back my exercise calories. Why? Because I'm not hungry and don't feel like I need them. So I don't. Good luck

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