Just Starting Phentermine

Just want to give you feed back from someone taking it. It is helping me. I went into this with the complete MINDSET that I was going to change my lifestyle. After talking with my doctor he thought at this point it would be the best option. I have lost 40 pounds since I started taking it in January. I have A LOT more to lose. The benefit from taking it is now that I have 40lbs off I can actually walk out the doors on my lunch break and walk a half a mile. Before it killed me just to walk to the bathroom. I have changed my eating habits and pray daily that God show me that food is fuel, not comfort. You can do this! I support your choice that you feel is best for you at this time. Feel free to friend me.

If you value your heart's health... .throw the pills away. They double your risk of heart disease and other legitimate cardiovascular problems. There are other ways to lose the weight, and you can do it like so many others on here

Please be careful if you are serious about taking this medication. I am a nurse and I took it for a short period of time, it worked really great at first and I was honestly clueless as how badly it could interfere with your heart. I have SVT(superventricular tachycardia) and it turns out that even days after stopping it, it would make my heart rate go up to 200 beats a minute... NOT GOOD at all. Regular rate is 60-100 bpm. I honestly wouldn't advise anyone to take this medication. It really messes up your system, plus when the weight comes off and the pills are stopped the weight comes back on.

I started phentermine about 2 weeks ago. Down 16 lbs. Side effects to date: Dry mouth sometimes. Greatest benefit thus far: Being able to control food instead of it controlling me. I am: Taking phentermine, logging food and activity. I'm not: freaking out about taking it or, planning on taking it for the rest of my life.


You don't like phentermine? So what? Nobody's asking you to take it.


You can lose weight without it? Great! What do you want, a medal or a chest to pin it on?


Now, back off and leave the newcomer and others alone.

Be warned - you're going to get some negative feedback as most people on MFP don't take kindly to people using quick fixes in order to lose weight. Hopefully you are educating yourself about portion control and are developing a healthy relationship with food. Tough love time: if you're just relying on whatever drug you're taking to lose the weight unfortunately once you go off of it you'll most likely gain all of the weight back....plus some. Good luck OP.

Listen to this post...listen!!!

I have lost with pills..then gained it all back..with friends. These friends saw me go from 140 to180 to 220 to 250 to 280 to 300 to 315 to 330.All over some 13 years..I'm DONE... Don't be another story...another person who looses it all just to have it come back because you did not fix the main problem...eating habits.

Just drop the pills...start from scratch...start with you. Please.

You deserve better than a yoyo diet gimmick.

Let me add that my doctor has put me on these along with a meal plan to follow . Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and I appreciate the advice , with that being said I didn't ask for the rude comments . So again if there's anyone who's using Phentermine please friend request me so that we can support each other !

I'm with you, hun. Just posted a new topic about 3 months on phen and about to be done with my 30mg! Some of these people want to educate you on the harms and effects but your doctor decided this was best for you so I would listen to your doc . Just drink lots of water, eating is huge with phentermine and there will be days where you just don't want to because you're not hungry! Blessing and a curse, right? I've been keeping some veggies on hand and minimal fruit for those moments but continue to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is a "jump start" for your metabolism and makes you conscious of what you're putting in your body! Trust me, the idea of a cheat meal is so far from my mind and if I do want something, I will have the smallest bit of it and then be done! I finally feel like I have control over my cravings, impulses and weight. I tried for 2 1/2 years to lose weight with a strict clean diet and working out 6 days a week for 1-3 hours. I love it when people preach to you about your caloric intake and your exercise! We don't follow each other around all day but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. Phentermine is short term and not a life long pill. Your doctor should have checked your vitals and medical history before prescribing the phen and decided you were eligible to take it. My doctor has tracked my whole process and I've had very minimal side effects. If anything, I am so happy I chose to do this and happy to see myself finally changing for the better! Find my topic and feel free to update there

Let me add that my doctor has put me on these along with a meal plan to follow . Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and I appreciate the advice , with that being said I didn't ask for the rude comments . So again if there's anyone who's using Phentermine please friend request me so that we can support each other !

Here we go again with the "Any opinion that doesn't support my already decided upon course of action, even though my initial post asked for opinions, is rude and/or bullying" deal. Yay OP!

Well this is all she said: New to myfitnesspal and also just started Phentermine. Looking for friends that can give any advice / support and ill do the same


I think she made up her mind on phentermine before making this post. So, it appears she was looking to those who have been on it or currently on it.

I took it for 2 months and had great success. I caution that once off, you may gain back most of the weight as your appetite is no longer suppressed and metabolism returns to normal. Also, it can cause heart attacks and any other number of serious LONG TERM side effects. I encourage you to work with a CARDIOLOGIST while taking this dangerous product.

One thing people who are on the path of losing weight (like myself) need to remember, is this. Just because someone says that they lost an incredible amount of weight on this stuff in just a few weeks, it is NOT fat loss! People have a strange idea that weight loss is fat weight loss, or that all weight loss is equal. :noway: . That couldn't be farther from the truth. Think about it, use common sense.

Also, take control of your own health, just because a Dr. says something does not necessarily mean it is the right treatment for something.

Well my fat loss and BMI has gone down in 3 months so I'm not sure what else I would be "losing"? 24 pounds of water weight isn't it either. Many people seek professional help from a doctor because what they are doing isn't working. As I've said myself, it was a battle for 2 1/2 years and I ate a strict clean diet plus intense workouts. I think a doctor will have more information and tools to decide if the pill is right for them. Those who have had other risk factors, I can't speak for them. But there's a million medications on the market that will harm your body. Depression, blood pressure meds, and so on can all have adverse effects.

Negative things people say about Phentermine:

- It's a quick fix.
FALSE. It is if you don't change your habits! I don't think anyone here that is taking the medication plans on stuffing their faces with junk food all day.

- It's so dangerous
For some people, yes. For me, no. I have a doctor who I see on the regular for check ups to make sure that I am healthy. I have no side effects except dry mouth. I'm perfectly fine. If for any reason something goes wrong and I think something is wrong, I'm done with it. Very simple. I am doing what's best for me.

- You WILL gain it all back once you stop taking it.
FALSE. Again, unless you go back to eating like crap and not exercising, yes you will. However, you will continue to stay on the right path if you continue working out and eating right.

A lot of people who are posting negative things on here about this medication are people who know NOTHING about the topic, other than what they're looking up on the internet. Unless you've had a PERSONAL experience with it, no one cares about your opinion. WE'VE HEARD THEM ALL. Don't care.

I think this post was initially intended for people who have actually used the medication, hoping to get some insight into how they felt on it and if they felt like it was worth it.

"no one one MFP is going to support this sort of weight loss" or "this isn't the place to post about a quick fix weight loss medication"... Well, I don't think that's a rule of this website. It's a place to track your food and support each other in weight loss. Am I missing something?

* * * EVERYONE HERE USING THIS MEDICATION IS ALSO EATING HEALTHY AND WORKING OUT * * *