Anyone been prescribed Phentermine?

First off, do you weigh your food? If you haven't been losing weight and don't have a medical condition, you may be eating more than you think.

Yes I have been on phentermine in the past. It does work. I had lost 22 lbs in a month then. It works well for hunger pains. So much so that you don't even want to eat, which can be bad if you have to meet a calorie goal....But when you stop it , it can come back very quickly and it will be back before you know it....You have to really concentrate after on not eating too much too quick....It works well for hunger pains and weight loss but your body gets used to it, then when you don't have it the weight can come back on twice as fast....

I take it, it was a last straw for me too. For months I worked out 5x a week ate at a calorie deficit, tried the TDEE minus 20%......nothing. I went to the doctor and he ran a ton of tests also, but everything came back fine. We picked through my diet, routines and drinking (which was none at the time). Finally he asked if I wanted to give it a try. I started taking it the next day and i've been steadily losing wieght since. No huge miracle weight loss days like the people on you tube claim, but a pretty consistent 1-3 pounds each week and I couldn't be more thrilled! Godd luck, don't mind the haters

I have taken it twice... This last time I lost 30 lbs. in 2 months time... Before that, I was insulin resistant and like you, I could not lose weight for anything. Turns out, it was a medication I was taking. Anyway, the phentermine boosted my metabolism like crazy. I went off of it about a week ago and still losing weight consistently.

They posts above are correct also, you MUST weigh and log everything that goes into your mouth. I know vegetarians that are overweight from eating too many veggies.

Hope that helps some.

I did the old phen-fen regimen back in the '90s and lost 60-ish pounds over about 8 months with no longterm ill effects or short-term side effects other than a dry mouth and a mild headache for the first couple of days (which I suspect was related to cutting down my caffeine intake). I kept the weight off for 12 years because the drug gave me the control I needed over those first months to modify my diet and make regular exercise a habit. I never felt addicted, and I didn't have any withdrawal symptoms when I quit taking it cold turkey, once I reached my goal. After having an out of control appetite for years, and struggling to lose with Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, etc., the phentermine also helped reset my appetite and cravings to low, even after I was off it. I didn't suddenly regain all my weight immediately upon stopping because I remained diligent about weighing portions and tracking pretty much everything I put in my mouth. When you struggle with weight, this must become a lifelong habit. I suspect the people who say they "ate healthy" yet still gained weight after stopping also returned to serving themselves healthier portions again and cutting back on exercise. In my case, I cut back drastically on carbs and refined sugars, unless it was someone's birthday or other special occasion, when I had a small piece of whatever everyone else was having. I also continued to exercise 4-5 times per week for at least 30 minutes, and tried to make the rest of my life as active as possible (taking stairs over elevator, parking at the back of the lot, yada, yada, yada).

I did regain the weight, but it was a dozen years later, when I became (surprise!) pregnant at the age of 45. After I had the baby, I became more sedentary again and focused on him rather than my eating habits. Plus, at that age our metabolism has begun fighting us. After a few post-pregnancy years of Weight Watchers, NutriSystem, and just trying to eat healthy and exercise, I've been back on phentermine for five weeks because my appetite had again gotten out of control. There are no more babies in my future, so I'm determined this will be it for me, once I'm back at goal. I'm already down 19.

I've had people roll their eyes at me about phentermine, and they're sometimes people who are or were taking unregulated "natural" supplements, like DMAA. Meanwhile, I am under a doctor's care, being prescribed a drug that has been used safely since 1959. I've had blood work done, and my heart, lungs, BP, body fat, BMI, and other areas are monitored on a weekly basis to make sure everything is going well.

I salute anyone who can lose a good amount of weight and KEEP IT OFF for more than a year with nothing but commitment. I've tried that myself more times than I can count in my life, but I was never successful until I had a jump start from phentermine. Needless to say, I think it can be helpful for many people.