Phentermine experiences?

I used Phentermine back in 2012. Combined with a 1300 calorie diet and walking every day, I lost 80 lbs that year. However when I stopped taking it, I gained 60 of it back. They're great to get you started and excited about weight loss but they're not a long term effective solution.

I used it many years ago, never again! Gave me bad dry mouth, and while I lost approx 20 pounds in 2 months, I gained it all back.

I'm on phentermine. My doctor prescribed it for a month, a month off, then another month. I don't feel like I'm on speed like others do. It curbs my appetite and gives me dry mouth-which I count as a bonus. I think many people don't use it like it should be used. You need to work while you're on it-learn new eating habits and staying a new lifestyle.

People enjoy losing the weight but they don't think about the work they need to put in to keep it off.

It's not a "lose all and it's gone forever" kind of thing. It jumpstarts your journey, it's not meant to be the whole journey.

I'm currently using phentermine at the moment , iv been on it for 7 days , whilst also sticking to a calorie controlled diet and logging all my foods . My doctor prescribed it to me to help me get into routine of eating smaller portions and healthier meals as it does curb ur hunger and appetite so things such as a salad satisfy you rather than still searching for something more .

I have had no side effects other than a serious thirst quench iv been drinking 2x 1.5ltr bottles a day as my mouth is dry , a little more energy than usual and not feeling peckish all the time .

I have lost 3kgs in 7 days with the combination of using MFP and calorie control . Bring on more results !!
I think using diet pills as such when your doctor has given the all clear to use them to help aid ur weight loss and get you to a healthier you is fine if you ask me , if it gets u into better habits and routine and your body is suitable to use them i think it's great .

That's just me . A lot of people have tryed to scare me out of using them while iv been on them but iv had nothing but great things from them so far!!

All the best to you

I took Phentermine a few years ago. Lost about 20 lbs then re-gained about 2x that amount when I went off it. Taking it always made me feel jumpy, like I was on speed. Made my heart race, I was always thristy and had headaches from it. I wouldn't go back on it personally

Back when it was legal, I took phen-fen (phentermine/fenfluramine combo) and it was the best stuff ever except for that pesky little issue of permanent heart valve damage and death. The phentermine by itself does not seem to have that risk which is why only the fenfluramine was taken off the market.

I'm taking phentermine now. It makes me not very interested in eating even if I still feel hungry so I'm able to eat less. Without it, I am absolutely ravenous all the time. I always have been. I think my "full" sensor is broken. I've spent years weighing and measuring food and eating a healthy diet while being at a healthy weight and not taking any medications. But I'm still always really hungry so I always go back to eating too much. I can only stand the misery for so many years at a time. After my latest weight gain, I just couldn't bear the hunger so I'm taking phen. I'm having slight dry mouth and while I don't feel hyper, I do feel like I've had a couple of cups of caffeinated coffee (jittery/shaky feeling) and it's hard to get to sleep at night. I take half of a 37.5 mg pill although my doctor originally prescribed the full pill. The half works and gives fewer jitters. It is recommended to take it no more than 3 months according to my doctor.

However, if you have been eating 1800 calories for a year, I doubt the phentermine will help. If you've been doing that, you know how to eat healthy. You know how to count calories. Phen won't, by itself, help you lose weight. It'll help control your appetite so you can eat less, but you're already eating less. If you can cut your calories to 1600 or 1400 without an appetite suppressant, I would try that first. If you cut down to that lower amount and you still aren't losing, you should probably investigate your health further. However, if you've been having difficulty sticking to the lower calories because you are hungry, the phen might help.

When my thyroid is not well treated, I can eat literally almost nothing and still either gain or be unable to lose. Those on this board who have never experienced that will tell you it is impossible, and a decade ago I would have agreed with them. But those who have experienced something similar know that it absolutely is possible. By the way, off thyroid meds, my TSH and free T4 are always normal. But my thyroid is covered in nodules, and my TPO Ab, TgAb, and TSI Ab are all in the thousands. My reverse T3 was also off the charts (that's the hormone that makes bears hibernate and can drastically slow your metabolism, too). To this day, I've never had anything but optimal TSH. So maybe talk to a functional medicine doctor about medical reasons you may not be losing weight.

Also, my doctor told me NOT to force myself to eat. If I am not hungry, do not eat. She says that too many people get on this medication and "eat through it" and they don't lose any weight because of it. You are teaching your body to eat less, if you eat like you normally do, it will not help.

To be honest, my body is not going to wither away if I don't eat all the time anyways. No one should be on this if they are less than obese too.

Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »

I posted this on another thread. I am NOT an advocate of taking a stimulant such as phentermine to lose weight.

I took it before I knew better. Ate right and lost weight. Also lost some hair and a lot of sleep. Heart palpitations, jitters. My doctor also didn't wean me off of it, so when I came off (due to the elevated blood pressure that the medication caused) I spiraled into a depression-like state. Mood swings were had. I lost 12 lbs on the pill, and gained 20 lbs back during this time.

Needless to say, I'm very happy with eating a balanced diet within my daily calories nowadays, without medication. IMO, it should only be used in extreme circumstances. But we all have to learn our own lessons, I suppose. Good luck on your journey.

I agree, if it affects you like this, don't take it. My mom took fen-phen when it was big and then she started doing Crystal Meth.

That being said, I have been taking phentermine off an on for a few months and it does not affect me in any way like speed.

If your body reacts like mine, I highly recommend it! You can sleep AMAZING at night and only have dry mouth. If you start feeling jittery or having heart palpitations and insomnia, don't take it.

I tried it about 15 years ago and it had literally no effect on me. I didn't feel any reduction in hunger and I didn't lose an ounce. This year, I've given up artificial sweeteners, diet sodas, empty starches, and foods with added sugar (like canned soup and flavored yogurts) and I've had the kind of reduction in appetite that I wanted to get from the pills all those years ago. I did it gradually, eliminating one thing at a time to give my taste buds time to adjust, and then only started losing weight when I cut my overall calories after I'd eliminated everything. But I'm not hungry and I have tons of energy. I hope the pills work for you, but if not, you could try to reduce your appetite by eliminating triggers, instead.

I am currently taking phentermine prescribed by my Dr. I have lost 18 lbs in this past month. I love being on the med right now because it helps me control binge eating and making bad choices. Hopefully when I come off the pills I will have learned what to eat and what not to eat and portion control. As long as your Dr approves and you are using as directed I see nothing wrong with using these meds as a tool to help you learn portion control and making good choices...the hard part is managing to keep it up when you come off them....

With you only being down 10lbs in 6 months...... Is definitely an issue & while taking Phen... Hmmm. Are you off it now? Did you work with it?

i am on a medical supervised diet
almost 100 pounds lost in almost 9 months ( 23th of June it will be 9 months)

and its simple..i weigh EVERYTHING. So no cups spoons or serving sizes....i weigh
And i log!
i had medication ( which i could stop after some time) I had major health issue which are minimized or even gone.
I started out with 1200 calories and now i am on 1400 ( it goes slowly up till i am at maintenance level)
I am not hungry, feeling perfect, i exercise again because i can
And feel energetic and great.

simple