phentermine

Phentermine is the good part of the good-cop/bad-cop team known as Phen-fen during the famous 90's craze, it was the fenfluramine killing people by giving them heart attacks. Phentermine is essentially legal crack which is why it is supposed to be prescribed for only 3 months per year per person, as someone said earlier.

My sister used it twice in two years as directed and allowed by her doctor and it worked for her. The only time she gained anything back was when she started eating junk again and slacking off exercise. The thing to remember is that there is a reason it's prescribed by a doctor and unavailable (legally) elsewhere. It's not for everyone. Phentermine is NOT the same as phentramine so watch out for imposters. Phentramine doesn't actually have phentermine in it, it's just named that way to deceive consumers (makers just replaced the "er" with "ra"). It is an herbal based weight loss supplement usually containing hoodia and I've heard it works okay, so it may be worth using, I just warn people of thinking they are buying something they aren't especially if they are thinking they get a bargain when they might actually pay twice what they should. I hate being broke at any weight:noway:

The key thing to take from this:

A pill will only give you temporary assistance to get what could be only temporary results, but can aid in lifelong changes...but you have to do lifestyle changes in order to get there.

Only do under guidance of physician...eat well...use MFP...exercise... (my physician had me do a stress test and a transthoracic echocardiogram before I was allowed to get the medication)

My doctor put me on it last summer. She would only give me 3 months worth, but she also said I could cut the pills in half to take them longer. I did that. I never had any adverse side effects. Even when the pills ran out, I worried if I had become even a tiny bit dependent. Nothing. I felt the same after. Granted, I'm hungrier more often now, as the pills killed the hunger pangs. But I'm continuing to lose, and I really felt that they helped kick start the losing process.

p.s. I do remember one side effect now. Trouble sleeping. I really had to remember to take the pill first thing in the morning, or it might cause insomnia. But I never felt very tired, even after a night of not sleeping. So I felt OK...even though I couldn't sleep a whole lot, it helped me not feel tired.

This is my goal and seems like I went into this with tbe right idea! Yay! I didn't have a stress test but I did have an EKG and an echo. Both came out perfect! I think im good to go how long after you start taking them do you feel the energy and no appetite??

I think maybe you are misunderstanding some of us who have mentioned heart damage.
Most of the people who used this drug had perfectly healthy hearts *before* taking it. Stress tests, EKGs, echos, MRI, CT, etc.. all would have come back completely clear and showing a healthy ticker.
It was the use of this pill that CAUSED the heart damage (specifically the heart valves).

I don't recommend the drug, but it's certainly your choice if you decide to take it or not. My concern is that you are not going into the decision fully educated because you are so impatient to lose weight, and want to do so quickly.
I don't just spend my time on the internet hating on phentermine users. You have kids and I'm sure they want a healthy mommy who didn't acquire heart problems due to a crash diet at age 23. I have a son near your age and I'd be so sad if he developed a heart valve problem at such a young age because he wanted to lose weight the fast way instead of the healthy way. People who come across as "haters" are often just people who already got burnt and are trying to help others keep their hand out of the fire.
If I didn't care, I wouldn't bother even responding to this forum thread.

You seem very concerned about things like loss of appetite and insomnia and drinking enough water, but you seem to be ignoring all the comments from people who have the lived experience of permanent organ damage or people who regained all the weight twice-fold as soon as going off the pill.

Again, do what you please with your own body, but part of being 'healthy' is developing sustainable eating and fitness habits, caring for your internal organs, improving instead of decreasing your longevity and life expectancy, and making educated thought-out decisions.

I do wish you the best of luck on your weight loss journey and hope that you choose the healthiest manner to do so. (Sorry for the lecture.)