Phentermine??

I'm sure it can help, but what are your plans for controlling your appetite once you're off the Phentermine?

Yes and No.

Years ago I took it. Lost a bunch of weight but did not fix my eating habits and when I went off the pills, they were making me a little more nuts then I already was, it all came back with friends.

If I had it all to do again I would not do it.

My weight came off and stayed off with a good solid eating plan, more exercise and portion control.

You already failed at the 17 day diet. Now you are using a dangerous diet pill. What is wrong with old fashioned diet and exercise and being healthy? All this yo-yo dieting is going to mess up your metabolism. You are going to lose it and gain it all back again once you are off the drugs. You are not morbidly obese. I don't understand Doctors who freely give out this stuff.

I hope you lose the weight but I hope you can do it the right way.

Phentermine has been FDA approved since 1959. It's not dangerous, and doctors do not freely "give this stuff out". Your comment is riddled with generalizations and inaccuracies.

Used phentermine for 6 months. Did help with craving and controling food. But after a few months I started getting this pain behind by breast and heart that really scared me. I also started hearing my heart palpate in my ears therefore I stopped taking the pills. I still have the ear ringing every now and then but the pain in my chest stopped immediately after taking the pills. Not trying to discourage you but I think you can do better without them. Also I was a little depressed a few weeks after taking them and I am not that type of person. My cousin lost alot of weight on the pills but now she is starting to gain the weight back. I have kept the weight off By trying to work hard and eat better. Just keeping it real with you. GOOD LUCK.

I have taken Phentermine about three times for about 6 months each time. It does help you lose the weight but only for a short while. As soon as you come off of it your appetite is worse that before and you feel like you could eat everything in sight and end up gaining all plus more back. Not to mention it also kept me up at night and I remember weeks of sleepless nights. Hope this helps, no judgement if you try and continue cause I have been there but I would try to do it myself first.

Good Luck.

I too was prescribed this drug about 4 weeks ago and have had no bad side effects. I have never taken a weight loss drug before and was never really into the fad diets or anything...did Weight Watchers about 10 years ago and liked that...just couldn't afford it this time around. I do drink a lot of water - but always did before. The weight consult I went to was with a PA who only prescribes it after an hour consult and if you are 30% over BMI.
I do have to have monthly checkups and I am not sure how long she intends to allow me to stay on it. I never researched anything - except my brother-in-law has been on it along with another drug for about 6 months and has seen amazing results. We were both told that without proper diet and exercise this drug would have no effect. Definately curbs your appetite. I was struggling to maintain 1,000 calories per day for the first couple weeks but now am doing fine - staying in the 1,000-1,200 range most days and combining it with 30-60 minutes of exercise per day. I have lost 26 pounds in 6 weeks...although 12 of those were lost before starting the drug. My weight has always been up and down and finally at the age of 36 I feel like I have control and I am actually starting to like exercise for the first time in my life. Try something new - I am in love with Kettlebells (found a class at a local gym). GOOD LUCK to you - think long term not short term

A few years ago my doctor prescribed it and I actually lost the weight. The one thing the doctor did not tell me is to train my body to eat properly...(portions and more healthy meals). I ended up gaining the weight back because of it but it really does work. Like someone mentioned...drink lots of water (more than normal). You will find yourself extremely thirsty. Also, make sure you're sticking to a healthy diet...especially when you get off the pills. If I knew that what I know now I'm sure I would not have gained the weight back

Let's see where to begin I have a true love hate relationship with the med. I have taken it off and on since high school. I truly do love it and it has always worked for me. My greatest success story is losing 67lbs in 6 months this was achieved with lots of exercise and what I thought at the time to be a healthy diet(really wasnt'). After I stopped taking it I also stopped working out and ate whatever I wanted and gained it all back and then some. I was working night shift about a year ago and couldn't stay awake on my days off I would sleep 14-16 hours straight. It was miserable. My PCP prescribed me Phentermine at this time to help me stay awake and to lose weight I was at my biggest at this point. I took it off and on pretty much on my days off really to just stay awake and it worked and curbbed my appetite and I never have any side effects from this med. Everytime in the past when I have taken it daily and then stopped I always gain the weight back but now that I only take it a few days a week it seems to work best for me. I never took phentermine on the weekends because I usually drank on the weekends and you arent't supposed to drink with the med. I say go for it if you don't have the side effects and make sure you monitor your blood pressure! Good Luck!

I took it, it was the best thing I ever did, and the worst thing I ever did.

Ask me right now, it's still the most disturbing and most horrid thing I've ever done in my life. Not becuse of any side effects, but the mental game I'm playing now.

I was on it for about 6 months, and lost 30 lbs. The doc took me off of it, and slowly I gained every bit of it and then some back. I could not keep up with the "burn" of my metabolism, and the "suppressing of my appetite" that the pill alone gave me.

I'm glad I took it, becuase physically I was down to 180. I really was, in real life I weighed 180lbs. Really....it wasn't a dream.

I wish I would have never taken it because I can't get back down to that weight on my own, hell...I can't get down below 200, wait, let me be completely honest....I can't get down to 205....I only weigh 210. (for today anyway)

It gave me motivation, I saw the weight drop, I wanted to do more, I wanted to get out and be active....when I was off teh pill, that mental game was over, no longer did I have all this energy to "want" to get out and move, no longer did I push as hard as I did before.
I hate myself today because I know that my metabolism will never be what it was with that pill, I'll never get to 180 again. I'm sad pretty much every day because of it, (yes, I can temporarily keep myself busy enough to get my mind off of it, every once in a while) but it is an every day battle. I stare at pictures of myself when I was that small. I cry, YES, I see a therapist over it, we haven't yet figured out what the real issue is or how to fix it.

So, not everyone is going to be like me, but I'm going to say my case is somewhat extreme....but I am as plain Jane, everyday woman as you can get. If you're prepared for the emotional roller coaster after wards...yes take it.

There's no amount of words anyone can say right now that will make you change your mind, your going to see results, and you will keep taking it. It's what the pill is supposed to do. Amp you up.

Hope this helps.

Having the mindset that you'll never get to 180 is for sure going to impede any success you may have. You CAN get down to 180, metabolisms CAN be fixed. Yes it's not going to be as extreme as the pill, especially the energy and appetite suppression. But you just have to suck it up and do it, the energy is there you just don't believe it. You're stuck in the "poor me, I will never get down to x amount of weight"

I'm not trying to be mean, not by a long shot. But I've seen attitudes such as yours for sure set people up for failure, and not just in weight gain.

I love all the "I took it, lost weight and had LOADS of energy!" Yeah, because it's an amphetamine. It's speed. That's what it does, cranks you up. Google "Dr. Feelgood" from back in the 60s and 70s. And you can buy crack a mile from my office a lot cheaper than phentermine......

Yea, I have defiantly been doing research on this drug. I've seen where some people hallucinated and a few other negative side effects. I've taken it 3 days now and only the first day did I have a negative side effect, and that was only a rotten taste in my mouth, which was controlled by drinking bottle after bottle after bottle of water. After that I haven't had much of an appetite but i've made sure to eat small meals during the day. Lots of fruit and yogurts, pleanty of water and honestly i've discovered that I like fish a lot more than I thought I would. Now I just need to learn to cook it more than one way!

So far I haven't seen a real negative effect! Thanks guy for the support and comments, please keep them coming!

You have to be really careful with this drug, especially if you are on other medications and/or have conditions such as depression. I suffer from depression and anxiety and took Phentermine several years ago. I lost about ten pounds but in the meantime, I was flipping out with anxiety and agitation.

It does work, and it is good for people who are monitored closely by their physician. I am nurse, I read all the warnings but I didn't care, I wanted to get thin and I needed help. My BMI was over 30% so my PCP prescribed it to me and told me to come back in 30 days for a refill and checkup. She got a baseline set of vitals and that was that. This drug worked, I lost 15 lbs lickity split I ignored the headaches as I had read that it was a side effect, I even ignored the palpitations I felt, figuring I hadn't drank enough or needed to eat. However, it can be very dangerous if you have ANY type of underlying (unknown) blood pressure or heart issues. My 2nd month taking the Phentermine my BP spiked up, headache, flushed face and ears...just didn't feel right, went to the doctor and my Bp was through the roof! Had to stop taking it, even though I had developed healthy eating habits I wasn't prepared for the "come down" not having the energy and the difficult time I had controlling my appetite. I gained back all the weight and then some within a month, even though I was still exercising and eating well....I was just eating all the time, worse than before the meds. I had to start seeing a cardiologist because my BP never came back down, I was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse which was worsened by my increase in blood pressure. My cardiologist says that the drug can cause serious harm if patients are not monitored closely for subtle changes. He is a firm believer in eating less and exercising more and using things like moderate doses of controlled caffiene (such as coffee or tea) to assist in appetie suppression and energy levels. They also raise your BP and pulse, but not to the level that the drug does. Also if you have any issues with anxiety or depression it can make it worse.
Again, totally NOT bashing....I know that it works....just PLEASE be sure to check your BP twice weekly and be aware of your body and any subtle changes, headaches, crashes, flushing, funny flutter in your chest, throat...etc.
Good luck and take care!!! :-)

I guess I am just curious as to why peole are looking for the "quick fix" when slow and steady wins the race. Learning how to eat and changing your lifestyle permanently, seems like a much healther way to do things, was 240 at my heaviest weight, and I have learned how to eat...smaller, healthier meals, more frequently, excercising daily....and I am down to 182-losing about 1-2lbs every week, and I am totally okay with that because I know in establishing these habits I am much less likely to put the weight back on.
Just my opinion.

I took it in the 90's as part of Phen-Fen. Worked great I lost 80lbs but when they took me off of it I gained all back plus some