Phentermine?

I started trying to loose weight in January (new years resolution time) and lost the first 30lbs or so taking Phentermine and eating between 900-1200 calories a day. After a couple months I was feeling terrible with these heart-racing-dizzy-spell-panic-attack type episodes happening more and more frequently. We took a 10-day vacation mid-March and even though the Dr gave me an extra week's worth of the diet pills I decided to just leave them at home and kind of detox from it since I was pretty sure the medicine was to blame for making me feel so bad. About Day-4 of the vacation the crazy heart-racing thing stopped and by the end of the vacation I felt 100% better. When we got home I had only gained back a couple pounds and decided to not go back to the Phentermine clinic and started on MFP instead. Since then I have continued to loose at about the same pace without the pills and feeling much much better. Despite all that I don't really regret taking them since I think it jump-started the process. To me the hardest part of loosing weight has always been getting started- once you start seeing and feeling the results it's usually enough to keep up the momentum.

It's a legitimate appetite supressant. There are others as well though, that may be better suited. Note that there's always going to be variance - some people will not react well to it, some will. And there will always be the ones who think more must be better and overdose and end up dead. But that's with any drug.

I think Party B was referring to fenfluramine/phentermine, also known as fen-phen. There was a big lawsuit because the fenfluramine caused some sort of heart problem. I don't know about the health risks for phentermine alone. I'm sure it will give you results, but those results may not be sustainable. Learn to eat healthy and exercise...those skills will be your lifelong buddies. Good luck with whatever you choose.

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Several years ago Phentermine was sold in a set of Phen/Fen (I think that is what it was called). Don't know the difference and what the 2 drugs did. I do know there was a class action law suit filed because of the side effects due to the Phen/Fen.

Like others have said, it works for some, other not. This is a great forum for weight loss, and if you follow the guidelines outlined for you with calories, carb, proteins.....and add exercise you will lose. Most folks who go the drugs route, or fad diet route, usually end up gaining it all back. With MFP you are learing to plan and eat better. With the drugs you are not changing your habits, you are letting the drugs do the work for you. So unless you have great displine, you may gain the weight back.

Is your health worth the risk.

My daughter is taking it and she is doing fine losing weight, I can say they make her a little edgy but other than that she is fine...

They are just speed! I took them several years ago and lost 20 pound while being a sleepless jittery mess, then I gained 50 in 6 months. I would never even consider taking them again. It's not worth it. Change your life, forget about the scale for awhile, change your eating habits, count your calories, take a walk everyday. You will be thin for life if you live that way. There is no "magic pill" that will change your life. If you want to friend me and look at my food diary you will see I am far from perfect, but I have changed ALOT in the past year, I'm 41 pounds down too!

I took them, years ago 2 different times and lost lots of weight. That tells you I gained back all I lost, everytime. However, the first time stayed at my goal for 4 years (without pills). Fast forward a couple of years and started to take them again but stopped. My best friend, a nurse stopped taking them too. By then, there were a lot of reports of dangerous side effects for some people. It was during and part of the FEN-PHEN Diet. My friend (a nurse) told me stories of people who came into the ER with problems while on FEN-PHEN, too. It was a big scare for a lot of people. Now, it seems that phentermine can be taken if you don't have certain conditions. My friend has taken them again since then, also.

It is prescribed by a doctor and you should be monitored while on it. Also, I know FIRST HAND that people (nurses) in the medical field open offices all over and hire doctors to prescribe this stuff. They (Dr.s) only show up once a week or so for newbies and give them a once over, just enough to prescribe the medicine. The nurses monitor weight, blood pressure and ketones only. They will give you a B-12 shot to if you want. Keep in mind that these offices want to make money so the price can vary a lot depending on where you go and can be way overpriced. So, I would highly suggest that if you have any type of health conditions, ask your own doctor first if you can take them.

About the effects, I myself had no appetite but was always too jittery and hyper, which I didn't like. And personally, the scare was enough for me even though it was deemed okay to take. So, when my best friend (nurse) just recently asked if I wanted to take them again to lose weight. I said, no thanks!

I took these years ago. I did lose weight but it came right back. Side effects include horrible dry mouth, trouble sleeping and becoming a SUPER, MEGA *ITCH!! I was hell to be around. I would not recommend them.

Youve struggled for the past 6 weeks? Reading your older posts It sounds like you need I get your diet/training in check before trying to add something that won't help long term. It's a great product and does what it says it will but it's just like any other pill. It only works if you're eating at a deficit & have your diet it check. The hunger supressent aspect does & will fade. Your old posts come off like you haven't even attempted to do it right by yourself and are looking for shortcuts that will only leave you worse off.