Phentermine 37.5

I had just looked this up in search earlier this morning because a friend of mine is starting it. I had considered b/c even though my calories are in check and I work out, I can't seem to move that scale. I Had taken it in the past (like 8 years ago I believe) and had good luck, but I don't remember the side effects and such. I gained it all back due to emotional eating, bad relationships...etc. excuses excuses and my dr. never recommended learning to eat right to go with it.
Best of luck to you if you decide to do this, get ready though, there is likely to be some backlash comments coming to your thread.....

I am just about to start my 3rd month of it and the results on weight loss do vary. several other girls in my office are also on it, we've all seen some nice weight loss. I've lost 25lbs so far and like i said i've been on it for 2 months. It did make me very thirsty, especially at the beginning but the energy high is no longer there for me. Mostly it just helps me not feel sick if i dont eat soon enough. i still have an appetite i'm just able to not go crazy with hunger. the one thing that has really bugged me through the two months is that my irritability has shot through the roof. i have to work harder at not being crabby. I have changed my eating habits and i've started working out. I think this pill has helped me to get to that point even if it was possibly just something mental. so I think the best success is found with this pill if you do eat, make sure you eat enough calories and get into the habit of working out. Its not a miracle drug, its just a leg up.

I took it years ago. It's basically legal speed. And eventually, when most people quit taking it, they'll gain the weight back.

I ended up with chest pains, nausea, frequent vomiting and lack of sleep. The heart palpitations were unreal. I weighed about 160 at the time, dropped to 140, then gained it all back plus more when my doctor insisted I quit taking them.

Doing it the "hard way" is the way to get healthy and lean. If taking a pill made us that way, there would be no overweight people! I say pass.

I am currently taking it and yes you do have alot of energy and does suppress your appettite but there are alot of side effects. If you take it too long there is a chance of becoming addicted to it and it does damage to your heart and kidneys. It makes you jittery and easily irritated. People close to me tell me they dont like me when I am taking those pills because I become easily irritated, have mood swings. Yes, they have helped me lose weight but I think they key here is changing your Lifestyle into a healthy one!

Make sure you eat the right portion sizes and get the adequate amount of calories needed and make sure you do some sort of physical actitivity daily, even if its just walking for 30-60 minutes. I think the reason why people gain the weight back is because during the course of taking the pills they did not change their lifestyle.

hope this helps! Best of luck!!

My doctor put me on a weight loss plan with phentermine and b-12 shots once a month. I must say.... the results are quick an addition to still being able to eat what you want. After they took me off, I gained everything back except for 5 lbs. It is a quick fix, but I recommend a lifestyle change in order to keep the weight off.

I am taking it also. I have been on it for about 6 weeks. I am not really sure that I have lost as much weight as most people say they have. I am using this pill to help make a life style change. I am working out at least 4 days a week and eating within a 1200 calorie range. My doctor and I discussed the pros and cons of this medication. She holds me accountable for what I am putting in my body. She makes sure that I eat at least 1200 calories a day. I think that it is really a stepping stone for those that hit a plateau. I started this weight loss journey January 6, 2012. When I went on the pill I had only lost about 12 pounds, wow, I just realized that I have lost 18 pounds on it, but for weeks and weeks I could not loose a pound. No matter how hard I worked out and how well I watched what I was eating. Ok, my sweet tooth may have gotten in my way.
Anyway, I dont really have any of the crazy side effects that most people say they have. I do get dry mouth but I look at the as a positive when it comes to this pill because it makes me drink a ton of water, which is really good for you. I have never had the shakes and since day 2 I really dont feel super energized. I do notice a small increase in energy. Is that from the pill or this new life style of eating healthy and working out?
Talk to your doctor and do what is right for you!

The phentermin is a quick solution for people morbidly obese. It's bad for your heart. And it just decreases ur appetite. You have to change your eating and use portion control. This weight loss thing is really a life style change I have finally come to realize. I'm in pharmacy and just about everyone who does the phentermin gains the weight back. The best thing is take one day at a time making positive adjustments along the way.

I'm also in pharmacy and having learned about this drug, I wouldn't suggest it at all. If you're going to take something to help with the weight loss, at least make is something natural or herbal. I've been taking the Green Coffee Bean Extract by Pure Health with the Raspberry Ketones and I have noticed a large difference in my body and how much I can eat before I'm full and how long I stay full. I have not had any adverse effects thus far.

It can definitely make you irritated. I started taking it in April for about a month and I lost 10 lbs. I didn't really have any of the side effects except moderate thirst and irritability. It definitely makes you never want to eat again. I NEVER had the "high" everyone talks about. It actually had the opposite effect on me for some reason. I was ALWAYS tired. I couldn't take it w/ Zyrtect-D and I cannot live w/o Zyrtec-D, so the time I was on it I had to take a regular allergy medication and even the "non-drowsy" formula made me feel sleepy. I seriously slept 15-20 hrs a day on the weekends.

I had to stop taking it and get back on Zyrtec - D. The cravings started almost immediately and I gained the 10 lbs back in just two weeks.

Since no longer being on it though, I have SO much more energy and I've lost 4 lbs from being back on MFP for two weeks.

If you can lose weight and diet w/o it, do it. Several of my friends have lost a lot of weight on it, and only a couple have maintained it, but they were all addicted to it.

I took it a few years back and wouldn't recommened it to anyone. It's a quick fix if you don't do it the right way, I gained all mine back and I had the same "I have no appetite" reaction to it. I would forget to eat for days on end because I was so busy powering through everything else with all the energy I had that eating didn't even come to mind. I eventually got nervous ticks that I developed due to it also. It messed with my mental state, also. I was not the same. Yeah, I was happy and HYPER as all could get but that only lasted so long. It ruined friendships, etc. No good.

I have never been an advocate of weight loss pills. I lost almost 70lbs on my own by making lifestyle changes - eating healthy & exercising. I am pregnant right now, and I know someone who is on this medicine. She offered to give me some of it after the baby is born (I've only gained 25lbs, and she's due tomorrow, haha ). I am actually not even worried about losing the weight, because I lost over twice as much as I've gained with this baby on my own. Anyway, I have questions about this medication as the person I know has been on it consecutively for well over a year now. I thought it was designed only to be taken for short-term. She has lost weight, and she looks good... but I'm starting to really worry. She told me she had five bottles and more coming, so I don't know if she's ordering it from the internet or what. I'm really quite concerned about this... & I would like to hear what other people thought. I don't want to tell her simply because I'm afraid she may take my thoughts wrong. I just don't think they're safe, period, but to be on them for over a year straight now...I'm really starting to wonder.

You should do what is best for you. I used it about a year ago, and with great results...but I worked hard, and I still do. I didn't have any large weight gain afterwards, but that was probably because I got in the habit of working out all of the time again, and counting calories. I will be honest, if you are going to keep "eating what you want", it is going to back fire, big time! There are not many success stories, simply because people don't do what they are told. It is not a miracle pill at all.

By the way, I didn't have any side effects like you read here.

I am currently on it as a kick start. My doc told me it is not a fix but will help it get going. I was n tot taking it seriously but have started to now and will for a month. I am also counting calorihs, eating well and working out 3-5 a week. He said wto taken I plateu and need a little push to take it again and then stop again. Your body will get used to it. I have not had any adverse side effect or jolts of energy. It does supress my appetite but I still eat.

I took it also and this was mainly my experience, however, with those, exercise and tracking calories all I managed to lose was 4lbs, so my opinion is that it does not work for everyone and it certainly didn't seem to for me. The risks far outweigh the benefits for me.

I wouldn't touch this drug if you paid me. like a previous poster mentioned hemmroids. My mom took this a couple years back and quickly developed hemmroids so bad she was on disability for months and months. They were awful. No thanks.

What the hell is wrong with al of these Doctors giving ADDICTIVE drugs out for weight loss? Eat less, move more= lose weight. Period. Take a pill, don't change your habits, damage your heart...a vital organ, stop pill, regain weight = need cardiologist now? Hmmm. shame on modern medicine for this blunder. Your heart is way to important, you can't fix that or change it once its damaged. Oh yeah and if you want to mix this pill with another like Redux to boost your weight loss even further you can add Pulmonary Hypertension, a NON reversible debilitating lung disease to the list. Nice....

5 years ago I took Phentermine. I've never gained the weight back. I knew when I started taking it that I needed to change my life, and I had already begun losing on my own. I was prescribed it by my endocrinologist because of my thyroid and PCOS. But I knew going in that I was fat because I ate too much and barely moved all day. So I used it to help me get used to a lifestyle I'm able to maintain. If you plan to just eat the same way and allow the pill to do the work for you, you're in for a world of disappointment. If you do take it, there are support forums for you online to interact with others. The side effects weren't strong for me. Definitely more energy. And I do remember being extremely thirsty.