Phendimetrazine Addiction And Withdrawal
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I have been taking Phendimetrazine for 8 years gradually increasing my dose as needed, having no idea how dangerous this medication can be. It's gotten so bad I started seeing multiple medical clinics each month just to get enough to feel normal. I was up to 18 a day and decided I had to stop. Over the past 5 months, I have been trying to stop and have been unable to. When I do stop, I have no energy, constantly want to crawl out of my skin and the emotional pain is too much to bear. I know I HAVE to stop and i'm starting to feel rehab might be the only way, which I don't want to do. I'm so scared at how hard this grip is on me and I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any experience with successfully withdrawing after getting in this deep??

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Re: Superchicken (# 7)

I ran into this forum in a desperate to fix my withdraw. I have been taking for about 5 years I’m 38 and pregnant so I stopped taking cold turkey all I do is eat and think about food. I had a gastric sleeve and still up 15 pounds since I stopped taking them a month ago. All I want to do is eat, feel sluggish I literally wait for the full feeling to go away and eat again!!! How are you any advise???

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I'm in rehab right now. I was looking back at the old BI-62 pills I used to abuse. In all of N/A drugs are not written about. Go to a N/A meeting and start reading chapter 1-4. It gets down to the relationships with ourself and others. The crap in our life keeps us using. You will need some support and a fresh start. Look up and go to a meeting in your area. There are hotlines if you need to talk. Take action, lots of addicts die.

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Hello All, it's been a long time. I was wondering how your all doing with your pill troubles? My problem is diet pills, and not a damn thing has changed. I want to tough it out and go cold turkey,I just can't handle the thought of my bad mood with kids and husband. I wish I could take something that would make it less painful..Any hopeful thoughts would be appreciated

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I’m 33 and from the age of 26 up until 5 months ago I have been addicted to opiates and the so called yellow round pills bontril or phentermine whatever u want to call them. And I beat them all. Don’t fear the unknown, I did and it took so long when it shouldn’t have. And want to know the silly little secret pill that can help all withdrawal symptoms no doctor knows about (and I figured it out by accident cause I had nerve damage and I was prescribed it) - it's gabapentin! I didn’t do it alone with it. I also got suboxone which helps with even phentermine but gabapentin at higher doses like 800-1000mg (which is safe); max is 3500mg for that med. Anyway. Today I’m no longer an addict. I know not everything works the same for everyone but I figured I'd share in hopes it helps someone.

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Re: Bec (# 2)

Be thankful you have a great doctor that is working with you and monitoring you closely!

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Re: smch42 (# 20)

1. It doesn't help to reply to someone by saying, gee I am really sorry you are in such a mess, without offering them a solution or some kind of suggestion of help.

2. There is no. Rehab for phendimetrazine. They do not consider it a problem. My psychiatrist, who I am going to for depression, just said to stop taking the pills. She wanted to put me in rehab for alcohol. I have called rehabs and they don't treat for diet pills.

3. I have called "addiction doctors" explaining my problem and they all passed me off to some other doctor. They didn't want to have anything to do with me.

4. I am retired and I had the luxury of cold turkeying from Phen for a month and I just stayed in bed all day because I couldn't get any help and because I was taking so many pills, I couldn't get enough to use to wean myself off of them. I didn't have too many side effects except for extreme fatigue and listlessness and no motivation to do anything, which to me is the same as depression. After a month, I was so proud to be off of the pills, but what good was it because I was still a totally unproductive human being STILL. I felt that if I DID have a job that would at least motivate me to get up and get out because I am very responsible.

So I say to the person working, I think that you should tough it out and taper off while you are working. For many reasons.

I am so disappointed that there is no where we can go to get help. I started the pills again and I am back at the same place again. I only started them again because I wanted to have energy and rejoin the human race. But the pills are barely working any more. I am going to start a new counselor and confide in her and maybe she will have some ideas or some names of Doctors who have compassion for folks like us.

I guess this had no solutions but at least it told you what didn't work for me. I think that working is very important for well-being and I wish I had a job right now. I actually want to try to get a job, I know it would help my depression and help me get off the pills, but I feel that I am too old and screwed up and tired to work.

But for some reason, I always have hope. Especially with God on our side. Good luck to you.

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I stopped phendimetrazine after 4 months. The side effects are awful! I'm a zombie, I can't keep my eyes open, fall asleep and can barely walk. Not to mention how hungry I am. It's only been 3 days off. I have about 2 weeks of pills left and am tempted to take 1 but I realize that they are gone in 2 weeks and I'll have to stop again. Please, I need help in dealing with some of these symptoms

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God bless all of you. I've been in the same boat, twice. The first time was when I was 39. I got off the pills and my life got so much better. I looked better, my life improved and I met and married my wonderful second husband. Then we relocated from California to the Midwest, and I relapsed. This last time I've been addicted to phendametrazine for 14 years and I'm 67. I decided that I did not want to end my golden years being addicted to pills. I ran out of pills last Sunday and just decided to go cold turkey. It hasn't been as bad this time. I'm really tired and I stay in bed till noon, but I'm not as tired as the other times I've done it cold turkey and I'm not depressed, which really thrills me. I think the difference is the fact that while I've been taking the pills I've also been taking Anti-depressants prescribed by my psychiatrist and now that I am off Phendimetrazine the anti-depressants are working. I'm taking Cymbalta, gabapentin, Wellbutrin and venlafaxine (generic for something else). I am fortunate because I'm retired, I don't have a job and I can just stay in bed all day if I want to. I told my husband my problem and that sweet, naïve man just accepted it. He's an engineer and former Air Force pilot who has never taken a psychoactive drug in his life; so he doesn't really know how serious this is.

Anyway I stay in bed in til about noon or even two, just lying in bed and watching YouTube with my Chihuahua, (that's all I have the energy to do) and get up and get dressed, do a few things around the house, eat something, maybe go out for a little while, come back and go back to bed. I don't feel bad about that because I feel that I am detoxing and I should be easy on myself. I know I will feel better in another week or two. I am so happy that I am off those pills. And I'm thinking of the money I'm saving not going to all the different diet places that charge a couple hundred bucks. I would suggest going to a psychiatrist who specializes in addiction and they will either help you taper off and/or give you medication that will make it easier for you. You can get help, just pray and go find help. Don't try to do it alone. Just ask for help. If you're still addicted in a few years from now you'll look back and wish you had asked for help. There are people who love and need you, even if it's just one person. Love and prayers to you.

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I have Chariot Marie Tooth Syndrome and have been using Phendimetrazine 35 mg to relieve pain and preserve feeling and fine motor dexterity in my fingers as well as preserve my feet. I am suddenly no longer able to get this med. What can I do?

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How is it you take 15 a day? I take 6 or 8 a day and feel like I'm over dosing! How is that possible!? I've been on this med for 9 yrs. Now.

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I notice that this thread stopped in 2015. I am inp the same desperate mess that some of you were in. I need help! I don't want to go through detox again. Can someone help me taper off? Taking about 16 per day.
Happy Holly

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I have been on these pills for 19 years up to 5/6 a day. I stopped this August. I gained some weight but I will never take the pills again. First week was difficult and sleepy a bit angry. Now I am fine and working out and eating healthy. You can do it ! It just requires mental strength. You don't need the pulls to live.

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I've only been on 3 years, but I just quit today. I weaned down from 3 a day. I'm the type of pillhead who takes less than the dosage over many years bc I'm conservative in that way (only). I woke up and forced myself to do cardio. The only side effect so far is mega headache. I've got immense pressure on me that we all share in our ways, so no need to go into. If you're 66, I think you could maybe go to rehab on Social Security and sweat it out. The way I kicked Xanax and Norco after taking 3 of each per day for 15 years was through the titration method. I wonder if this method could work for people in here. It worked for me off of an extremely high dosage of Adderall (that was the one pill I really couldn't shake. Amphetamine is so good and so deadly) that doctors at my university gave me to finish my PhD. The withdrawal from phendi can't be much worse than 15 years of benzos, 15 years of hyrdocodone, and 5 years of amphetamine. Look up titration method. There's a British doctor who developed it and talks about it on YouTube, etc. Heather something. It's basically mixing water with your crushed up pill and slowly decreasing how much you swallow every day. Look it up. I'm going to workout again, pop some Aleve, and maybe nap. I'm not tired, just feel weird and sweaty. You got this. If I were older, to the 66 year old, I wouldn't personally gaf what people thought. Actually, I don't gaf now. You have that state support system, so use it bc I heard they're privatizing it soon. Just tell everyone you're going to a yoga retreat or something if you need to save face.

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I just wrote a whole post of my story and it was deleted when I tried to spell check it.
But my story is like yours and I am typing with tears running down my cheeks. I had beat this addiction years ago and Have a wonderful life and husband but I am addicted again, for over ten years. I am a 66 year old grandmother, and I am so tired I cannot get off these things. They don't work anymore even though I take handfuls, it seems, but if I don't take them it's worse.
I cannot go through detox again, or I don't want to.
Can those of you who have been off the pills for a while, have successfully titrated off of Phendimetrazine tell me how you did it.
The woman who was on the pills for 35 years, Iwould really like to hear from you.
Please someone, give me some hope and tell me that everything will be okay.
I've been typing this with tears in my eyes so there may be some mistake, but I am NOT doing a spellcheck. Thanks to anyone who replies.

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Hey guys, I'd like to start with an apology. I never knew folks had responded to my earlier post. and I have great news! After lots of mental struggling, I decided to tear up my prescription in March and not have it filled. Of course, I panicked the instant I did this, but aside from some sleep issues initially, I was able to get by pretty well. I was a bit foggy the first week and then gradually got sharper and now I feel back to normal. I feel so blessed. I was deeply concerned I'd be in trouble physically or psychologically, but I dodged a bullet. That was a very scary period for me and I'll never take the drug again. I've also stopped smoking, by the way, and I've been on a rigorous low carb/ no sugar diet, to ensure I don't gain weight--actually lost 10 pounds. I do miss the superwoman feeling, but not enough to get back on that ride. Thank you for your compassion and thinking of me. It meant a lot to read I wasn't alone.

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So it's been almost a month with Wellbutrin. But also still have phendimetrazine. Well actually I just ran out of phendimetrazine a couple days ago. The wellb seems to have me semi mellow and either it or the heat has made smoking less appealing. But I really want the energy from the phendimetrazine. It's definitely addictive. On the plus side, I'm not nodding off at work if I have it. However with the escalation of increasing the given dose, I find I'm scatter brained so to speak. Like running around doing a million things while accomplishing nothing. I often wonder how people stay awake at work. How did I used to? Any advice or encouragement would be fabulous. Lol

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Hi Frank....I was curious....how is it going?

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Wow. Just reading all of these makes me feel not so alone. I have had the same problem. Prescribed dose 5 per day. Haven't lost weight on the 4 years I've been on them. Started at 2 then 3 up to 5 a day now. Clearly my body is addicted to the rush. I have pushed the.max taking 6 or sometimes 7 a day over the last year. Rationing out to make it to next appointment. Recently started calling a week early with whatever excuse and they often squeeze me in. Things really escalated last month when my teenage child was in the hospital for a week and I was off for 2 Weeks. Single parent super mom at the rate of 8 to 9 a day. Now, I have juggled the diet dr with my regular dr who has given me a 1 per day supply and is "weaning" me off. Put me on wellbutrin xl last week to help me quit smoking, adjust to being off phendimetrazine and whatnot. Reality...I'm out of meds and ready to freak out. Will this ever end? I wonder how people make it thru the day without a "kick "?! I'm semi high up in accounting and could barely keep my eyes open. The wonder woman accounting super mom is hitting a wall. Ugh!

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Elaine, I just read your message and I am really worried about you. Are you okay?? If you need someone to talk to about it anytime. I too just started taking phendimetrazine last month and I have lost 10lbs already but I need to lose 60 more lbs. diet and exercise go a long way so I don't have to abuse the drug. I was worried about taking the diet pill with pain meds. But it doesn't seem to have any side effects. The phen diet pills give me a lot of energy but after I come down my body is really sore.

I broke my femurs 10plus years ago and the pain after work is unbearable. I really appreciate the diet meds to help me lose the weight because it's hard to exercise with my leg condition. It's nice to see this forum and share our experiences. I hope Star and Bec are both doing well and Elaine you are in my thoughts and prayers, suicide is never the answer!!

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Hi
I feel your pain.... I'm kinda in the same boat.....how are you?

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