Phendimetrazine Addiction And Withdrawal (Page 2) (Top voted first)

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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I remember even trying to open my eyes was a complete struggle on a daily basis. I literally could not move. It all is perfectly normal. It took me about a month to start to feel a bit of energy. Get yourself some good water pills, get your thyroid checked too, very important, thyroid.. it can make you very fat while coming off these. Go to an Endo and have it checked for hypothyroidism. Our body has gotten to acclimated over many years of -what I call- "tricking" our body into working a certain way.
All the best, your very welcome... good for you!

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In response to Verwood...

I agree with Verwood about the slow withdraw method.

I quit cold turkey when I was pregnant back in 1980. I went back to the (black molly) doctor after after the birth of my daughter. I was breast feeding and he told me the

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

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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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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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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 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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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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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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Re: Bec (# 2)

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

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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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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 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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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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Hi,
I am new here to this forum. I happen to come across your question. I am also. about 8 years too. Get yourself on an anti-depressant. Cymbalta is great for withdrawals. I would know all to well. You can ease your way out of this addiction, slowly very slowly. One day when you are really ready.... start to eliminate one of your pills. If you are taking 15 a day, the next day take 14. Follow up the following day back to 15 and again back down to 14. Do this for one week. On your second week, start at 14, following day 13, back to 14 and so on. All the best to you & good luck.

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