Phentermine Withdrawals

I am 24 years old and began taking phentermine around the age of 22 (1.5 years to be exact). I wanted to lose weight so badly I never really bothered to do any research on the side effects. The "doctor" who provides the medication I am convinced does so to his patients for the mere profit gain of individuals looking to lose weight. As the sell of phentermine is the only service he provides.

I have been on & off for about 1.5 years in where I'd take it for a week or week and a half then stop for a week or two and resume the same pattern for the span of 1.5 years. For about 6 months now I have been realizing long term effects on my mood that include irrational irritation, depression, fatigue, and just roller coaster mood swings to say the least. For a while I just thought it was who am and that I was becoming a different person, but I started to associate the changes with the use of phentermine after I have recently done some research on the long term effects it causes in the human brain due to triggers in the nervous system.

Some of the reviews I have read is that people would get the emotional side effects as withdrawal symptoms, but I was wondering if there is anyone else who believes this can happen while taking the drug as well? I felt these symptoms during and when I would stop for 1-2 weeks. So, basically around the clock. I feel my personality has changed in where I'm a lot more nervous, shy, and sad on a regular basis. I really hope I have not caused any long term damage at such a young age, but I also have never permanently stopped for say a month straight.

Has anyone else stopped phentermine cold turkey and if so, did you have similar emotional symptoms and how long did they last? I am on day 3 of stopping and I felt extremely exhausted days 2 & 3, extremely depressed, irritated with a short temper, self conscious, nervous, and just upset I couldn't get out of bed all day. How long do these symptoms last for long term users quitting cold turkey?

I know it is advised to wean yourself off, but I couldn't bring myself to keep feeding my body a harmful drug after the things I've been reading. I just wanted to stop ASAP and want to know how long the withdrawal process takes. I just want my old personality and life back as soon as possible.

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Hi Caro23,

My mom was also taking Phentermine for quite a while (perhaps almost as long as you took it), and I did notice a significant change in her overall mood and personality during the time that she was on it. These side effects were most notably irritability, happy and sad phases, unusually emotional over little things, various degrees of what I would call bi-polar disorder, and many of the other symptoms you mentioned.

Unfortunately I haven't noticed much of a change since then (it could just be who she "allowed" herself to become), but I have a strong feeling that many of these mental side effects can go away over time by adopting new ways of "thinking", through means of meditation, reverse psychology, and/or other alternative treatments.

After looking at reviews, I get the sense that many patients are experiencing similar side effects. Hopefully this drug will eventually be taken off the market if enough people complain to the FDA.

Anyone else have thoughts on this drug?

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