Phentermine Anyone Have Strange Side Effects? (Page 7)

I just started taking this medicine for weight loss. I am having hot flashes and cold chills, terrible headache and a tingly head. I feel awful. Has anybody taken this and had the same reaction? If so did it pass after a few days? Gotta say this...I am not ever hungry! Like to hear from anyone that has taken this med. Thanks :)

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Not sure how to do this....I took adipex for the first time several years ago and don't remember any of the side effects that I have experienced the last few times I've tried to take it. I have spent the last couple of hours doing some research. I was thinking maybe mixing adipex and celexa was a bad thing, but I've read that a lot of doctors prescribe both together to help the process. About 2 weeks ago I was excited to try it once more. These were my side effects: didn't sleep 2 nights in a row, was very agitated/irritated, hot sweats, after running which I do normally I felt so sick, etc. I quit after that week. I have the 37.5 mg of time release capsules. I drink diet coke like water and wonder if this intensified my effects. If I recall the first time I took this I didn't drink much pop because I felt like it tasted weird.

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Take half in AM and half at noon i eat then take it. i still get tingles and dry mouth but not nearly as bad as a full dose.

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I'm a 44 year old female 45 in few months.
Today is Day 6 for me on 37.5 with a B-12 shot ( will be getting B-12 shots every week). Started off at 179.8 lbs and today 169.2 lbs. loss of 10.6 lbs
Pros:
I have lots of energy and my house is even cleaner than usual. I feel like my old self again.
Had enough energy to start exercising
My libido seems to be returning after 2 years
My hair isn't falling out everyday in bunches like it use to.
Appetite is under control.
Weight loss of 10.6 lbs in 6 days

Cons:
I was due to get my period 2 days after I started but it hasn't came. Not pregnant my husband been fixed for 15 years.
I've been getting cold for the past 3 days towards the night but I take a warm shower and it goes away.
Dry mouth and very thirsty. Drinking lots and lots of water..
Slept about 5 hours each night for the first 4 nights.
Overall love how fast my body and life is changing in a good way. The side affects are nothing extreme as of now.
Will get my second B12 on Tuesday.

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Yes I've been on it 5 months same symptoms drink lots and lots of water if you don't these could be signs of dehydration but ask you dr I see mine once a week I get my blood pressure and weight checked weekly avoid getting phentermine on line there are weight loss clinics that do blood work ups and ask family history you need make sure you DO NOT have high blood pressure or DO NOT have a bad thyroid as soon as you lose the weight you need to be weened off phentermine it is addictive and you do not want to take with out care of a MD because he could give you phen D or something else and you need to be on high protein low carb diet watch sugar intake I can't stress how important go to phentermine weightloss clinic and get every thing all questions answered because I could cause mood swing as well it's only 48 dollars a month with a groupon

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Hi I just started phentermine Tuesday and it's Friday. I am extremely tired and feel very drogy. I don't understand why I feel this way, my Dr said he has never heard of it. Anyone else have this issue?

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Are you taking any other meds? Even OTC? I started having that problem after about 10 months of being on it. I took a couple months off and then my dr switched me to another med to help with weight loss.

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I have been on adipex 37.5 almost 3 years and have tried many times to stop taking them and now i am trying again...always fine till the 3rd day of not taking them..today is day 3 on another attempt and my insides feel like they are going to jump out of my body my chest hurts and sometimes it feels difficult to breathe..adipex is awesome to lose weight but on this day i would gladly be fat if all the withdrawls would just stop....i have nevermade it past 3 days without them..im hopeing by monday i will be ok cause ?, if its anything like this day 3 then i will be going to get anotjer 30 day supply....if ya use them i suggest using them for 2 months then stop for a month and try to do it with out them but never stay on them for more than 2 months at a time

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I have taken phentermine three different occasions over the years I started again about a week ago. The semen leakage has happened to me every time. 1st couple times it was only a little but now I have more leakage.. Weird huh?

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Beverly (post 128) -
Are you still losing weight? I have a situation similar to yours but have actually started gaining weight. I do not really experience any if the side effects anymore and eat extremely healthy but have gained about 15 lbs over the past year and have done nothing differently. I have developed pretty severe exhaustion and have trouble just making it through the day bc i am so tired.
Just wondering if you have maintained your weight loss after being on it for so long and if anyone else has experienced this has any suggestions to get the weight to drop again?
Thanks!

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Side affect with me I'm guessing is that I started on phentermine on February 24th and was due to start my period on 26th and never got it and this month should've got it on the 24th and nothing. It's not normal for me I'm always regular. Not pregnant, husband fixed. I figured it was the phentermine. I went for the monthly check up yesterday and the weight loss clinic dr said hadn't seen missed periods while on phentermine and to check with my gynecologist if I'm really concerned. I did read reviews online and see people have problems with their menstrual cycle while on phentermine. I asked for my lab results and only thing high was my thyroid. Everything else perfect. now I know why I'm always tired, hair loss and why it's been hard to lose weight. I lost 5.8 lbs this month without watching what I ate.

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Yes, I had the chills and random hot flashes. I've been on it for 3 weeks and I have only lost 6 pounds. I'm pretty upset with the results but I haven't been working out like I should. When I started I was tired, and had no energy. But my body is used to it now. I'm taking the 37.5 mil and it's the k29. Capsuel. Good luck k

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BD...i have lost about 60 lbs with adipex and i have been at a stop weight for about a year....no matter what i can not get below where im at....but i have stopped taking adipex and have not fell off my wagon...i will not go back on adipex....dont get me wrong..adipex works but only for a short time..not.for long time use

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I am new to Bend... can anyone tell me where I can get some prescribed. What Dr I can go to or anything?

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I was on it from March 2013 until January this year. I lost 63 lbs and then just stopped losing. In fact I started gaining even though I changed nothing! My dr took me off of it in the middle of January and 3 weeks ago I started taking adderall. I have lost the few (8 lbs) pounds I put on but I have also noticed that I'm focusing more lol I used to start one thing, see something else that needed done and start it then see something else and so on. I think most of us have done this but mine was out of control. I couldn't focus, concentrate on things and my attention span was like a 3 year olds. I'm almost 41 and it's been this way since my teens! I don't know if I'm happier about the weight coming back off, would like to lose another 45-50 lbs, or the fact that I can pay attention to things for more than a minute or two lol But seriously, the phentermine worked extremely good for me for about 8-9 months. The entire time I was on it I took it different than almost everyone on here. My dr told me to take it for 3-4 days then go off it for 2-3 days then back on again for 3-4 and off for 2-3. I did this the entire time and I think that's why it lasted so long. Had I taken it every day I would have built up a tolerance fairly quickly. I'm kind of doing the same with the adderall except I take 2 a day for a week (which is how she's prescribed it) but then the following week I just take 1/2 to 3/4 a day. I've noticed that even that small amount helps with focusing and I still have to make sure I eat or I'll drink a meal replacement shake. If you notice you're not losing like you were and u haven't been on it that long try taking it for a few days and then go off it for a few days and just repeat the cycle. It's like anything else, you take it every day and you're going to build up your tolerance quickly.

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Weight loss clinic most of them will charge u 100 dollars for the visit and then write you a script for it. If u r in houston there is a clinic in humble u can google it

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Dr duncan in vidor charges $20 a visit and script is $16

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I have been taking for month. Have been losing but terrible headaches and developed bad cough every day after I take it. Ugh

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You loss that many pounds in 2 days wow??

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I just started my second round of Phen 37.5 yesterday and I am also on Topamax for migraines. I am just wondering if anyone else has taken these two together? I looked it up online and the only thing I could find was that the two together speed up weight loss. Either way, I want to keep taking the Topamax but I don't want to die, haha. I am weird about medications...Also, it seems like the second time around, once again I am dealing with horrible headaches...anyone found a "cure" for this yet?? :o)

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I had taken phentermine for almost 6 months. I lost 133 lbs in 2 years. The first I lost the 100 and the second the 33. I have gained back 16. That's all. And I know it's because I made bad choices in my diet. And I also did not work out as often. I started back at eating better and working out and in 2 weeks I'm down 5lbs. I know so many people say this med works but you will gain it all back. I can say that this is not true for me. If you keep talking with your doctor. Making healthy choices. Working out, phentermine can and will work for some. I'm not saying all. I'm saying it worked for me. I loved this medicine. It helped me when I didn't want weight loss surgery. And I wanted to work for it. I hope that anyone who questions it gives it an honest try.

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