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What are the side effects of phentermine?

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I have the same thing! Mine is burning like fire and I can't eat or drink anything! It has to be the pills!

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Hello everyone, I know how to make phentermine work for most of you. I'm very picky about what I put in my body and I do a lot of research. The arrival about serotonin is very real. Please do not take two drugs that affect serotonin at the same time. I have been taking phentermine off and on for four years. #1 The first thing you need to do when you wake up in the morning is I drink 1 full quart container of gatorade. #2 You guys are probably starving yourselves which is why your body is craving sugar it's the first fix. #3 You guys might also be a little anemic. The next thing I do is I eat protein and something in the way of food that will help with anemia, spinach put in the smoothie broccoli not Great for breakfast but you get the idea. Eggs for protein. Or if you like steak and eggs this would be a perfect combo for breakfast. You need to have your breakfast so your body has time all day to attack those calories, it's worse the later the day goes. You will also get very nauseous on something stimulates your body such as that are mine on an empty stomach. Do not take phentermine until you had a very large breakfast even if that means 11 o'clock in the morning. #4 Skip your morning coffee cup, or in my case my morning Dr Pepper. That's two stimulants together it's going to make you feel really icky. #5 start out on a smaller dose, cut the pill in half and take every other day. When I know that I'm going to be taking phentermine for a long period of time, six months or more, I start myself out on a much smaller dose. It only comes in one dose. But phentermine has a natural placebo effect post six months. After six months your body become use to it so it stops working. For it to be effective you would have to be upping the dose, but again it only comes in one dose. So I suggest that you start out taking a half a dose every other day. If you have a mild allergy or sensitivity to it that flares up your tongue, stop taking it for one month, this will reset your body and remove all traces of the drug in you. Then you can try again and start back up at a half a dose every other day. After 3 to 6 months when your body adjusts to it take 1/2 dose every day. 3 to 6 months later when it stops working for WeightLoss you level out at one weight (it stops working for you) you can go to full dose every day. This will extend the phentermine that you can take, from six months to up to a year and a half. This will also cut down your side effects, and give your body time to adjust to the meds slowly.

This will also help with your body for taking some meds for year and a half get used to eating a smaller amount of food. #5b When you stop taking phentermine, start drinking caffeine immediately or you will be exhausted. Be off it for a month to two, and you can start back up on a half a dose every other day. Until you achieve your goal don't become anorexic! #5c The other nice thing about this is the slower you lose the weight the less hanging skin you will have because your body has time to adjust and absorb all the extra water in your system. #6 Make sure you exercise or you will be very floppy and flabby. If you get up every morning at the same time and you eat a very healthy breakfast, drink the Gatorade, and exercise you will feel so much better on this Med, eat a very healthy breakfast, by 10 am take the med -drink the Gatorade, take med always in morning after breakfast and Gatorade and then exercise you will feel so much better on this Med especially if you take your dose and cut it down. And what I usually do is have a very healthy smoothie made a fruit and protein that you can either purchase or make yourself for lunch, it satisfies your sugar cravings in a very healthy way - make sure the smoothie has some protein in it because with this medicine you do not feel hungry and you can become hypoglycemic very easily and you find yourself shaking, tired, angry, and craving sugar you're probably low blood sugar. Make sure you drink a full glass of water with every meal/snack. Like your smoothie. Then just have a dinner packed with protein: steak, chicken, pork, fish whatever and if you do not have redmeat for dinner, added broccoli or lots of spinach like a salad. You can dress up your dinner anywhere you want just make sure you have protein and a vegetable high in iron. If you slow down the amount of meds your body will be hungry again. And then what I do is, I use a Calculator in my head or like a teeter toddler - if I had a donut with my breakfast I'm not gonna have dessert after dinner, if I had a giant helping of pasta with dinner I'm not gonna have dessert. If I drink any alcohol I'm not going to have dessert. Give yourself one sweet a day. Alcohol, bread and pasta all turn into sugar in your belly so count that as a sweet.

No diet ever will work if you don't build in cheats. I also recommend exercise, because if you're on a med that can help you lose weight your exercise is going to work two times better than it ever has. If you have a very sore achy joints like I do, I have rheumatoid arthritis, make sure you have more bang for your buck. If I walk - I hike up a mountain. I happen to live near Stone Mountain and it works very well for me. Same amount of steps same amount of pain involved if I over do it, but because of the incline I'm burning twice the calories. Same concept if you walk in a shallow pool go to your local YMCA or a gym that isn't ridiculously priced to have a pool and walk in the pool if nothing else. Exercise does not have to be I'm doing you know two hours of high-impact Zumba or lifting weights. If you're doing it for the benefit of losing weight I highly recommend power walking and pumping your arms after which just do some core exercises and you should be fine. I personally love Pilates. I started watching the tapes. I would pause the tape because I would take three times longer to do it then everybody else in that video, but I'm getting the same work out. I'm not doing it for the cardio as I do that with my walking. I'm doing it for the muscle build. I am a working actress and with rheumatoid arthritis I cannot allow myself to gain weight be exhausted have "health problems". I am on the go all time plus I have three kids. So I really hope this will help you, I know it made a huge change in my life!!

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I just started this pill on friday but my doctor suggested that i take half a pill after a light breakfast. and the only thing that i nocticed was i no longer crave food and a little more tired then usaual

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I have been on phentermine for 1 1/2 months I have lost 20 lbs, have more energy. The first week was dry mouth and foggy thinking but now , I can concentrate more than ever and actually believe I can live without over eating. I dont think about food as a stress reliever. I hope it keeps going and I stay at the lower weight after my 3 months is up.

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It's probably not working anymore. The recommend time to take Phentermine is 3 months because your body becomes immune to it. You can stop taking it for a few months...and then get back on it. It should start working again. It's a dangerous drug and shouldn't be taken that long. It should be used to help jump start weight loss in conjunction with proper diet and exercise. You will most definitely gain the weight back if you depend on these "forever."I lost 45 pounds in 15the weeks on this. Did not take after the 3 months. Proud to say I've kept every pound off with diet and exercise. I just NOW got back on them after 7 months of not taking it as a MAINTENANCE pill. Don't want or need to lose weight, just to get my cravings for food under control again. Good luck! It's a GREAT weight loss pill if taken properly! (:

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I definitely agree that you must drink plenty of water while taking this drug. I've only been taking it for 2 days and today I only ate one can of tuna. The roof of my mouth hurt and burned so badly I had to force it down. I did not drink my water today like I did yesterday so it must have dehydrated me. My magnesium is always low and I've heard that can also be a contributing factor. Lesson learned, drink your water!

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I have been taking Phentermine for 4 days now. My energy has increased but I can't sleep!
I also take 5 mg Bystolic for high blood pressure which also effects my sleep to some level. Very little appetite so far but very thirsty. I have been drinking 3 yes 3 liters of water a day. I also excercise at least 1 hour a day.
I am only taking 15mg phen and was wondering if anyone else lost sleep?

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It's "Phentermine" not "Phenteramine". It's pretty disconcerting that a doctor of 20 years doesn't know the medical terminology. I hope you're just some health nut hating on everyone here for taking PHENTERMINE because if you're a licensed physician you need a refresher course in pharmacology. I feel sorry for your patients.

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Taking it before 8am will help with the sleep issues.

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I talk super fast and constantly rub my tongue on the back of my teeth. This is my second go with phen. First time I lost a ton of weight. Got cocky, didn't exercise or change my eating habbits. Eventually the pill stops working and then the weight creeps back up. Had to take amino acid 5-htp for a year and quit all energy drinks before it would work again. This time I'm exercising, weight training, building muscle and eating right with it. It's kinda like learning to ride a bike. Sooner or later your help is gonna let go and your on your own so, use it to your advantage.

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u have to take it on an empty stomach that is key. If you are hyper naturally it may make you tired. I really like it. I no longer crave foods. That in itself has allowed me to make healthier choices such as fruits and veggies when I am hungry. I no longer think of food as a way to fill a mood. I look at food as my body needs it.

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I have been using phentermine for about a month. The only side effect that I seem to have is regularly waking up about 2 hours after I go to sleep, then finding it difficult to get back to sleep...and waking up again 2 or three more times. I have been taking it (30 mg)on empty stomach around noon each day, but I plan to take it before breakfast to see if it helps the sleep thing. With moderate excercise, reducing quantities of food, increasing water intake, I have lost 20lbs in a month. Start weight was 256lbs 5'9' 59 yo male.
I'd say it definitely helps me take focus away from food. Good luck.

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I have been on Phen off and on for many years. I do get a swollen tongue as well, but not every time. I didn't realize that it could be due to dehydration. I'm going off of it for the weekend and start back up on Monday. We will see what happens with me drinking lots of water all weekend.

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I've decided it must be dehydration and it's unique in it's symptoms to the individual. Drink LOTS of water. It should get better.
I am having some issues sleeping through the night when I take it every day so I have to skip a few days and only take a 1/2 a pill.

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I went to a weight loss clinic to go on the pills in order to break my sugar binge and lose some weight. It's a scam office, but I was desperate, so I paid for a month of pills. They don't tell you the side effects or take much of a medical history. I immediately lost my appetite and lost nine pounds in two weeks. I cut my eating way back and am eating only healthy foods (no sugar!).

When I did the research for side effects, I stopped at the allergic reaction as I rarely, if ever, have allergies, so I didn't read it. Then I started having troubles drinking water (food is okay). It gets caught in my throat and it's sometimes an effort to swallow. My tongue seems to be also swollen. That's when I went back and read the allergic reaction part. Therefore, I'm going to take a half pill for a couple days to come off of it (they say not to quit cold turkey) and then stop. I'll keep the rest just in case my appetite gets out of control again, but I think I have my eating habits set. (You have to lose the weight mentally and eat healthy or else you'll just gain the weight back.)

If you take these, listen to your body. Don't let desperation take the place of risking serious health issues.

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I am having the exact same problems as you are....still waiting for answers

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My physician tried putting me on Topamax with the phentermine because he doesn't like phentermine and only wants me on it for a boost and to continue with topamax even when phentramine is gone, however, I looked up side affects for topamax and I'm afraid to even pick it up from pharmacy

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There are different manufacturers and yes some make them stronger than others I have found . Some pharmacies get them from the sames manufacturer then sometimes it is a different one I'm not sure but it's probably due to cost. But u need to try different pharmacys to see which manufacturer works best for you. I know when I get a certain manufacturer on my bottle it's going to work.

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Hi everyone..just want to bring up a topic that could be lifesaving and something to think about...i currently take 150mg of seroquel..for anxiety..have been for a year now and it helps..but the weight is phenominal!! I am anywhere between 55 and 60kgs..where now i weigh 83kgs!! And I'm 5"5 height..seroquel has that effect like most antipsychotics and anti depressants..I have tried Duromine a few times in the past and lost the weight needed...I am giving them another go this time round..to get me started on my weight loss etc..BUT THIS TIME..i am on an antipsychotic....as i wasnt before afew years back when i was on the duromine..so now I am taking 2 medications that stimulate the chemical serotonin in the brain...which in turn is producing more serotonin at the same time!! WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS!! AND CAN CAUSE A FATAL CONDITION KNOWN AS SEROTONIN SYNDROME...you may have heard of this.. condition..but not linked it to yourselves in a conscious way..I just would like to point out and make people aware who may be taking 2 medications at the same time that increases serotonin levels..all anti depressants and antipsycotics work in some way with the chemical serotonin in the brain...as does phentermine in its way..so you get a deadly cocktail of an overflow in serotonin.. in and thru your brain activity!! The symptoms range from mild to moderate to severe..leading to death..if not attended to immediately!! There are too many signs and symptoms to mention here..but if you do your research as i have on "Serotonin Syndrome" you can see it is an epidemic of huge proportions that has sliped under the medical radar..as some doctors do not know or are aware of this condition when prescribing many different types of medications to patients that have the same effect on Serotonin levels by different paths..OR it may be that patients do not make the doctor aware of the other medications they may be on!! Something to think about??? It is crucial to your health and wellbeing! I urge all of you out there who are on medications like Seroquel, Olanzapine, etc (antypsycotics) and (anti depressants Pristiq, Cymbalta, Mirtazapine etc etc..and many more...) and who are then taking phentermine to lose perhaps the weight that these medications mentioned above have caused you to gain..I urge you to do your research and be aware of this toxic combination of drugs that you are currently taking at this moment. ..make a mental note on the signs and symptoms and understand that this can happen to to anyone at anytime and perhaps discuss this with your doctor and make him aware if he isn't already!! You are putting your life in his hands. Please everyone who is on these meds be careful and be aware of what you are taking together with your normal meds..and if they pose a real threat and danger to your life as a combination..remember "Serotonin Syndrome" check it out and read about the research and cases being presented it makes alot of sense when you think about it...all combinations of different medications taken at any one time can be fatal. These can be just a few I have mentioned..because of the Phentermine thread/topic. Just stop and think about it...your life just may depend on it. Take Care..goodluck to everyone out there..keep me posted with your ideas and concerns.

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I order Lida diet pills and they ship it from china, on the web site it said that it conteines some aciant chineese herb that makes u loose weight, but now from reading about phentermine and all of it's side effect i fugured out that this is what it is. I have same side effects, always dry mouth,i have to drink every 2 sec, first day i didn't sleep the whole night, i've been on it for week and a half and lost 6,5 pounds. I don't feel hungry i don't look at food as it is food, it's more like an obeject to me . I have problems sleeping, i have to make myself, time goes by so fast i it seems like in one day i lived the whole week. Thanks got at least i know what it is now, because my husband kept telling me that it's chrystal meth, (chineese invented it) and one othe side effect brobably most common here, LONg NIGHT ON THE INTERNET SEARCHING FOR THIS DRUGS FACTS!!

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