[nikki716]

I have been taking Phentermine 37.5 for 4 days. It was perscribed by my Dr.with a diet program. I had an EKG and phsical before I started it. Last night, I had a pretty scary incident. First let me say that I am only taking half the recomended dose. I went to bed very sleepy and awoke sudenly with a jerk kind of like you are falling. I was very cold and my heart was racing. I was shivering uncontrollably even though my husband turned the thermostat up to 75 and had the gas logs on. I was having a little trouble catching a deep breath, but I wouldn't say trouble breathing. After about an hour and a half I could finally relax and I warmed back up. I went to sleep and slept pretty well. Can anyone help me? I called my Dr. but they haven't called me back and maybe won't since it's Christmas Eve. It was really scary and I'm scared to take todays dose.

[susanpesek]

I am SO sorry I didn't answer earlier; I still have 15 gifts to wrap and am expecting company in 20 min, so I will be brief.

1st, find a drugstore, super-center or grocery pharmacy that is open. Talk openly to the pharmacist. They will feel compelled, of course, to tell you not too take any more, but please ask about taking 1/4 and whether the 1/2 dose you were taking could have have caused your feelings. Also, he can run an interaction check of all your meds, incl. vitamins~

Do NOT take that dose again. If you have the 37.5 mg pills, I would carefully cut them into fourths and try that tomorrow morning before 7 am on an empty tummy.

The BEST to you and have a GOOD Christmas!

[sahmof4]

Hey there,

How did everything work out for you ? Please let us know, we are a bunch of worry warts in here.


ttyl c.c.

[nikki716]

Hey! Thanks for your replies and concern. I waited until after Christmas to take anymore and talked to my Doc. He thought I probably had an anxiety attack, but suggested I take 1/4 of a pill for a week then go to half. I haven't had any problems but I don't think it is supressing my appetite too much. I'm fine during the day but am starving at night. Any suggestions?

[susanpesek]

Nikki, please tell us what happened. Did you phone the doctor? I really do worry over you guys, too. Or else I am a busy-body. I CHOOSE to call it worry~

[momonamission]

Hey nikki!

I have been taking phentermine 30 mg for about a week and a half now. At first I was starving at night too up until a couple of days ago. I would eat a couple bites of fruit and feel stuffed again. Then I noticed if I just drank water my starving feeling went away. Now and for the past couple of days my appitite has been so suppressed I have not wanted to eat ANYTHING! Which is not good I know but its just so had for me to eat at all. I have been drinking the liquid instant breakfast drink in the morning a few bites of salad in the afternoon and a meat and a veggi at night which takes me over an hour to consume!!! For some reason just the thought of eating makes me sick! But I try to eat something 3 times a day so I don't go to starvation mode. I bet in a week you won't want to eat either. happy new year

[nikki716]

Hey! Thanks for worrying about me! I feel kind of silly that I got so worked up about an anxiety attack, but I have never had one like that. I'm soooo glad that it was only that and not a reaction to the medicine! Thanks for the advice on diet, too. I think the reason I've been having a hard time at night is because of the holidays and all of the food that has been around. I'm gonna do better starting today! Last night I threw away all cookies and snacks that I made. I know I can do this! Thanks again and Happy New Year!

[2summers]

It does sound like anxiety, exacerbated by the phen but could have simply been a bad nightmare? I've had those "falling" dreams where I wake with a jolt and my heart is racing and I have trouble falling back to sleep. I'm 52 y/o and have had less than a dozen in my lifetime, but it's always scary. And I believe they were always related to a bad dream.