[Ian]

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[Anonymous]

i've been hearing some good things about phentermine. A friend of mine is having success losing weight on the 37.5 mg tablets. I want to know your opinions on it because it's great to get some reviews from real people before I make any choices like this.

[Anonymous]

I have taken phentermine 37.5 mg tablets. They are the best. along with adkins I lost 80 lbs. I started taking 1 tablet a day and took half in the morning and the other half in the afternoon. I then took 2 tablets a day after about 3 weeks on my doctors advice. I was not hungry what so ever.

[Anonymous]

My neighbor told me about phentermine since they had lost around 9 poudns in the first week. 1 and a half weeks later they'd lost 10 more pounds. I saw how it was working well so I went online and ordered the
phentermine 30 mg blue and white pills. It cost me $139, but I thought that since it worked for my neighbor I'd lose weight with it too.

The first week was really great I lose 8 lbs and had way too much energy. After that I didn't lose much more and later I've gained it all back plus a couple pounds, but I'm still taking phen because I need the energy. Has this happened to anyone? I've read that it can be habit forming for some people and I almost feel like i need phentermine just to get up in the morning.

[Anonymous]

I have been taking Phentermine since February of last year. I've lost almost 60 lbs, but my doctor has changed my dosage a few times because I was having to force myself to eat. So if that's happening to you then you should get the dose changed from say 37.5 to 30mg; whatever your doctor says. I still have had to exercise and eat alot healthier, but it's definitely paid off. Although it doesn't just magically cure your weight problem, I can't say enough good things about phentermine. I couldn't have done it without it.

[Squish T. Cat]

I have a rather interesting history with phentermine.

I decided to give it a try about four years ago after twenty years of fighting my weight, reaching my peak at 220 lbs. (I'm a 42 y.o. female, btw, 5'4".) I went to my doctor and asked for a script for phentermine or anything that would help, and he told me that "all [i] need to do" is exercise more and go on a low-carb, high-protein diet...right, like I hadn't tried that over and over again without success. So, I did what any reasonable person who gets annoyed with thin doctors who think that willpower conquers all would do, and found a site online where I could order it.

Starting with 30mgs a day, I found that not only did I have energy that I hadn't felt since I weighed 130 lbs (not speedy, just normal), but I'd lost 30 pounds in three months. After that the tolerance kicked in and I upped my next order to the 37.5 dose. Didn't notice much difference there. I stopped losing weight but continued to feel energetic...but at least I didn't gain any weight back. A few months later life changed drastically for me and losing weight and buying meds definitely became a low priority.

Fast forward to October of 2004. Still hadn't gained back the thirty pounds that I'd originally lost with phentermine, but I'd meanwhile dieted on and off with some marginal success. Still, my cravings and lack of energy had entirely stalled my efforts in losing the sixty or so pounds that I truly wanted to lose. So...I figured I'd give phentermine a shot again. I had some concerns that my tolerance would still be a roadblock, but I hoped that since some years had passed since last using it that my tolerance would go back to what it was when I first started taking it.

I had success again with 30mgs. In fact, I had to remind myself to eat at least 1000 calories a day, and since I really had no desire to eat (or crave, or binge, or graze) it was very easy to eat foods that were actually nutritious that ordinarily I'd have snubbed because they were good for me. That was pretty cool, I gotta admit. Unfortunately, tolerance kicked in quickly this time, and while I did lose weight successfully, I had to double my dose every morning. I'm no medical expert, but I'm sure this can't be wonderful for one's cardiovascular system. But you know what? After being obese for so long -- while also remembering what it felt like to be a "normal" sized person way-back-when -- I didn't worry too much about my heart.

What *did* worry me were some side effects that I'd never experienced previously. I was used to the constant thirst, the only side effect I'd ever noticed in the past and actually I had no problem with this since it forced me to increase my water intake, and that's never a bad thing, right? But the worst thing was that I found my jaw clenching and tightening to the point where I'd be in true pain by the end of the day. Granted, I've had TMJ surgery three times due to a softball accident back in my college days but normally I don't experience any problem with pain from that. This time, however, the clenching and spasms were almost intolerable. Plus, my tolerance was sky-high and the drug was basically useless by this point.

So, for about two months I gave up on phentermine, figuring that I'd run the course with it and it would no longer work in my body. Then one day I started thinking about it (ever notice how when you're totally bored out of your skull at work, you tend to think of things that just kinda pop in your mind, and then run with it?) The first time, years ago, that I'd ordered phentermine, I'd gone with the blue/white capsules (can't think of the company that makes them offhand) and had success. When I tried again last fall, I ordered the 30mg YELLOW capsules because they were cheaper. And I believe I mean that in every sense of the word. They simply sucked. I don't know if I required twice the (self-prescribed) dosage because of previous tolerance issues, or if because these were inferior meds, but I do suspect that the jaw clenching was due to this brand.

My next refill, I went back to the 30mg BLUE capsules and hey! No tolerance issues in the beginning, and absolutely NO muscle spasms. My energy level was up, and my appetite was down, and I was losing an average of ten to fifteen pounds a month. Unfortunately, after three months the tolerance thing kicked in again and so did my appetite. I realized that I'd probably run my course with phentermine for the time being, and it was time to either stop diet meds or try something different.

I'm about 25 lbs away from my target weight right now and I hate to lose the momentum that I've had for the last seven months or so, so I have switched to Didrex, 50mgs t.i.d. Frankly, as far as physical effects go I have noticed no difference from those I first had when originally trying phentermine (the BLUE ones, a few years back.) This, in my opinion, is a good thing, because it worked. The only drawbacks I see are 1) I have to remember to take it three times a day instead of just once in the morning, and 2) Didrex is a heck of a lot more expensive than phentermine. My hope is that I'll reach my goal with Didrex, and perhaps at that point I can start back with the phentermine, even with the tolerance issues, as a means of maintaining the weight I desire, because I realize that the anorectic effect is pretty much gone now. But if it'll help me maintain by curbing the urge to graze and binge and still keep up my energy level, I'm willing to continue to shell out the bucks for a maintenance dose of phentermine.

Of course, I'm not doctor, and I'm sure many would be appalled by my method of self-medicating. But hey, this is my story, for what it's worth.

[Ian]

Hi and welcome to our forum! GREAT post. It's interesting and educational,
and I'm sorry to hear about your jaw muscle scares. :( I'm also sorry that
you have to use Didrex which is more expensive.

Since your body developed tolerance to Phentermine 30mg blue caps,
maybe you would be interested in checking out my Phentermine report.

Click here to have it emailed to you.

Also, I was wondering.. How did you find this site? Thanks!

[Squish T. Cat]

Thanks, Ian, I look forward to reading your report.

I think what has struck me the most is not so much the tolerance issue, because think of all the various types of medications to which we develop tolerances; i.e. opiates, antihistamines, even caffeine. So I wasn't at all surprised by the phentermine tolerance. However, I was ASTOUNDED at the different side effects of what is supposedly the same molecular recipe. I believe the US FDA allows a +/- 10% in generics, but I'd expect that the difference would be in the med's effectiveness, not its freaking side effects! The yellow caps caused not only extreme temporomandibular muscle spasms, but I would also feel it in my neck and shoulders by the end of the day, sometimes to the point where I was just miserable. And as soon as I stopped taking the med, the muscle pain went away. I dunno, there just seems to be something wrong with this picture.

Actually, now that I think about it, I believe they were both Eon brands and the yellow monsters were maybe ten or twenty bucks cheaper for a three month supply. Folks, please take my word on this: you get what you pay for.