[rainbow_tears]

I must admit I have doubled up the 37.5mg dose TWICE in the just under 4 months I have been on it. I really WOULD NOT recomend doing so as it really messes with your heart rate.

I did so because I was getting frustrated with the amount I was loosing and that it wasn't happeneing fast enough for me, then I realised that I must be coming tolerant to phen which panicked me even more.

So I stopped taking phentermine for a full 7 day week and then commenced again and the weight loss has kick started itself as before, now on week 7 again then at the end of week 8 will take another 7 days off and so on.

Please don't take more than rx, not only is it dangerous it is expensive.

The only exception to this is if a doctor has approved you to take more, if not you are NOT a doctor so please don't tamper with doses as it can be incredibly dangerous and detremental to your overall health.

x

[ynhinc]

If anyone ever watches Good Morning America you may have seen a doctor on the show by the name of Paul M. Rivas. He wrote on a book on losing weight and firmly believes that overweight is a genetic problem and his approach to losing weight uses that as its philosophical core. I went to him and he prescribed phentermine but the time release caps (35mg) rather then the tablet (37.5). I have tried both but the time release definetly gives me better control over my hunger urges. He prescribed one cap in the morning when I wake and another around noon. Hence, you make two a day but not at the same time. I suggest anyone having trouble with the 37.5 tablet switch over to the 35mg capsule. I did lose my weight while under his supervision but I gained it back which as you know is not unusual. After conferring with him, he claimed it would not be unusual for me to have to take phentermine for the rest of my life. Naturally not in the dosage I did to lose the weight but as a maintenance type of thing. One capsule every other day type of thing. You should read his book about why genetics is the reason for overweight people. You would be amazed at what there is to learn about how the body reacts to a person going on a diet.

[sara013188]

I have never heard of the 35mg? Is this new, or just really hard to get?

I have doubled up once or twice, but usually if I was fustrated, I would take 1.5 pills and honestly, it really didn't help. Now I just take 1 pill because I can do it with just the one.

[sensualblonde]

the 35 mg's aren't phentermine they are Bontril(brand)or Phendimetrazine(generic
105mgs is the strongest.. IMO its not stronger than phentermine. Bontril is usually taken once a day (sustained release formula) or two to three times daily (immediate-release formula) before meals on an empty stomach.

[susanpesek]

One day last September, right before reaching goal, I tried (2) 37.5 pills. There was no difference fo me at all.
EOOOOOEEEWW!! I HATE admitting that!

[squeekie]

That's it! You're busted!

[sensualblonde]

Originally Posted by susanpesek

One day last September, right before reaching goal, I tried (2) 37.5 pills. There was no difference fo me at all.
EOOOOOEEEWW!! I HATE admitting that!

HEH,I hear ya...