Unexpected Pregnancy

M.E. · 03-28-2006, 04:45 PM

I have been using phentermine for several months with great success and have discovered I am pregnant. I stopped taking them immediately, of course, but has anyone had pregnancy/childbirth complications due to taking this prior to getting pregnant? I'm no more than a month along but I am still pretty worried.

Thanks for any insight.

M.E.

skinnygirl330 · 03-30-2006, 05:36 PM

I've know a few people that got preggo on phen. None of them had any problems since they stopped right when they found out in the first month. Don't stress out about it. I'm sure you will be fine too! Just make sure you tell your dr. Good Luck!! :grin:

bubby1 · 04-13-2006, 01:09 PM

my sister was taking them like 3 months in.SHE was getting her cycle and everything.HER DAUGHTER IS FINE SHE IS 8 NOW.

sarasmile7272 · 04-17-2006, 05:06 PM

I was taking phentermine and found out I was 6 weeks pregnant. I stopped taking it, but I still had a miscarriage 2 weeks later. I am a pretty healthy person, so I am convinced it was because of the phentermine.

kbmeow · 04-30-2006, 02:29 AM

i have been on weight loss forums for a while and many i mean many have gotten preg while on phen and have healthy babys/ children

Jen8304 · 04-30-2006, 02:51 AM

I just know that if you stop before you are 7 weeks then no drug gets to your embryo. It's after week 7 that you start sharing food etc. with your baby.

I got pregnant with my son about 2 weeks before I got married and went on my honeymoon in Jamaice and drank and partied like crazy. I didn't know I was pregnant until I came back from Jamaica! I was only 4 weeks when I found out so there was no harm to my son. He is now 20 months old and a very bright and healthy little boy.

I think that if you just stop now then you will be OK, but be sure and check with your OB.

This is helpful information:
http://otispregnancy.org/pdf/phentermine.pdf

Jennifer

angry_little_goth_girl · 05-02-2006, 04:21 AM

As long as you are early in your pregnancy there is nothing to worry about. You should read the book "What to Expect When Expecting"--it is a wonderful resource written by medical professionals that tackles all of those ?'s you are maybe embarrased to ask your Doc. (but should ask anyways.)
There is a section on drug usage which states that the embryo is basically designed to not be affected by what the mother does early on in pregnancy--face it, most of us have partied hardy before we ever found out about that bun in the oven!!
Just an example (as terrible as it seems): I found out about Phentermine from a friend who is fond of the "raver" lifestyle. She was using X and cocaine as well as taking Adipex until she found out she was pregnant about 2 months after the fact. She quit everything immediately. Don't get me wrong--I'm not condoning what she did as I don't do drugs myself--but she now has a gorgeous 2 year old daughter who is very intelligent and more advanced than most kids her age. AS LONG AS YOU STOP ASAP AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE!!!!! :grin: