Well, I got the
phentermine online, a 3 month supply. Started taking it and it was working beautifully. Then I found out my mother has lung cancer. Being a smoker myself, it frightened me substantially. I also promised my mother I would quit. So here I am, trying to
diet and quit smoking at the same time and it's quite hard, but manageable on most days.
Down to the problem. I'm using the nicotine patch along with the phentermine and noticed feeling lightheaded, dizzy and a little numb all over. When my ears started ringing, I was afraid I might be having a stroke so I ran myself down to the poor-folks' doctor (the walmart blood pressure machine) and sure enough, my blood pressure was high and I was experiencing tachycardia (rapid heartbeat).
Now we have a dilemma. I haven't completely quit smoking yet, but have reduced from 2 packs a day to 2 cigarettes a day, and for me, that's quite an accomplishment. So I'm not gonna drop the nicotine patches just yet.
So I tried laying off the phentermine for about a week and my blood pressure came back down to normal. But in the meantime, I gained back the 5 pounds I'd lost taking it.
So this is what I've been doing for two weeks now: Monday-Friday, I take the phentermine, then lay off it for the weekend. And it seems to be doing the job, giving my body just enough rest from it, but I can't seem to drop any pounds doing this. Any other suggestions?
04-10-2006, 09:38 PM
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