[shellydp34]

I went to my Dr. and he gave me the purepac 37.5 of phentermine. I am only needing to lose 10 lbs so I wanted to talk to my Dr. and see if it was safe.

I have been taking it for a week now and am experiencing odd side effects. The first couple of days I felt like I had tons of enery but I couldnt concentrate on anything and was very jittery so the next 5 days I have split the pill in two and taken one in the am and one around lunch but the side effects are getting worse. I feel like all my extra energy is internal.... my brain runs a hundred miles an hour but I have no desire to do anything...not the yard work, house work or gym. I am very irritable and having headaches. Also, around 8 I am exhausted and I sleep very hard at night but the next morning I am shaky. Today I was driving to get my daughter from camp and I forgot my morning half so I took my afternoon half at 12 and I got sooooo dizzy that I had to pull over!! That lasted for 5-10 minutes and I was also very tired.

Jikes.... this isnt for me evidentally. What do you think?

[rebeleagle1965]

Your symptoms sound like they are related to blood pressure, which IS sometimes affected by the use of phentermine. Talk to your doctor about it first, of course, but after a few days these symptoms may subside. I'm assuming your doctor did the normal vital checks and okayed everything before giving you a script, so maybe you just need a lower dose, or maybe no presciption. Most doctors won't give a prescription unless you are atleast 30 pounds overweight, and some not even then.
I've never heard of a doctor giving a prescription for a 10 pound loss, and then giving the highest dose available at that. Maybe try a lower dose?

[shellydp34]

Yes, he did check my blood pressure and other vitals. My blood pressure always runs very very low so I doubt this is making it high. I will just have to call him this morning. Thanks for your reply!