[40andmomof2]

Hi Vervie,

I am new too! I am on 30mg of phen. I am craving water!
I am a former weight watcher member too, several times over!! They say to drink half your weight in water, for example: weight 200 lbs., drink 100 oz. of water.

I am now able to drink about 50-60, and working towards more. But I also have a lot of weight to lose after yo yo diets for years.

Sometimes, I put Crystal Light in the water, tastes better and has SPLENDA, but be careful not to have too much Splenda either. Crystal light makes an ice tea version and I love the peach tea one.

hope this helps!!

[40andmomof2]

I take my Phen as soon as i wake up when I brush my teeth, along w/my allergy pill and this helps. At night I am actually tired around 9-10pm.

Then, I eat breakfast around 9am.
But i am also a newbie, so i will keep you posted!

[vervie]

Thanks guys for the replies.

I've decided to stop taking the Phentermine. I think I've done something really stupid, but it can be undone.

The same day I started my old prescription for Phen, I also started Synthroid that my internist prescribed for hypothroid. I am having all kinds of side effects, can't sleep, jittery, brain fog, fatigued, etc. And I'm also starving most of the time.

Problem is that I don't know which med is causing these problems, and I shouldn't be taking the Phen without my doctor knowing about, and she doesn't.

So I'm going to stop the Phen and take the Synthroid for 6 weeks, when I have to have my TSH rechecked and see where it's at. At that point, I'll see if I've lost any weight, gained any weight, and what happens next with my thyroid.

I'll let you guys know what happens. Thanks a lot!!

[cmomof2kids]

Yea Ms. Susan is right. I have felt hungry every couple of hours too. Its b/c we are eating small meals and our bodies need more food after its totally digested the food. I have noticed that 1 TBSP of peanut butter on 35 calorie bread works wonders for me. I had 2 halfs for lunch and wasnt hungry for several hours after that. Peanut Butter has protein. I would also stick to like 1200 calories a day. At least thats what my doc told me to do for a good weightloss. I drink at least 80 oz of water a day.

Just to clarify something about the water. I used to hate water so dont feel bad. Also, I dont crave water yet. I just keep it with me at ALL TIMES and chug chug chug. Im not thirsty but I still drink. Im hardly ever thirsty to tell you the truth BUT I still make myself drink 80 oz of water a day. I hope you are able to do this. Also I find that taking Phen before you eat any breakfast at all works. Believe me I was having your problem. I didnt feel Phen working at all. So I took it and waited over an hour to eat. Usually jsut an hour and 15 or an hour. It works. Try it and you will see. I would ditch the caffeine. It does make you crave food. I wont allow myself to drink any sodas, tea, whatever. Its all strictness right now. Now yesterday I had a fun size chocolate bar. It was killing me!!! So I said Im having it. I still counted it in my calories and still didnt even get to 1200 calories. Like the doc told me. You have to play around with Phen to see what works best for you. I did and I know what to do.

[javajoy01]

Originally Posted by lovemy5kids

I don't know if this will help you, but I have found that if I eat before I take my phen, I am much hungrier during the day. I take my phen right when I get up (around 6 or 7am) and wait about 1/2 hour (I can tell when the phen kicks in because I get really hot for a few minutes.. lol) until it kicks in. That's when I will eat my breakfast. I am usually not very hungry during the day at all, and have to force myself to eat. Today though, I was really hungry. I have a day like this every so often, but I know that tomorrow will be better.

Maybe you could try just taking the phen before you eat?

This is how I do it. So I'm, not the only one who get's hot after taking it?? I wonder why that is. I'm about to start my 3rd week on the pills and I have NO idea if I lost anything. I don't own a scale, I don't allow it in my house..LOL. If I brought one in I would only become a slave to it.

My schedule is usually this:

6am wake up and take my pill
6:30-7:00 (Depends) eat a small breakfast
10:00am eat a snack
Depending on my lunch hour, usually around 11:30 or 12:00 I have a small tuna sandwich (Maybe half of one) and save the other half for a snack during my next break.
Dinner depends on when my husband comes home from work. Anywhere between 5:00 and 8:00.

I get my days where I'm more hungry then normal. Other days I'm not hungry at all.