2nd day using Phen

**orgamecha** · 02-21-2008, 06:45 AM

Hi everyone, my name is Melly and I just started using Phentermine yesterday (Tuesday). I felt great, had a nice energy buzz, wasn't hungry at all,but I didn't sleep. My sleep has been messed up in general so I decided to stay up through today to try to get back on track. I took my second pill around 8 am and unlike on Tuesday I felt very different. To be completely honest I felt really high.

I did a lot of street drugs when I was much younger and this felt about the same. I've been reading this forum all day and people do say they feel jittery, nervous, etc., but what I felt was way beyond that. I could hardly move off my sofa I felt so stoned (yet also really buzzy if that makes sense). I'm wondering if somehow the fact that I didn't sleep at all contributed to this, or maybe it's because I drank a lot of regular coffee early on? Is this in any way normal for any of you? It's alright for now because I'm not working but I can't imagine what it would be like to have to go to work feeling that way. I didn't come down until about 9 pm tonight.

Is this just my body adjusting or possibly a reaction?

**9reasons** · 02-21-2008, 10:53 AM

Hi and welcome to phenforum!

You are right in both ways. Firstly caffeine is contra indicated with phentermine... I would definitely steer well away from caffeine until you have been on it for a few weeks and feel more comfortable with it in your system. Even on my small dose of 15mg a day, I used to spin out if I had caffeine! My heart would race too. They are both stimulants you see.

The lack of sleep is right on for making you feel spacey and very light headed. Remember caffeine will keep you awake as well so if I were you, I would cut out the caffeine, take the phen as early as you can in the morning and be easy on yourself until it settles into your system a bit. The sleeplessness should subside after a week or so.

Phen is a very powerful drug and we are only using it for the side effect of appetite suppression. Drugs like this need to be respected I guess.

Anyway I hope that helps you to feel a bit more relaxed about the whole thing. What you are going through is very normal as your body adjusts.

Good luck!

**msmartini** · 02-21-2008, 12:39 PM

Welcome to the boards!!

Miss Gillian is spot on!! Ditch the caffine and even if you can only make yourself sleep for a couple of hours... do so!

**orgamecha** · 02-21-2008, 07:12 PM

Hi ladies, thank you for the welcome and the information. You've both been helpful

I'm glad to have found such a supportive place for my weight loss journey, I hope I'll be around here a lot.

**msmartini** · 02-21-2008, 07:18 PM

We hope you will be as well!!

**susanpesek** · 02-27-2008, 07:28 PM

Hi, Melly! Lots of great advice here already sent to you.A side: there is some correlation between having done drugs (street drugs recreationally)and phentermines turning on some of the wrong signals~

Make SURE you are under a doctor's care and that you make yourself a pact that you will not increase your dose no matter WHAT your circumstances~

**aboutagirl** · 03-07-2008, 11:16 AM

i sorta felt that way when i first started taking phen. ive only been taking it for about 2 and a half weeks now. and at first i didnt sleep at all either but that was becuase i took it too late in the day. now if i dont take it before 9am i wont take it that day bcuz then i wont sleep. also remember to drink lots of water, that helped me and i pretty much only take it every other day now bcuz it was just too much for my body to have every day and i was getting mad headaches and stuff. good luck =)