[ladyleyland]

Hi all, sorry for posting so much today I guess I'm just an enthusiastic noob!

I've looked allover the forum and can't find anyone else who has been on the 18.5mg dose? That's what I have been put on for the first week, but I don't know who the manufacturer is as it's a small pill bottle and the weight-loss clinic have put their own label on it. I should be going up to 37.5mg on Saturday.

Has anyone else used this dosage and have you found it effective?

[pigpen065]

lady, the only mg doses that I know of are 15 mg, 30 mg and 37.5 mg. But if you are getting it from your clinic, they may have a different type than what I am used to hearing about. I do know that there are different types of meds that are similar to phen that come in that dose, so maybe that is what it is.

Ask your clinic what exactly they are giving you, or you can look it up on the internet on Webmd with the description I believe.

I personally use the 30 mg. I tried the 37.5 and did not have good luck with it, but there are a lot of people who do. There really isn't that much difference in the actual amount of med in 30 and 37.5, the main difference is that the 30 is a timed release, faster acting med and 37.5 is not timed release. Most on 37.5 cut it in 1/2 and take either just 1/2 in the morning, or possibly 1/2 in the morning and the remaining 1/2 at lunchtime, that helps it work better throughout the day.

Good luck!

[susanpesek]

Hi, Lady. One doctor I knew prescribed 8 mg, so at least I know that was available in '06, but am not aware of different strengths of so many brand and generics that work similarly.

[sunshine1]

Hi Ladyleyland, do you live in the UK?

My slimming clinic gave me 18mg phentermine and they also come in a small pill pot with their own lable on it.

I have only just got them so dont know if they are good yet.

I too have only really heard people talking about 30mg or 37.5mg.