Oooohhhh Phentermine How I Hate You

Ok so I discussed previously how the doctor prescribed me Phentermine (6/15/12) to aid me in my weight loss. It basically gives you energy to stay motivated and then curbs your appetite to deny the junk food and be able to concentrate on eating smaller and healthier. It has to be done with healthy eating and exercise in order to keep the weight off or either all the weight will be gained back once you discontinue the pill. Well the worse apart about it is the possible side effects.

                The first two days I took this I was perfectly fine but I noticed I was barely sleeping but no big deal I was fine. Sunday came and after church my mouth became really dry and I felt as though I had to gag. On the ride home I was nauseas and when I got home the smell of food, even my deodorant made me want to throw up. I kept drinking water and took tums and I was fine. The next few days were miserable. Insomnia kicked in, I literally was only sleeping about 4-5 hours and was still going through my days as if I was sleeping like normal. Internally I felt energized but I knew physically I was done. I didn’t feel energized at all, more sluggish and didn’t want to do anything. At times I had to force myself to eat and the feeling of wanting to throw up when looking at food was still continuing. I could be barely doing anything and out of nowhere my heart would begin to pound hard and fast, it was scary. I couldn’t take it anymore this was not worth it at all!

                I called the doctor on about the sixth day of taking this and she said that just about all patients were experiencing insomnia and other side effects as well. She informed me that I could take just half the pill or take one half in the morning and the other at noon. So right now I’m taking just one half in the morning and I feel back to normal. I sleep my regular 7-8 hours, eat, exercise and all without the headaches and hard/quick beating of the heart. I will try taking a half in the morning and the other in noon to see how I feel but if the side effects come back I will only do one half. I’ve heard great success stories about people taking this medication but in my opinion it is not worth the crazy side effects that come with it. I don’t drink coffee or anything so to take in a substance giving off tons of energy, my body couldn’t take it. I’m doing alright now and will have checkup with my doctor in July to see how my progress is. As of now I feel fine but if anything worse comes back I will discontinue the medication and do it the old fashion way.