I went to the Dr today and he put me on Phentermine to try and loose some more weight.. I am trying the low carb diet and it's not working so he said try this for one month, He said that while I am on this me and my husband will have to use condoms does this sound funny to you? I am trying to get pregnant. If anyone has used this can you tell me how it has worked for you.
Thanks
Carrie 24 DH Tom 29
TTC since 09/01
DX with PCOS 06/03
__________________ dx pcos 1984, type II diabetes 2001, also hypertension
Met 2000mg since 2001, started Glucophage XR 4/22/04, then switched to Met ER 6/04; also: multi, Vit. C, Vit. E, B12/folic acid combo, fish oil & borage oil combo, garlic capsules, cinnamon, Vitex, calcium with magnesium/zinc, biotin, CoQ10, selenium,iron
Other meds: Verapamil and Altace(for blood pressure)
Started laser hair removal 7/29/03, completed 3/04 (it works!)
UAE for fibroid 3/24/03 and 3/16/04
Carrie - I used phen/phen in 1995. I am now involved in the diet drug settlement. It has permanently damaged my heart. It can cause a problem called pulmonary hypertension which is a disease you can eventually die from.
Oh, I won't lie to you and tell you that it did not work. It worked all right. But once you go off of it the weight comes right back on. I know that it seems like a quick fix, but you have to consider what it will do for you long-term.
Phentermine is part of the phen/phen combination that is NOT under the lawsuit. It is a medication that has been around for a while.
Good luck in all that you do. I will tell you that I have done all of the diets so far, and the one that helped me the most was Weight Watchers. I have even seen some of the girls on this board that are combining WW with the South Beach diet. You control what you eat. So, if you want low-carb - by all means, you can do low-carb on WW. I did.
in '96 i took only the Phentermine or the phen/fen combo-
and lost 45 lbs in 2 1/2 months- LOVED the stuff.. the ONLY thing that's took the weight off- but AS soon as i stopped taking it- in a matter of a month- a put it back on- plus an extra 15 lbs-
since then- I"VE TRIED so much- WW, Jenny C., water aerobics, curves, grapefruit, tops, atkins, body for life, walk away the lbs, walking 30 minutes a day, health club after health club, merida, xenical- xendrine (with and without epherda)
AND OF COURSE phentermine again- AND NOTHING has helped- in fact- EVERYTHING in the above list- PUT on weight- WW- put on 10 lbs in 2 weeks- NICE POINTS!!!!!!! thanks...
when i tried phentermine in 2000- it didn't take anything off- it didn't put anything one... (of course i only tried it again for 5-6 days- in '96 it took of 5 lbs in the first day- and i was "hooked" but this time nothing was happening and i gave up...)
what do i do now??? the SURGERY???? not sure...???
i took it. it made my heart beat very fast and i was having chest pains. the dr called my husband and got him to carry me to the hospital i stopped taking it then . i hope everything works out for you. hugs
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Has anybody used phentermine?? 
