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Old January 2nd, 2009, 02:28 AM   #3 (permalink)
tazgirl31
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: I live In Missouri
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Lost Weight: I have lost 121 pounds and OVER 80 inches!!! ..W/O phen!!!!!
Current Weight: started at 280>>now 159!!! 19 more more to go to make my target weight of 140!! Woohoo
Goal Weight: 140 for normal BMI! 19 pounds 2 go! I CAN DO IT:)) once there I may go for 125?!?!?!
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Originally Posted by SKM03 View Post
Hi there! Im really new around here.. i had a few concerns with phen so i stopped taking it and went to my Dr... i want to start back up again.. wanted to see if anyone else was having any of the same side effects or if it was a normal reaction.. first off, i was prescribed 37.5mg.. but to start off i only took half a pill in the morning... when i first took the pill within the first 20 mins my heart started to race.. then it would slow down.. had a few hot flashes..nothing bad at all..the main thing is, my heart would race out of the blue for a few minutes and then stop... it def. made me not hungry which was great.. i was releasing my bladder ALOT bc of all the water i was drinking.. def. gave me dry mouth but that wasnt bad.. on the 3rd day i felt like my heart was constantly fast.. it freaked me out a little so i checked in with my Dr... my resting heart rate before had been 88.. when i was with him on my 3rd day of half a pill it was a resting rate of 104.. i had a little tightness in my chest that day as well but he checked an EKG and it was fine.. he recommended that i only take a half every other day for a bit and see if my body took it better.. did any of this happen to yall??? he said it just isnt good for some peoples bodies but i really felt like it was working so i dont want to give it up..can anyone relate?? is this normal? i mean i know its supposed to speed up your metabolism and all.. also, has anyone taken 1/2 a pill..? will you still lose weight on that? PLEASE respond.. thanks so much..Happy New Years!!

Hi There!!! Just wanted to say yes your effects your having is pretty normal...the dry mouth and also the heart racing...Mine always done that also...I no it can be scary but it will eventually go away....I mean My heart still races even tho im off the phen now and it does scare me alot to...Just make sure you dont have any caffiene while on the phen as it will make it worse and also caffiene will make u crave bad foods...I would just try the half a tablet for a while and see how u do with it...I was taking a half a tablet and still lost plenty of weight....Then once my body got used to the phen I started taking the whole tablet...And if your still having problems then I would forsure go back to the doctor....phen isnt for everyone....we are all different and some peoples body is more sensitive to the phen......Good luck!!! let us no how u do!!!!! TaZ
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