Sleep Advice -- please.

[DaisyCSun]

Hi All,

I'm Daisy and my family Dr. has put me on Phentermine for two months in an effort to give me a jump start on losing 35 pounds. 30 mg., the blue and white capsule.

I just started yesterday and I felt just fine -- a little "off", I guess, but not jittery or wired or anything. No appetite whatsoever, which was lovely.

Here's the problem, took the capsule an hour after breakfast (bran cereal w/ blueberries) as directed -- but, when I finally went to bed at 2 am, I couldn't sleep AT ALL. Terrible ins****a. Finally gave up at 9 am and started the day.

I've had my breakfast, but not my Phentermine pill yet. I want to do only half, but how do you halve a CAPSULE? Is it possible? Has anyone ever tried doing that -- please let me know!

Many Thanks!

Age - 42
Height - 5'2"
SW - 162
CR - 157.5
GW - 125

[mommy2cody]

I had terrible ins****a when I started phen. Someone told me about melatonin and I tried it and it worked wonders. You can get it where ever they sell vitamins. It is natural and works great. I use 3mg about 30 minutes before going to bed. It is also cheap, costs about $5 for 100.

Try that and see if it helps. Also any side effects will get better with time as your body adjusts to the phen.

I always eat breakfast and take the phen about 1.5 hours later.

Hope that helps.

Laurie

[terilyn61]

You can also try 5htp about 20 min. before you eat dinner. It will curve your appetite and also help you to sleep. I take 2 most evenings and it helps me to sleep a whole lot better. You can get it at Wal Mart.

[DaisyCSun]

Thank you Laurie and Terilyn -- I really appreciate the fast responses and the advice. I'll look into these supplements. Still curious though about halving a capsule. Any experience with this?

Daisy

Many Thanks!

Age - 42
Height - 5'2"
SW - 162
CR - 157.5
GW - 125

[lmball]

Maybe next time get your Dr. to prescribe 37.5 and then you can half them, the ins****a will go away. I used otc sleep aid like tylenol pm till it did...

[exfatchic]

FYI the capsules are not meant to be divided at all. This could be a potential problem as the capsules are "time release so to speak and there is no way to control the strength evenly. I suggest you get 37.5 tablets from your doc and take 1/2 b4 7am and the other 1/2 @ 2pm. Keeps everything even and sleep in not a problem after u have been on Phen for about 3-4 days.
I hope this helps u out!!!

[David Russell]

I take 37.5 - half at 8AM and half at 2PM. At first I had a terrible time sleeping. But cutting out all Diet Coke, taking Melatonin (Rozeram works great for me too) can also help. Try to stay off a computer at least 45 minutes before bedtime, read a book, nothing too stimulating. It does get better, my ins****a is better now than when I first started. (5 mos ago)

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Age: 30
Height: 6'1
SW: 308
CW: 265
GW: 208