Don't feel the same???

[Windarella]

Hi All,
I have been reading so much about Phentermine now that I am on it again.

I was on it around Sept of last year and only needed to lose 15 lbs. I got to my goal weight of 150 alittle under 2 months. Which was perfect for me since I am 5'9". Anyway, I was not at my weight for no more than a month and found out I was pregnant. Needless to say I gained all my weight back plus some. It was around 85 pounds!!! :(

Well I tried to maintain my weight gain at first, but I was practically starving myself. Up until my seventh month I had maintained a 50 pound weight gain, but I was going into Ketosis. Which was dangerous. I started eating normal and then gained 35 pounds in the last month, as well as showing very mild signs of Pre-eclampsia (pregnancy induced hypertension). My doctor immediatley induced tp prevent me from developing the disease. However, I developed full blown Toxemia eight days after having my son. I was not even in the high risk group and I did not had nothing like this with my first son.


They got my b/p down and I was put on b/p meds until I was six wks post,and it did go down. However, it's not down to my baseline 110/60. It has now been 3 1/2 months since I had my son and I need to get off about 35 lbs. I went to the doc and got my Phen and my b/p was 120/76 roughly. I have been on it since Nov 16th and I am only eating 1 meal a day. I have been feeling like crap though. My heart was racing today with a rate of 85 and my b/p was 130/84, I know this is normal technically, But I see that it has creeped up. Plus I have been feeling very dizzy. . .

I did not feel this way when I was on it last year and I ate the same way then (once a day).

I'm a little concerned about the PPH and I think I am going to go off the Phen. I guess what I need is any opinions I can get. I am so desperate to get this weight off, I don't know what to do.

Just so u all know, I am on the Generic Phen 30MG. I am supposed to take the gray/yellow in the am and the solid yellow in the pm. I only take one a day. Mainly the yellow one.

Could my symptoms be from not eating or the Phen. I am a little worried, I sure hope it's not too late for me????


Thanks
Windarella
Baltimore, Md

[xanthia]

I have found that taking 1/2 of a 30mg tablet between lunch and dinner works for me. It is a fine line between too much and not enough. I think each person has to figure out what works for them.
Also I think it helps to skip a day when I am feeling really stressed out, because the meds just make it worse, especially if emotions are involved.
I really love the results so far, but it took a while to figure out my correct dosage so that my BP stayed normal.

[Windarella]

Thanks for getting back to me. When you took half a tablet do you mean half of the solid yellow or half of the gray and yellow?

Do you have high b/p normally? Hope you don't mind me asing.

Thanks!