new person need some advice

[shellshell]

just started phentermine,i have not been on phen for long at all. im only taking half of 37.5 and have not lost any weight. ive been taking it for a week now i have been drinking beer some will that slow, or make it where weight loss will not happen. If i take a whole pill i have trouble sleeping at night.

[emilyannb]

Shell - beer makes you very dehydrated (as we all know). I would suggest drinking MORE than the recommended 64 oz/day when you know you will be drinking beer. If you are dehydrated - your body will naturally start to retain the water and it definitely shows on the scale. I like to drink water like crazy the whole day before we go out that night. Also, I know you probably aren't hungry and don't want to eat but definitely eat before you go. I go out on the weekends with friends and have experienced a major decrease in my tolerance so just make sure you are concious of how the alcohol is affecting you.
I notice the morning after I've been out drinking - I will have lost like 4 lbs overnight but then within 24 hours it will go up like 5 lbs. haha - but that's just what I've noticed the past few months. Even though we are dieting - it doesn't mean we can't go out and have fun so don't worry about what a few beers is going to do to the scale. Just make sure you add some time to your workout.

[accused]

the paper that came with my pills from pharm, stated not to drink while on phen. plus beer stores fat, it will reduce the amount of fat burns for energy. if you will google cals in beer you will see the few beers you have adds up fast in cals and storing fat.

[TnMomOnPhen]

I also agree the beer isnt a good choice!! Ya might want to replace the beer with more water and Iam sure you will then notice the difference! Hope that ya get it to working soon!!! So are you stll having problems sleeping?

[Sold1234]

I think beer is a horriable choice because it has so many calories. Maybe Michlob Ultra is better but you do need to take in lots and lots of water. I normally don't drink a lot of water but I see when I do drink a ton that i am full and the scale tends to move downward. I wasn't drinking tons of water the first week and I added quite a bit more and the scale finially moved.

[sarahT]

I'm also new to phen...this is my first week an i'v lost 6 ibs . I was told that I needed to change my whole life an start with what i'm putting in my mouth . I'm not saying I have this whole .."self control " thing down but I do agree with tons of water . I'v cut the soda , jucie an beer . I now have to learn to like tea an drink water . This may sound stupid .....one of the side affects ..bad taste in the mouth ...lol . I have to say is a good affect . I cant drink soda or beer it's just out right nasty . What it comes down to is ...Think back to the day u went to ur Doctor asking for help with weight contol an all the reson's u told urself u needed da help when u put things to ur lips that u should'nt ...thats what I have to do . They say the more u do it the easier it gets ....dont know i'v not got that far ...just going on my 2nd week .

[alykat06]

Beer is the worst thing you could drink on phen, sure on occasion thats fine. Beer is full of carbs, calories, and sodium. You baisicly eat your days worth of calories...are you only drinking beer and not eating? No you wouldnt want to do that because you would be hungry! and not to mention malnurished! The fact that it has so much sodium means that your body cant get the water weight out. You need to drink a lot of water to flush that sodium out of your body and stop your body from retaining those fluids. Its just not worth it! I went to a party and drank and gained 4 lbs of water weight that took a whole weeks worth of exercise to get off again!

[jazzjoni]

i just started taking phen on 10-18 ,but i only take half of the pill because a whole 37.5 makes me get really bad headaches ,do you think i'll only get half the results -is there anyone else only taking half of the pill that has been successful with taking half ? please help

[Jasmine77]

What I had to do in the beginning is take one half when I wake up, then the other half in the afternoon. That seemed to work better for me too. I also had vascular headaches, which is often caused by a rise in your blood pressure when you first take the medication.

It does go away, except for me there is one time that it does not...sex! For some reason I cannot have an orgasm without getting a massive headache that almost debilitates me for an entire day. I did some research and it is called a sexual headache, or more commonly an exertion headache. If I take a bunch of ibuprophen ahead of time it does seem to help. Good luck, after awhile you should be able to take the full pill, but try to take half and half first!