Sleep deprived

[Thyra R.]

:( ........ Since I started my phen I haven't been able to sleep but maybe 8 hours in a week and on Saturday my body finally gave out I slept over 15 hours. Has this happened to anyone else and if so how long does it last? I can't keep going without sleep my body is all waked out. I take my pill in the morning at 8 am and then again at noon and yes it gives me energy don't get me wrong but the tiredness is right behind it so I do some exercises and clean my house but about 2 hours into my day I start to slow down cause the no sleep is catching up with me. The thing I guess I'm worried about is will the phen still work the same if I can't muster up enough energy to do my workouts 3 times a day then will I be putting my body threw this for nothing. I will be seeing my Dr. again on the 11th of this month and I will be asking what can I take for sleep. She told me I can take my Ambian but I am kind of scared to put even more medication into my system. I think being on a sleeping pill will help but will it affect my body with the ups I havr during the day then the sleeping meds will make me fall at night. If anyone has any input on this PLEASE let me know anything. I love what phen has done for me so far I have lost 15 pounds so far and I have only been on my meds for a week and 5 days so I am doing good so far but I think it was mostly water weight that I lost I want to be able to lose the actual weight and have the success stories that I am reading....

Thanks again this website is so helpful as far as information goes. :p:

[VEE74]

why are you taking 2 pills a day? i am on 3.75 and i just take one a day. i have suffered w/ insomnia all my life and the phen does not help. try some over the counter sleeping meds. or you can try melatoin (not sure thats spelled right) its a natural vitamin for sleep. i mean i dont want to discourage you but phen is an amphetamine and it will keep you up. you may need to consider a sleeping pill. some of then can make you cranky you may need to try different ones till you find one that suits you good luck!

[carolann1968]

Two pills is too much. I was like that the first few weeks on phen and I was miserable. I was only taking one 37.5 pill and I was not sleeping. So I took half of it and it helped Id say in about a week, I was sleeping fine and felt much better. Now its been since 9/19 and I dont even notice im on phen with the side effect stuff. I do notice IM not hungry.
So try taking just one pill a day and even split that one and have one in the morning and then the other half later.
Once you get used to it, you can up your dose, but really I would not take two a day. You gonna wear yourself thin, but not in a good way. You have to stay healthy and have energy to do the exercise and stuff. You'll only gain it all back after if you dont try and learn new habits.
Good luck and hang in there, the side effects will go away.

[Thyra R.]

No I take a 1/2 a pill 2 times a day not 2 whole pills a day I would never sit down lol. I was taking a whole 37.5 pill once a day but it made me feel all cracked out I couldn't handle that, also I got tingleing in my throat and my lips so my Dr told me to split the pill and take half in moring then half at noon. But I have noticed that I sleep very little so I know this can't be healthy and someone said maybe I shouldn't take it on the weekends so I can get a break from it but I don't want to get that first time feeling again, I will try the Melatonin ty for the advice I like that idea better than adding another prescribed med.

[basketballbelly]

ok, now I'm worried and will be calling my doc. She has me taking 6 pills a day!

[kristermine]

Basketballbelly, are you seriously taking 6 pills a day???