Hit me with a big DUH stick (about being grouchy)

[Tracy740]

So I went back on Phentermine after taking a break for a month. It has been really busy with county fair, state fair and the like, so I have been allowing myself to sleep in, instead of getting up at 530am and walking for an hour like I was when I first started taking phentermine.

So once I went back on, I continued not to walk but am taking the pill 37.5 mg Dr. prescribed, still sleeping in, (almost like I can not get enough sleep lately). I have also been stressing, worrying, fretting, been very irratable, grouchy and down right hard to deal with. I am so grouchy sometimes that I can not stand myself.
I finally figured out what is different this time around. I am not exercising. So I am taking this pill, that gives you LOTS of energy, but I am not burning any of that energy, what does it have to do but turn into bad energy and that is where the "stressing, worrying, fretting, been very irratable, grouchy and down right hard to deal with. I am so grouchy sometimes that I can not stand myself" is coming from. So I am doing a test. I am going back to my old routine of walking/running and we will see what happens. If my moods still do not improve then I will have to stop taking it. So that is my story for this morning.

[lovelylumps]

Tracy, this is my second time around for phen and this time I'm excercising cuz I didn't last time. I lost a lot of weight though by doing weight watchers along with it. Anyway, my point is that last time I was so grouchy!!! I didn't blame the phen until after I had stopped taking it and realized that it could "alter personality" ( that was a listed side effect, one of the last ones). The funny thing is that I had no idea it was me!! That sounds bad, but I just figured everyone was annoying me and I was finally sticking up for myself. I had just come from a small town where I new everyone and grew up and it was so friendly, that I assumed it was living in the city around people who were selfish so I was just defending myself! I would get so snappy even with complete strangers if I thought they were being the teensiest bit rude!! Actually, this is a pretty nice city. I wish I had been like you and realized what it was. I'm really watching for it this time. I haven't been too bad yet, but again, I'm excercising this time so I think your right and that's probably it.
Let's just hope a lot of people see what you posted and catch themselves before they get too bad, LOL!! If you get a chance, please let me know if the walking does make a difference to you.
It will be interesting to see how it works out.