Atkins and Phen

[JustaRandomGirl]

Hey, I just started taking Phen, along with a thyroid pill today. I have been struggling for a couple of years now and have went on and off of the atkins diet. The meds are working great so far. But what I was wondering was if anyone was doing the Atkins diet while they are taking the meds? I do know that the Atkins plan works if you stick with it and don't cheat.

[fromflab2flabuLESS]

What type of thyroid pill are you taking with Phen? My doctor prescribed me Synthroid but I wasn't sure about using it in conjunction with Phen. Have you had any side effects?

[JustaRandomGirl]

What type of thyroid pill are you taking with Phen? My doctor prescribed me Synthroid but I wasn't sure about using it in conjunction with Phen. Have you had any side effects?


I take "1 grain of Thyroid". So far so good.

[Andria13]

I do atkins while i am on phen. I lost 8.5 pounds the first week but have not lost any the second week. I am also experiencing a horrible migraine now for the past 2 weeks. I am going to the doctor tomorrow to see if it is sinus or the phen.

[randiwuhl]

Before my doctor prescribed the Phen for me, he sat myself and 4 other 1st time users down and talked to us for an hour.
One of the first things he said was to stay away from 3 things while taking Phen (in order to lose weight quicker). These 3 things were flour, sugar, and potatoes. not only are they high on the glycemic index, but don't aid whatsoever in losing weight. This pretty much meant I would have to attempt the Atkins diet while on Phen.
He also said to eat no more than a fistful size serving of food for each meal. To me, this wasn't too difficult, because the Phen made me not hungry. So not only is it easy to eat less, but it has been very easy to eat without including flour, sugar, or potatoes (i'm not even craving any of these things i used to load up on!)
I would say, if anything, eat smaller portions. But including the Atkins diet will jumpstart the weight loss. I have lost 6 pounds in one week.

[toyamcgee]

I too was on and off the Atkins diet prior to starting Phen. I lost 50 lbs in 4 months on Atkins 2 yrs ago; however, had a hard time staying on the wagon after I had my baby a few months ago. The Phen has helped me stay on the Atkins diet and I have lost 13lbs in 2 1/2 weeks.

Good luck to all.

[funnygal79]

I have tried Atkins, and it does work but you have to be extremely strict with yourself. Literally no carbs or sugar for the first 2 weeks, and then slowly you can incorporate stuff back into your daily diet.

Good luck! :)