3 days new...

[Melikakue]

Hello everyone!

I am very excited to be joining this community! After reading through many of your posts, I know this is the place where I want to find the encouragement and answers I may need along the way!

I actually tried to start taking phen awhile back. I decided it was going to be worth the investment and purchased pills online. Huge mistake! Turns out I was sent phony pills and wasted over a month of time waiting for them to come. Bleh! The moral of that story...try to pressure your doctor into helping you before you resort to the internet!

Last week, I was finally able to convince my doctor to talk about my weight. It's always been an off color topic with her, she usually just tells me to buy the way-too-expensive pre-packaged foods they sell at the doctors office. She perscribed me phen for the next three months and then said that after I aclimate to these pills, she'll give me a combination of phen and topomax until I reach my goal weight. Woo! Finally she's willing to work with me on this!

So I took my first pill on Sunday and had to force myself to eat! I'm normally not a big eater, I usually pick throughout the day so this was really different for me. Yesterday I wasn't hungry until late afternoon, but I did get a splitting headache that didn't go away until 10:30 this evening. Today I was hungry around noon and then in the evening, so that puts me pretty much where I was before I starting taking the phen. Is this normal? I keep reading about the CLA and the 5-HTP, but I'd like to know if the phen is working for me before I add more pills to my diet. Any thoughts?

I haven't seen any results yet. I know it's only been 3 days, but some of you have pretty incredible stories about rapid weightloss, so you never know! I haven't incorporated excercise yet. We'll see what happens when I start back up tomorrow...

Anyway, I'm babbling. I look forward to chatting with you all soon!!!

[taylorsmom76]

Congrats on getting your doctor's approval! I am on my second week and will share a few tips I have learned through trial and error Make sure you eat! If you eat sensible, healthy foods when you ARE hungry, you will feel much better! Make sure you drink lots and lots of water!

Don't think that you are not supposed to eat. You will find that even if you feel really hungry, usually a few bites or a small portion will satisfy you. This should help with the headaches. Also, if you were used to a large amount of caffeine it is best to wean yourself off slowly. I still have coffee in the morning, but it is half decaf. This helped me tremendously with my late-day headaches.

Anyhoo, hope this helps and good luck to you!!

[Chickofegg]

Good luck with Topamax, and I hope you have good insurance. Before your 3 months is up, Call your insurance provider and ask if they cover the Topamax. My insurance wouldnt pay for it and its almost 250 a month without. When they decided I needed it, The cost was still 50. So call and make sure they cover it. good luck