addicted to phen?

**chichigrl** · April 10th, 2008, 11:40 AM

I am so nervous...ive been on phen for approx 4 1/2 weeks and want to go off. Only because i am so scared that once i go off of it i will gain the weight back, so i figure if i go off of it now, i can maintain...but every am, i try to resist the pill bottle, but then give in. Any one else have this problem? also arent you only able to take it for 6-8 weeks max at a time? i have enough in my script from my dr. to last me another 5 mths...(i cut my 37.5's in half and take 1/2 a day) but dont want to obviously take them that long...
anyone else go off of phen at all? every other day? if so how are you on your off days? hungry?

thanks so much, Carla S.

**newme2008** · April 10th, 2008, 12:00 PM

YES!YES!YES! I THINK I'M ADDICTED TOO. I BEEN OFF NOW FOR A WEEK AND I SWEAR I'M HUNGRY ALL THE TIME. I HAD TO WEAN MY SELF OFF CUS I FELT AS IF I HAD TO HAVE IT. I'M STARTING AGAIN MONDAY. JUST HOPE I DON'T GAIN BEFORE STARTING BACK.

**insearchofme** · April 10th, 2008, 12:03 PM

Try to convince your self that you can take the phen every other day. I believe that it actually takes 3 days for phen to leave your system, so even every couple of days would work. Talk to your doctor if you still find yourself unable to resist the phen.

**craftymomma** · April 10th, 2008, 12:09 PM

Well, I am not ADDICTED...I don't have that "I have to take my phen" feeling but I have noticed that the other day I did NOT take my Phen and I was hungry all day and I ate too much. Then yesterday I felt the same even though I took my phen. We will see what happens today, so far I'm good, not starving.

**chichigrl** · April 10th, 2008, 01:32 PM

yikes! ok, so i will def have to try to start it every other day....maybe monday...lol...newme2008- let me know how you do the week u are off!

**Carolyn37** · April 10th, 2008, 06:10 PM

I don't take my phen anymore..It is definitely harder because phen curbs your appetite so much. BUT I only took it for a month & that was long enough to learn a new way of eating habits & for me a new way of life.
I am still loosing...not as fast but my clothes are getting bigger & bigger. I did it cold turkey...I told myself if i can quit smoking after 20 yrs that I could stop phen & stay with the diet !! And I have, right now I am on TOM so the scale is not in my favor but as soon as I get off i will post new weight! Good luck to you & remember it is all about you....not the phen! :0)

**scatanafas** · April 10th, 2008, 06:16 PM

I am going to be off the phen soon, I have five more lbs. to go.....I am afraid of stopping in some ways, in other ways I'm not because I know that I"m not eating the way the way that I was when I put on the weight......I think I adopted healthy habits...I am also exercising more. I onlly take a half tablet also....I don't think they work as well anymore, so maybe it wont' be such a big change when I stop entirely...but I won't call that ADDICTION,,not like I need a 12 step or i"m taking 40 pills a day......I just have apprehension about putting the weight back on , but people feel that no matter HOW they lost the weight.....phen or weight watchers, or jenny craig, etc.

Right now I am just going to focus on getting the last five lbs off...if I think too ahead of myself I get anxious......

**gothprincess** · April 10th, 2008, 07:22 PM

I do good to remember to take the d*mn thing every morning. My mind is gone...LOL. I do remember to walk my 4 miles everyday though.

**belamonica** · April 10th, 2008, 07:49 PM

wow well phen does not help with my hunger. im always hungry . i dont think i could ever get addicted to phen because every morning i have to FORCE myself to take it. i hate the way it makes me feel. if i could take it and feel normal that would be great but i dont like feeling like im not myself for a few hours. i dont drink, dont smoke and dont do drugs so i dont think my body likes the way it makes me feel. so when i reach my goal i'll be excited to get off it!! lol

**Nikki finn** · April 10th, 2008, 10:08 PM

UMMM, i do all those things and my body doesnt like the way phen feels... hmmm, next theory! lol... im such a poo poo head.

I stopped, its been like almost 5 weeks now and that first two weeks your more addicted to the thought of losing more or at least not gaining... it shall pass once you get yourself in control.

**scatanafas** · April 10th, 2008, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by insearchofme

Try to convince your self that you can take the phen every other day. I believe that it actually takes 3 days for phen to leave your system, so even every couple of days would work. Talk to your doctor if you still find yourself unable to resist the phen.

In searchof, you are just going tohave to GIVE me that child okay? TOO CUTE!

I didn't know phen took so long to leave your system.....I think that I am going to start skipping days to wean myself off slowly...I don't think phen is helping me get to goal at this point so why bother taking it every day?

**newme2008** · April 10th, 2008, 10:28 PM

chichigirl---im off this week....so far still hungry but not as much as i was at the beginning of the week. the hardest thing is concetrating on eating healthy. i mean when you're on phen you're not hungry anyway so eating a bunch of veggies as oppose to eating a burger is not hard. but these last couple of days i have been wanting a cheeseburger so bad and i don't even like beef that much!! any way i ate the burger and felt horrible afterwards. hopefully i'll be ok by monday