Im beginning to think I need another half of a pill

**gottagoodbittogo** · February 1st, 2009, 09:39 PM

I take 1/2 in the morning, and 1/2 in the afternoon, and by 4 I am so sleepy I can't stand it. I have always been a night owl, and I would go to bed around 1 or 2, and get up at 6, no later than 7, now I can't hold my eyes open past 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does anyone take 1/2 3 times a day???? Its 37.5 mg Im going to ask the doc when I go in 2 weeks, but Im wondering about it now.

Thanks

**katy625** · February 1st, 2009, 10:08 PM

in reading about phen pro (i know that has nothing to do with this-its just something im doing)
but the doc said that he sometimes would have some patients take lower amounts just because some need a ramp up but others dont........i started with the whole pill in the morning and have never ever had issues with the pill wearing off mid day. I dont see why you cant take a whole pill unless your doc had some other reason for having u take that way. I know that my prescription tells me on the warnings not to break the pill.....so i would just tell your (nurse) or doc over the phone that u feel that u need the whole pill and see what he says

**msme593** · February 1st, 2009, 11:43 PM

I was taking 1/2 of a 37.5 twice a day, and was very tired. I started this week taking the whole pill. I am taking it it around 10 or 11 and it's lasting and I'm not as tired......my script says to take two a day.....but as long as 1 works i'm sticking to it to help my $$$ go further.

**gottagoodbittogo** · February 1st, 2009, 11:46 PM

He doesn't care how I take it, either halve it or take the whole thing at one time. I tried that one day, and I was wore out, and starving by 3, but maybe I will try it tomorrow. What time did you take it? Did you take the blue and white speckled phentermine 37.5?

**msme593** · February 1st, 2009, 11:54 PM

Yep, that's the one I take. I usually don't take it till around 11, that way my stomach is empty again from breakfast and I don't eat lunch till around 12:30. I have been feeling a little more hungry today, but it's my TOM so that's a normal thing for me......I havn't been eating more though- I just grab some water and in a few minutes the snack attack has passed.

**Band Mamma** · February 2nd, 2009, 02:09 AM

You could try moving your doses to later in the day. I don't think I'd take more than one whole one without my doctor's permission. There are those who take more, but those people generally have a lot more weight to lose than you do. There is a phen pill that is a time released capsule so maybe that would help you.