DRY MOUTH! - Phentermine.com

atabrat · October 12th, 2005, 08:10 AM

I started taking Phen 4 days ago and I have to make myself eat because I have no appetite it is great and no ill side effects except my mouth is so dry I can hardly talk. I have to have something to drink constantly.... Does this ever go away? Other then that I love it I can not believe I do not think about food and do not have cravings in fact when I think I need to eat I have a hard time thinking of anything that sounds good.

Kara Farnsworth · October 12th, 2005, 08:14 AM

Welcome to the world of Phen! Everytime I have taken it I do get the cotton mouth which does not go away. The only thing I can say is to make sure you are drinking LOTS of water.

Happy loosing.
Kara

Phen Gal · October 12th, 2005, 08:26 AM

Try chewing sugar free gum, works WONDERS! Good Luck!

jenfri76 · October 12th, 2005, 03:32 PM

sugar free gum is awesome!!!

NCGingie · October 12th, 2005, 06:56 PM

atabrat, I have the same things going on you do. Sugar-free gum has helped me with the dry mouth, but it makes me forget to eat! I can't ever think of anything I want to eat. I used to eat as much chocolate as I could get my hands on, now it has lost its appeal! Even my favorite drink, Diet Dr. Pepper tastes bad now!
I started Phen on Saturday (Oct. 8) and I can't wait until this Saturday for my first weigh-in. I sure hope I see results!
Good luck to everyone! I love the motivation you get from reading the success stories and postings from other members.
SW: 232 10/8/05

atabrat · October 12th, 2005, 07:07 PM

NCGingie, Oh yeah we are very much alike as I am a major chocoholic, but taking the Phen - it doesn't even sound good. I basically could care less if I eat or not... I didn't take the pill today to let the dry mouth slow down a little and tonight I started wanting food.... I will definately take it in the morning. Usually sometime in the early evening a bowl of honey bunches of Oats sounds good so I have a bowl with 1% milk and I eat a few grapes here and there... I read something recently in a magazine that said if you don't love it don't eat it. At least cereal has some fiber and vitamins and minerals. Maybe I can get famous and star in commercials for Honey Bunches of Oats like the Subway guy!

justmarried521 · October 13th, 2005, 02:56 AM

I always have dry mouth, but that makes it easier to get all the water I need. I drink about a gallon and a half of water everyday.
I've been on Phen since Sept 18th, and still have it so I don't think it will go away.

Alexis_in_Maryland · October 13th, 2005, 03:25 AM

I just sip on water throughout the day (since I don't chew gum).

serenelisa · October 13th, 2005, 04:12 AM

Hi Ladies;There are also Aqua Drops they are in the gum aisle at most store check outs, they come in sugar free and are basically something to keep in your mouth to hydrate....Aqua, you know....sugar free mints work great too...the good thing is we get all of our water in. I actually got the dry mouth first week and don't much anymore, I'm in week 4....I stick to food plan anyway and have lost 23 pounds since 9/6/05! It's great to not have constant cravings

Choco-cat · October 13th, 2005, 07:13 PM

Hey girls! Just to give you a little relief, yes, it does finally go away. Notice I said finally, though? Yup, it finally went away about 5 months into my taking it.

So stick it out, you'll eventually get over it.

atabrat · October 13th, 2005, 08:29 PM

Well there is one good thing about it and that is that I definately get my water in.... I just try to remember to take a bottle with me when I go somewhere... It is very embarrassing to be in a conversation in a store with a clerk or in an appointment with your doctor who wouldn't prescribe Phen for you and he realizes your mouth is so dry you can hardly talk. That did actually happen to me. I told him the water pill he has me taking caused it

I also carry gum and mints now....

SognoSopra · October 14th, 2005, 06:01 AM

The dry mouth has been my only side effect. It was pretty constant at first, but now it comes and goes. It's especially bad if i'm not drinking enough. I keep mints in my purse for when it's bad and I'm in class and can't get to the water right away. Grapes have become my favorite food. I think because there's so much water in them that I crave them and they have a little flavor, too. There was a few days there where I was so water logged I couldn't drink another drop. I stuck with it though, with flavored dasanis and propel waters. It was a lifesaver.
Good luck out there, and I think the dry mouth will ease. Mine isn't nearly that bad anymore.

Educator · October 14th, 2005, 06:30 AM

Welcome to our Phen World...

My tongue sticks to my lips, my lips stick to my tounge, I have very little to no salava, and most importantly, I MUST carry a water bottle EVERYWHERE I go. I drink more water than I have in my entire life and I LOVE IT! I always feel so refreshed and cleansed, I barely drink anything now, but my water. Every now and then I will drink tea, but I actually crave water these days. My doctor is so proud of the great results he is seeing and now calls me his Phen success, most of the time, he says, that he sees patients come in and begin Phen and then end up gaining weight while taking the meds. because they view it as a magic pill and eat a McDonalds and order supersize since they are on weightloss med. Odd???

Best advice, stick with a HIGH AMOUNT OF WATER INTAKE, begin an exercise program as you have made a decision of a lifetime lifestyle change and develop a routine that works with you and for you not something that you can begin and eventually drop off...Exercise is a key goal!

Good Luck and also, don't forget this site, it's an aweome group of male/female supporters that are going through the exact same dilemmas you are up against! They are beautiful, great, supportive, and you develop lifelong friendships when you stick to it!

Tammy

BARKINDOGZ · October 15th, 2005, 04:58 AM

lol im glad everyone else agrees about not having cravings..its like i sit here and try to think of what sounds good..and i never really crave anything..i find myself just eating what i know is the best choice..salads and whole grains..i drink water all the time..i do drink a latte in the morning for my habit lol i get headaches if i dont have coffee, just one a day..i eat veggie chips if i want to have something to eat..if we dont eat the pill doesnt work as well i was told..but..i dont exercise because i have arthritis in both hips and right now i need to lose some weight so that i can walk without so much pain...i lost 8lbs my first week but i dont know what i lost this week, i havent gotten on the scale because i dont feel like i lost anything.its been raining here for 8 days and im soooooo miserable lol ill weight myself tomorrow though!

October 12th, 2005, 08:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Phen Gal Silver Phenster Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 150 Lost Weight: 60.4 Current Weight: 247.6 Goal Weight: 150	Try chewing sugar free gum, works WONDERS! Good Luck! LW 120 1997 SW 306 09/14/2005 CW 296 09/21/2005 CW 290 09/28/2005 CW 287 10/09/2005 CW 284 10/11/2005 CW 283 10/13/2005 CW 281 10/21/2005 CW 280 10/25/2005 CW 278 11/03/2005 CW 276 11/13/2005 CW 275 11/22/2005 CW 274 11/23/2005 CW 281 11/29/2005 CW 280 11/30/2005 CW 278.5 12/01/2005 NEW BEGINING CW 278.5 09/13/2006 CW.272.2.09/16/2006 CW 267.4 10/29/2006 Diet & Exercise Only CW 280.0 7/01/2007 CW 264.0 7/29/2007 CW 257.6 8/17/2007

October 13th, 2005, 04:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
serenelisa Bronze Phenster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Escondido, California Posts: 50 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 180 Goal Weight: 130	Hi Ladies;There are also Aqua Drops they are in the gum aisle at most store check outs, they come in sugar free and are basically something to keep in your mouth to hydrate....Aqua, you know....sugar free mints work great too...the good thing is we get all of our water in. I actually got the dry mouth first week and don't much anymore, I'm in week 4....I stick to food plan anyway and have lost 23 pounds since 9/6/05! It's great to not have constant cravings [img]http://www.msnusers.com/4dfkd6i3ofs9sje0qcugo05f22/Documents/Pictures%2Ffatpic%20%282%29.jpg[\\img]Me in the blue dress

October 13th, 2005, 07:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
Choco-cat Diamond Phenster Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,103 Lost Weight: 41 Current Weight: 149 Goal Weight: 135-140	Hey girls! Just to give you a little relief, yes, it does finally go away. Notice I said finally, though? Yup, it finally went away about 5 months into my taking it. So stick it out, you'll eventually get over it. 29 years old 5'4" HW: 194 SW: 187 (size 14) CW: 145 (size 8) GW: 135-140

October 14th, 2005, 06:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
SognoSopra Silver Phenster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MS Posts: 268 Lost Weight: 40 lbs Current Weight: 272 Goal Weight: 150	The dry mouth has been my only side effect. It was pretty constant at first, but now it comes and goes. It's especially bad if i'm not drinking enough. I keep mints in my purse for when it's bad and I'm in class and can't get to the water right away. Grapes have become my favorite food. I think because there's so much water in them that I crave them and they have a little flavor, too. There was a few days there where I was so water logged I couldn't drink another drop. I stuck with it though, with flavored dasanis and propel waters. It was a lifesaver. Good luck out there, and I think the dry mouth will ease. Mine isn't nearly that bad anymore. HW and start weight 9-19: 312 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 month breakdown: 24 lbs lost, -31.75 in. (WOW!!) -2 shirt sizes and -2 pant sizes. 2nd Month -6 pounds 2nd month... GOTTA do better in the 3rd! January, starting all over SW 280 February 11- 276 Slooooooow going March 19 276- No change still March 27 273! Measurements: 3/06 --> 4/06 Neck: 14.5 --> 14 Bicep: 16 --> 15.25 Bust: 46 --> 43.5 Midriff: 44 --> 42 Waist: 46.5 --> 45 Hips: 53.5 --> 52.5 Thigh: 26 --> 24.5 Calf: 15 --> 14.75

October 12th, 2005, 08:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
atabrat Bronze Phenster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: California Posts: 48 Lost Weight: 4 Current Weight: 196 Goal Weight: 148	I started taking Phen 4 days ago and I have to make myself eat because I have no appetite it is great and no ill side effects except my mouth is so dry I can hardly talk. I have to have something to drink constantly.... Does this ever go away? Other then that I love it I can not believe I do not think about food and do not have cravings in fact when I think I need to eat I have a hard time thinking of anything that sounds good.

October 12th, 2005, 08:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kara Farnsworth Silver Phenster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Davis, IL Posts: 340 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 181 Goal Weight: 135	Welcome to the world of Phen! Everytime I have taken it I do get the cotton mouth which does not go away. The only thing I can say is to make sure you are drinking LOTS of water. Happy loosing. Kara

October 12th, 2005, 03:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
jenfri76 Gold Phenster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 871 Lost Weight: 3 Current Weight: 207 Goal Weight: 140	sugar free gum is awesome!!!

October 12th, 2005, 06:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
NCGingie Silver Phenster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 106 Lost Weight: 9 lbs. Current Weight: 232 Goal Weight: 150	atabrat, I have the same things going on you do. Sugar-free gum has helped me with the dry mouth, but it makes me forget to eat! I can't ever think of anything I want to eat. I used to eat as much chocolate as I could get my hands on, now it has lost its appeal! Even my favorite drink, Diet Dr. Pepper tastes bad now! I started Phen on Saturday (Oct. 8) and I can't wait until this Saturday for my first weigh-in. I sure hope I see results! Good luck to everyone! I love the motivation you get from reading the success stories and postings from other members. SW: 232 10/8/05

October 12th, 2005, 07:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
atabrat Bronze Phenster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: California Posts: 48 Lost Weight: 4 Current Weight: 196 Goal Weight: 148	NCGingie, Oh yeah we are very much alike as I am a major chocoholic, but taking the Phen - it doesn't even sound good. I basically could care less if I eat or not... I didn't take the pill today to let the dry mouth slow down a little and tonight I started wanting food.... I will definately take it in the morning. Usually sometime in the early evening a bowl of honey bunches of Oats sounds good so I have a bowl with 1% milk and I eat a few grapes here and there... I read something recently in a magazine that said if you don't love it don't eat it. At least cereal has some fiber and vitamins and minerals. Maybe I can get famous and star in commercials for Honey Bunches of Oats like the Subway guy!

October 13th, 2005, 02:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
justmarried521 Silver Phenster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 380 Lost Weight: 18 Current Weight: 152 Goal Weight: 120	I always have dry mouth, but that makes it easier to get all the water I need. I drink about a gallon and a half of water everyday. I've been on Phen since Sept 18th, and still have it so I don't think it will go away.

October 13th, 2005, 03:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Alexis_in_Maryland Silver Phenster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 465 Lost Weight: 17 Current Weight: 160 Goal Weight: 128	I just sip on water throughout the day (since I don't chew gum).

October 13th, 2005, 08:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
atabrat Bronze Phenster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: California Posts: 48 Lost Weight: 4 Current Weight: 196 Goal Weight: 148	Well there is one good thing about it and that is that I definately get my water in.... I just try to remember to take a bottle with me when I go somewhere... It is very embarrassing to be in a conversation in a store with a clerk or in an appointment with your doctor who wouldn't prescribe Phen for you and he realizes your mouth is so dry you can hardly talk. That did actually happen to me. I told him the water pill he has me taking caused it I also carry gum and mints now....

October 14th, 2005, 06:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
Educator Platinum Phenster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,921 Lost Weight: 52 lbs. down and 23 lbs, to go!!!! Current Weight: 142 Goal Weight: 115	Welcome to our Phen World... My tongue sticks to my lips, my lips stick to my tounge, I have very little to no salava, and most importantly, I MUST carry a water bottle EVERYWHERE I go. I drink more water than I have in my entire life and I LOVE IT! I always feel so refreshed and cleansed, I barely drink anything now, but my water. Every now and then I will drink tea, but I actually crave water these days. My doctor is so proud of the great results he is seeing and now calls me his Phen success, most of the time, he says, that he sees patients come in and begin Phen and then end up gaining weight while taking the meds. because they view it as a magic pill and eat a McDonalds and order supersize since they are on weightloss med. Odd??? Best advice, stick with a HIGH AMOUNT OF WATER INTAKE, begin an exercise program as you have made a decision of a lifetime lifestyle change and develop a routine that works with you and for you not something that you can begin and eventually drop off...Exercise is a key goal! Good Luck and also, don't forget this site, it's an aweome group of male/female supporters that are going through the exact same dilemmas you are up against! They are beautiful, great, supportive, and you develop lifelong friendships when you stick to it! Tammy

October 15th, 2005, 04:58 AM	#14 (permalink)
BARKINDOGZ Bronze Phenster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CT Posts: 28 Lost Weight: 15LBS as of 11/04/05 Current Weight: TOO MUCH (298-ISH) 10/04/05 Goal Weight: 200 (FOR NOW)	lol im glad everyone else agrees about not having cravings..its like i sit here and try to think of what sounds good..and i never really crave anything..i find myself just eating what i know is the best choice..salads and whole grains..i drink water all the time..i do drink a latte in the morning for my habit lol i get headaches if i dont have coffee, just one a day..i eat veggie chips if i want to have something to eat..if we dont eat the pill doesnt work as well i was told..but..i dont exercise because i have arthritis in both hips and right now i need to lose some weight so that i can walk without so much pain...i lost 8lbs my first week but i dont know what i lost this week, i havent gotten on the scale because i dont feel like i lost anything.its been raining here for 8 days and im soooooo miserable lol ill weight myself tomorrow though!