[GoodbyeFat]

Hi all,
I am new too and haven't posted much. I'm about to complete week 2 in a couple of days...and according to my home scale have lost about 5 lbs which is perfectly OK with me!
I keep reading that many are on the 37.5 phentermine. Do you all take it (it's a capsule right?) once a day...and that's it for the day?
My doctor gave 15 mg phentermine for the mid day pill (10 am w/ food), and then I take another one at 4pm called phentatramazine (or something like that? I don't have the bottle here) and that one is a yellow "caplet" (like you can break it in half if you wanted). So i take TWO a day......does anyone else have that regimen?
Personally.....I still feel occasionally hungry....but it's weird, like my stomache is JUST about to growl....but then it doesn't....but i can tell when i'm hungry and then i eat. I definitely don't have to force myself to eat (i almost wish i did though!)
Anyway....thanks for any info!

[angel88kim]

Hi, I started taking Phentermine on 4-2, I am on the 37.5 and I normally take it about 10am. usually 30 minutes before I eat. My dr did not give me a second mid day pill. I think if i had that I would be up all night. I haven't felt hungry at all, I am more motivated. The first day I took it I felt real anxious at first, but thats gone away.

[KittyPie2]

Hi,

I take one 37.5 around 7am and occasionally another half around noon. (I've been taking it for a long time)The 37.5 mg is a oval "caplet" that you can break in half if you want. The 30mg is a capsule with a plastic shell and has little balls inside. (Its a time released capsule). The 15 mg. is the lowest dose you can get of phentermine, but I don't know what phentatramazine is??? I'm not surprised he gave it to you that way though. Most people who only take one pill a day get hungry and start to lose control between 4pm-10pm. I think if it's helping you control your appetite, but allowing you to still feel normal hunger, it's doing it's job. And if the 15 mg at 4pm doesn't keep you up at night... then more power to you!! That's why most people on the 30mg or 37.5 mg have to take it before 10am unless they want to stay up till 3am. Either that, or they have to take something to help them sleep. It's a vicious cycle.

Good job on your 5 lbs loss!! Keep up the good work! Don't forget to exercise and eat healthy so you can maintain your goal weight when you get there!!!!!!

[scatanafas]

Phendimetrazine is a different type of diet pill,but is similar to phentermine. I took that first but didn't have much luck on it. I like Phentermine better. I guess the doctor is having you take both so that you have added appetite control later on in the day. Phendimetrazine 30 mg lasts around four hours, so you can take it later on in the day and stll sleep (supposedly! It kept me awake no matter how early I took it!).

good luck on your journey, i wish you alot of success.

[breezysun]

Hi,

I'm on the 37.5 pills (white with blue specs). I take it in the morning around 7:30 and it seems to be working well so far.