[MrsG2003]

Hey everyone! Im new to Phen and am excited about loosing this weight. I started Phen on Sat (on day 6 now). The first day I took phen it made me VERY loopy. My husband thought I had lost it. After about 3 or 4 hours I mellowed and became really tired. The entire day I forced myself to stay awake. Day 2 I was loopy for about an hour then mellow. Now I am just mellow all day but never really energetic at all. Today is the first day I have actually felt hungry at all, but everything I try to eat taste horrible! My other side effects are typical dry mouth, bad breath, and thirst. I will say this though. I thought my scale was broken this morning when I stood on it and it said I had already lost 8lbs.. Havnt noticed any difference in clothing though.

So anyone with advice or comments are welcome.. I would really appreciate it!

[lovinmyair]

Originally Posted by MrsG2003

Hey everyone! Im new to Phen and am excited about loosing this weight. I started Phen on Sat (on day 6 now). The first day I took phen it made me VERY loopy. My husband thought I had lost it. After about 3 or 4 hours I mellowed and became really tired. The entire day I forced myself to stay awake. Day 2 I was loopy for about an hour then mellow. Now I am just mellow all day but never really energetic at all. Today is the first day I have actually felt hungry at all, but everything I try to eat taste horrible! My other side effects are typical dry mouth, bad breath, and thirst. I will say this though. I thought my scale was broken this morning when I stood on it and it said I had already lost 8lbs.. Havnt noticed any difference in clothing though.

So anyone with advice or comments are welcome.. I would really appreciate it!

Hi, it can be common to be mellow after a few days. It doesn't mean it's not working though. It's very normal to have dry mouth and very thirsty. Just drink alot of water, eat at least 1200 calories throughout the day. I have found that if I'm not super hungry that I will get a protein bar (180 cals per bar for most) and that will keep my calories if I'm not hungry. Take a good multiviamin (one with b-12 will help make you feel energetic throughout the day), and eating high fiber foods (if you are hungry) can also help curb your hunger when you start to feel really hungry. Also, it's sounds weird, but exercising some through the fatigue can help you feel more energized as well. Don't worry though, it sounds like your off to a great start. Welcome to the forums. Oh, this is only my advice and what worked for me. Every person is different so you can either take it or leave it. The one thing that works for everyone is drinking alot of water and excercise. Other than that, if this advice doesn't work figuring out what works for you is the best thing you can do.

[Trying2Lose2]

Hi,
I am on day four and I have had the opposit reaction. I cannot sleep. Mine is Dr. prescribed and it makes me stay awake. I have to make myself eat..........

[MissAnn]

Good luck to both of you! I'm new here, as well.

Trying2Lose2:

What med are you taking?
I take 37.5 mg of Phen per day. I was advised to take one half of a pill each day at 10am in the mornings to adjust to the medication. Then I may take a whole pill. I most likely take half at 10 am and half around 2 pm after the first week. Maybe you could try something like this?

Also, have you ever looked into taking Melatonin to help you sleep? It's an OTC supplement that actually naturally occurs in the body to help regulate the sleep cycle. You can get it at any drug store. Maybe you should do some research to see if you think it might be good for you.

[MommaCarr]

Welcome to the boards. Good Luck!

[Trying2Lose2]

Hi,
MIss Ann I was prescribed 37.5. He said to take 1/2 in the morning when I woke up and 1/2 30 min. before dinner. Well, dinnertime is way to late for me to take it. I tried 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 about lunchtime. Same results. 1/2 a pill today and I am fine. No cravings or anything distructive yet..lol thank you for the advice I will look into the sleeping pills. I even took nyquil and benedryl to sleep did not work....thank you again.

[MrsG2003]

Mine was Dr perscribed also. I take 30mgs once every morning. Mine is a soft pill with blue and white beads inside so I can not half them. Ive been trying to force myself to eat also. I get this nasty feeling like I am going to get sick when ever I try to eat though. Today was the most I have eaten since I started and I had 2 bites of a steak burrito, about 10 smoked almonds, 4oz of carrot juice and 2 links of sausage and a bite of egg for dinner. And the only reason I ate that much was because my husband made me..lol. I just have no real appitite. And the weird thing is that the taste of things has change alot. I tried to eat a bananna the other day and thought it tasted like someone dipped it in molasses LOL

[Trying2Lose2]

Those pills sound like the old blue & clears that they used to give to people in the 70's. Mine are small white oval shaped with blue specks on them. Mine are 37.5. If you are having problems with a whole one maybe he can change you to the ones like I and so many others have. Best of luck

[caterpillargirl]

Hello. I'm new here too. I have had alot of the same side effects as you, and a couple others you haven't mentioned. I also have trouble sleeping even though I'm exhausted at the end of the day. Every day has been different for me, and I think it's gradually getting better. Yesterday I felt fine until around 4pm when I crashed. I still had two loads of laundry and dinner to make. It was difficult because I was so tired. Thankfully my husband did the dishes and put the kids to bed so I could rest.

Anyhow, Welcome!

[Pashen79]

"WELCOME" This is a exciting place to chat with some fantastic people.....great advice and good help even when it's not pretaining to PHEN.............Welocme again

[MissAnn]

Just a thought...
Could you "remake" the pills by dividing the capsules in half? I'm sure you could find empty capsules or some cheap ones you could empty out at a drug store to divide them up. Even if they are time-released, you could find out if it's the actual beads inside or the capsules that make them time released. If it's the beads, no problem. If it's the capsule part, you could look for time release capsules at the drug store, as well. Maybe ask a pharmacist about it? Just a thought to save you from being too sped out all day. After the first script is gone, you could either change to a different pill or your body may be used to them at that point and you could take the whole pill.

Sorry for the rambling... just a thought...
One of my friends is vegan and she cannot take capsules, so she's always either emptying her capsules into drinks or finding animal-friendly ones... that's why I thought you could recap them...
Best of luck to you!