[JEckhoff]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Judy and today was my first day taking Phentermine and it made me sleepy.
I felt calm and drowsy. I am taking the 37.5 dose and since I did not know what to expect in taking it I broke it in half and took one half at 7:00 a.m. and then the other at 12:00 noon and I was sleepy after taking both halves. Is this normal?

To be sleepy and feel calm and sedated from taking this? It was like I took a chill pill. Perhaps the pharmacy give me the wrong medication? I don't get sleeping pills I never have but it took everything in my body to stay awake. Weird?

Let me know if this is normal please.
~Judy

[Cindyu]

I didn't have that problem. I am usually a late night person, but then I don't want to climb out of bed the next day either. Taking this, I am still late night, but I get up at 6:30 am with hubby and don't go back to bed till about 1am. I usually need about 7-8 hours of sleep or I start feeling it. I'm going on two weeks today. You might check with your pharmacy or click google and type medication identification or pill id. Then you type in any numbers, shape, color of your pill and it will come back and tell you what you have more than likely. I would go the pharmacy route first though if you can. Good luck! BY the way....did it help with your hunger?

[Cmarie123]

Welcome to the forum!

[nurseashley]

people can have opposite reactions to medications, basically it does for you the opposite of what its supposed to do. Was your appetite still suppressed? did you feel hungry or have cravings? Or were you just a little sleepy and then ok? maybe you should take it as directed, only once in the morning, i don't think you are supposed to break the tablets in half. if you want a lower dose you can get like 15mg twice a day or 8mg 3 times a day.

Some people get a reaction like that with benadryl, instead of getting sleepy they are bouncing off the walls. A lot of times this happens with kids. so maybe it just makes you sleepy instead of energized!

[fatnomore24]

hey i totally know what you mean today was day 3 for me and i get little pills that are blue and white with a score in them and i cut mine in half too! the whole is like 37.5 and it tells me to take 1/2 in the am. i end up so sleepy too!!!. do you sleep at night?
the s c ript tells me to cut in 1/2 but doesn't say anything about taking the other 1/2.
my muscles ache too which the slip it came with listed as a side effect


i was told they effect everyone differently just to hang in and see what they do after a week. i was told most ppl's symptoms subside in a week and hopefully ours does too.
at least i do have a supressed appetite! just no energy

[need tolose]

Hi everyone, I'm new here too. My name is Stacey and have been on phen for 1 week. I gained some weight since last year (30 pounds) and started to feel really non energetic and thought I should start to take the weight off. I had hoped that the phen was going to give me the burst of energy to help start me off but am not feeling it. I am just tired and feeling very unmotivated!! I did lose 2 pounds though the first week, I was hoping to lose more the first week but 2 pounds is better than nothing. The medication has definately suppressed my appetite though. I am getting the b12 shot weekly as well. I'm glad that I found this site and am just looking for some support and hopefully I can give some as well. Oh also I am an emotional eater and will eat even when I'm not hungry mostly on sugar. I only messed up 1 time since I started phen hopefully I'll be able to overcome this as well. Needless to say it was a tough year for me which is why I gained the weight in the first place. Any replies are appreciated.

[Sheena425]

Hello...

Today was my first day on phen and I had sooo much energy. It really suppress you appetite and I was barely hungry at all today. But I had gotten sleepy around 6:00 pm but I feel good about phen I really want to get rid of the pounds I have put on since I had my kids.

Sheena

[jenna0215]

Hello and welcome!
I am completing my third week on phen. It also makes me very tired and I have no energy. When I do get up to do something, I tire very easily. My sister is on phen and has tons of energy. I am 41 years old, I wonder if age has anything to do with it??? I have been reading all the posts on here that I can and I have found that some people with similar problems realized that the mfg. of your phen may be the cause. I guess each mfg can affect each person differently. I also read on here, that different stores use different mfg. so you could call around. Your current label will say the mfg. Mine is Caraco and I got it from Walgreens.

[italianbella13]

Originally Posted by JEckhoff

Hi Everyone,

My name is Judy and today was my first day taking Phentermine and it made me sleepy.
I felt calm and drowsy. I am taking the 37.5 dose and since I did not know what to expect in taking it I broke it in half and took one half at 7:00 a.m. and then the other at 12:00 noon and I was sleepy after taking both halves. Is this normal?

To be sleepy and feel calm and sedated from taking this? It was like I took a chill pill. Perhaps the pharmacy give me the wrong medication? I don't get sleeping pills I never have but it took everything in my body to stay awake. Weird?

Let me know if this is normal please.
~Judy

what are u eating?

[Kellgees]

Hello & Welcome. Are you taking vitamins? I take a multi-vitamin and B complex and have never had a energy issue. I am also an emotional eater and the Phen helps. I do the Phen/Phen D combo.

[jenna0215]

Hi Kell,
I don't take a multi-vitamin...or any vitamin at all. I hear the B will give you energy. I am afraid to take vitamins because whenever I have taken them in the past, they make me super hungry. But, maybe on the phen it will be ok....I'll give it a try I think. Also what is the phen/phen D combo?
You're doing great....keep up the good work!