New Member/Hypothyroid/Questions

[ginachicago]

Hi all,

I am new to the forum. I have had hypothyroidism for about 15 years. I used to be a skinny person, until the thyroid stopped working. My meds are stable, I have a great endocrinologist. The past couple years, after having my thyroid stop working rather suddenly and not seeking treatment, I put on 12-14 pounds. I'm 5'6" and now weight between 142-145. The weight I maintained for many years was 130-132. I've been dieting, exercising, you name it. I've tried it all. I am doing Weight Watchers (21 points or about 1200 calories) and hit the gym 5 times a week, usually for over an hour and mix it up with yoga, strength and lots of cardio. I've lost, essentially, nothing.

My endo, knowing me and how hard I work, put me on phentermine. I started yesterday. I took half of the 37.5 pill to see how I would react. Initially I felt amazing! I ran for 15 minutes out of 50 on the treadmill, had a full day, etc. I went out for drinks with my friends (friday night) and after the 3rd drink felt a panic taking over. I went home and basically was up all night. The pill had me "wired" for almost 24 hours.

So, is this normal the first few days? Did drinking (which the Walgreens info did not say NOT to do) exacerbate the effects of the pill? I did not take it this morning, I am frightened of the effects since I have a big date tonight. Has anyone has success taking half a pill every other day? I only have 10-12 pounds to drop, the doc thinks that will happen quickly since I do all the right things, just have a stubborn metabolism due to the thyroid.

I know many people will say that my weight is fine where it is, but please understand I was at the 130-132 weight for about 10 years. My beautiful clothing is all tight and I am just not happy in this space. I lead a super healthy lifestyle and don't have an issue with over eating at all. I eat very "close to the earth" due to food allergies. It's been so frustrating to work so hard for almost 2 years to see absolutely no results. I am hoping this pill will help me and in short order. I need support or need advice. If what I experienced last night is not normal, I need to know.

Thanks so much!

Gina

[nickaroo242]

I am pretty sure it was the drinking that caused you to feel out of sorts. on the bottle of medication I have it says not to avoid alcohol and caffene. I started out taking one pill 37.5mg and after 2 days I cut them in half, I felt odd all day long it helped, I did that for a week then went back to the full dose, without any problems. Good luck with your weight loss!!!

[BonnieJo]

I take a full 37.5 everyday and do not have any problems. I am going to say it was the alcohol as well. If you are trying to lose weight alcohol really doesn't help at all. Good Luck!