[health4life]

BUMPITY BUMP

[abbyinva]

i had to write a reply to this and was just wondering i am going to a weight loss clinic and i was taking phen 15mg and had to go up to 30 but when i go to get my medicine i have to see a nurse praticern and they give you vitamens to take daily and b12 i take once a week are you taking any kind of mulit vitamens and if your not you should i am just telling you what they told me

[Aliciacam]

I had to reply to this too. A long time ago, I lost a lot of weight, fast. I was not eating. Maybe a salad a day, and that was it.

I lost so much weight that I looked pathetic. In turn, I also lost a lot of hair.

I'm not a DR. But I would guess it has something to do with malnutrition. And I was not taking any kind of medication. I was actaully a teenager going through one of those "phases."

[Shezageek]

Hair loss is not listed as a side effect for Phen. It should be though. Take folic acid and B complex vitamins. That will help.

[ January 27, 2003, 04:56 PM: Message edited by: Shezageek ]

[Shezageek]

I was on the diet for about 8 months and lost 60 lbs. However, I too lost hair by the handful. When I washed my hair or just brushed it, I would lose a handful at a time. I took vitamins (Folic Acid especially) but it really didn't help a whole lot. The hair will grow back though. I now have thousands of hairs that are about 3 inches long where it is growing back.

I ate small meals properly, took my vitamins and still had a tremendous hair loss. Now, I weigh 125, look and feel much better. But, because of the hair loss, I wouldn't do it again.

Good luck in your diet. There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Hang in there.

[sonny11]

I need to know if hair loss and itching will stop if I stop taking phentermine? And all the information I read say not to stop medicine abrubtly?

[ANNALISE]

hi sonny....i stopped phentermine abruptly cos of hair loss (am totally devestated..had i know this was a side effect i wud never have started them)...so far still losing the hair ....can someone pls console me and tell me i will get back my former crowning glory??

[LA-CHANY]

THE HAIR LOSS WILL STOP IT JUST TAKE'S TIME TO GET USE TO IT NEED TO GET THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE THE PHEN STEP IN.

[Krati]

I just wanted to say that I've been on phen for around 4 months, I eat regularly, (probalby still more than I should) and have lost 20 lbs. I have never had any hair loss, I still have really long dyed-blonde thick hair. I think I can contribute this to adequate nutrition ex, multi vitamins, lots of fruits and veggies.

[SHARONS]

BUMPITY BUMP BUMP

[Sweet_Girl]

OH GOSH! I HOPE I DON'T LOSE MY HAIR, IT IS THIN TO BEGIN WITH!

OK, WHEN I WAS ON ATKINS I WAS LOSING WEIGHT MAJOR FAST AND MY HAIR STARTED THINNING SO WHAT I TOOK WAS

NOURISHAIR- FROM GNC- YOU CAN GET IT FROM RITE AID TOO
AND I TOOK IT WITH BIOTIN, I TAKE ALOT OF BIOTIN 3000MCG.

[SHARONS]

Originally Posted by Sweet_Girl

OH GOSH! I HOPE I DON'T LOSE MY HAIR, IT IS THIN TO BEGIN WITH!

OK, WHEN I WAS ON ATKINS I WAS LOSING WEIGHT MAJOR FAST AND MY HAIR STARTED THINNING SO WHAT I TOOK WAS

NOURISHAIR- FROM GNC- YOU CAN GET IT FROM RITE AID TOO
AND I TOOK IT WITH BIOTIN, I TAKE ALOT OF BIOTIN 3000MCG.

I just took a bunch of Biotin and a hair vitamin. My hair is shedding too.

[UmAmer]

The day I saw your post about the Nexium products I was at Haircuttery with my son and they had a special on the shampoo and TWO big bottles of scalp treatment for only 34 bucks! I used it the next time I shampooed, and in just 3 days I can feel a change in my hair texture! I also found a bottle of prenatal vitamins from last fall (when I was preg) and I started those as well. I still find strands of hair in my hands, but I hope to slow down the thinning effect now that I "figured it out". I lost a great deal of weight using OTC diet piulls before the baby came, and gave birth "thin" but the year post partum and a very troubled marriage gave me a nice 30lb gain.
I am down 18lbs in a month and a half, roughly 2.5lbs a week and feel great about it. And getting bak into my pre-baby wardrobe is as good as buying a whole new one!

But thanks for the Nexium tip!

[Sivad]

I was taking a blood pressure medication (Atenolol) that made my hair fall out. I too had very long curly THICK hair. I couldn't get my fingers to touch together when I pulled it all up to put it in a ponytail. I had trouble finding scrunchies and ponytail holders that would fit my hair and hold it all. Now I still have long curly hair, just not thick anymore. I was proud of my thick hair too, although it was really REALLY hot in the summer time. I took the meds for a year and told my doctor I wanted to change because of the hair loss, she changed them for me and I have been taking the new ones since May and I haven't noticed any new hair growth. I didn't really notice hair loss with the phen because I was so used to it coming out by the handfulls. I have been off for 2.5 weeks. She still hasn't given me back my Phen yet and I'm still kinda unsure if the weight loss is worth the hair loss. I may have to do it all on my own :O.
When and IF you decide to stop Phen just remember that Phen is only a small part of your weight loss the rest is YOU! You can do it without the phen you'll just have to be stronger than the candy bar and cake lol. I lost 5 pounds on my own over the past 2 weeks. I had to work harder at not eating the things that tempted me but I DID IT . Good luck to you.

[Jalen&Kaden'sMom]

Hi Ladies,

The hair loss was a BIG issue for me too. I researched prescription drugs that causes hair loss and Phen was on that list. Here is a quote from one article I read:

"For example, more than 290 medications are known to cause hair loss in women, including beta blockers and ace inhibitors that are used to treat hypertension; lithium and other antidepressants; blood-thinning agents, and amphetamines like phentermine, which was half of the recently banned fen-phen diet drug combination." www.nytimes.com

I was on Phen for 3 weeks and when I recently went to the beautician, I did not have any noticable shedding...yet. I've been off Phen for about a week and a half. Although I took one yesterday before going to the gym. Now I take Centrum Women's 1 A Day, Biotin, B6 and B12 just to have a healthy vitamin regimen. I'm hoping to lose the weight the old fashion way...diet and exercise. It's going to take longer but at least I hope to keep my hair. Don't get me wrong, it was a struggle giving up the Phen because I know that I will have quicker results but I'm vain. I'll work these big ole' hips of mine as long as my beautiful silky locks stay in place. To be real...it takes time to grow my African American hair and I ain't tryin' to lose it!! LOL!