Side effects.... - Phentermine.com

newbyboobie · February 5th, 2007, 10:49 AM

Hey everyone...i'm new here and wanted to know about some of the side effects you have had while taking phentermine. i just started today and am feeling a little jittery. i was a little worried about taking the drug because i have had panic attacks and anxiety before, and didn't want anything that made me feel too up-itty. I used to take Metabolife with ephedra for about 4 years and i stopped when i started having the panic attacks. Now i take Zoloft which has seemed to work well for me. Anyhow, i feel a little jittery, like i'm kinda tired but wired...do you know if any of these side effects will go away??

kvaz · February 5th, 2007, 11:11 AM

Hi Newbyboobie (love the name btw),

The side effects you mention seem to be fairly common. I didn't have any of them, but I have heard they subside after a few days to 2 weeks. You may want to take ½ a pill in the am and ½ in the evening until you get used to them (assuming you are on 37.5 mg tablets).

Good luck and welcome to the group.

Binkles1958 · February 5th, 2007, 12:23 PM

I was jittery the first day or so but I'm OK now.

mkat · February 5th, 2007, 12:26 PM

I was extremely jittery the first to second day and I really had to force myself to eat.. not to mention I was so dehydrated. It has been a little over a week and I don't even feel like Ihave taken anything.

Summer Leigh · February 5th, 2007, 07:44 PM

I also felt "buzzed" the first day I took it, but I haven't had that feeling since then. I have heard many say they felt the same also. Maybe it takes a day or two for your body to get used to it.

newbyboobie · February 5th, 2007, 10:20 PM

thanks guys

i'm gonna hang in there!

Dietingagain_Jen · February 6th, 2007, 07:24 AM

Hey there, I also suffer from anxiety and panic attacks (occasionally) I did talk to my doctor about it before I got on the Phen. I also take a small dose of Ativan for the anxiety when it happens and he said it was fine to take together. You really are jittery and stuff at first but the side effects should get better after a few days...

Hang in there!!

sharples · February 15th, 2007, 05:17 AM

When I started I was jittery and to an extent I still get anxiety and panic attacks so it has not gone away completly. I guess it varies from person to person but it does get better.

rileyking1 · June 8th, 2009, 09:56 PM

i am the same way with panick attacks and anxiety. i also take zoloft. i read that u arent supposed to mix the 2 because of too much seratonin being released. but both doctors i see said it should be fine unless i feel to dizzy or anything like that.
as far as breaking the pill in half id ask your doc first. the tablets r slow release and breaking or crushing them can give u the daily dose too fast

February 5th, 2007, 10:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
newbyboobie Bronze Phenster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 55 Lost Weight: 5 Current Weight: 125 Goal Weight: 120 newbyboobie's Photos	Hey everyone...i'm new here and wanted to know about some of the side effects you have had while taking phentermine. i just started today and am feeling a little jittery. i was a little worried about taking the drug because i have had panic attacks and anxiety before, and didn't want anything that made me feel too up-itty. I used to take Metabolife with ephedra for about 4 years and i stopped when i started having the panic attacks. Now i take Zoloft which has seemed to work well for me. Anyhow, i feel a little jittery, like i'm kinda tired but wired...do you know if any of these side effects will go away?? __________________ www.ViolentAcesClothing.com

February 5th, 2007, 11:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
kvaz Silver Phenster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Metro NYC Posts: 163 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 203 Goal Weight: ????? kvaz's Photos	Hi Newbyboobie (love the name btw), The side effects you mention seem to be fairly common. I didn't have any of them, but I have heard they subside after a few days to 2 weeks. You may want to take ½ a pill in the am and ½ in the evening until you get used to them (assuming you are on 37.5 mg tablets). Good luck and welcome to the group. __________________ The Reason I lose weight. I have to keep up with these guys! SW: 205 03/22/2009 Mini Goal 184.5 (10% of starting weight gone)

February 5th, 2007, 12:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Binkles1958 Bronze Phenster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Roseville, Minnesota Posts: 22 Lost Weight: 6 Current Weight: 249 Goal Weight: 210 Binkles1958's Photos	I was jittery the first day or so but I'm OK now. __________________ Age 48 SW 255 CW 249 GW 210 www.djohnsonphotography.net

February 5th, 2007, 07:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Summer Leigh Bronze Phenster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 68 Lost Weight: 50 lbs Current Weight: 128 lbs Goal Weight: 120 lbs Summer Leigh's Photos	I also felt "buzzed" the first day I took it, but I haven't had that feeling since then. I have heard many say they felt the same also. Maybe it takes a day or two for your body to get used to it. __________________ SW 178 - 11/30/06 CW 170 - 12/14/06 CW 167 - 12/28/06 CW 163 - 1/14/07 stopped taking phen in Jan CW 159 - 2/1/07 CW 155 - 3/15/07 CW 134 - 5/22/08 I've been bad! CW 138- 6/12/08 Back on Phen starting today CW 132- 6/19/08 CW 130 6/26/08 GW 120 Around 170 lbs About 132 lbs

February 5th, 2007, 10:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
newbyboobie Bronze Phenster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 55 Lost Weight: 5 Current Weight: 125 Goal Weight: 120 newbyboobie's Photos	thanks guys i'm gonna hang in there! __________________ www.ViolentAcesClothing.com

February 5th, 2007, 12:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
mkat Bronze Phenster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: atlanta Posts: 12 Lost Weight: 0lbs mkat's Photos	I was extremely jittery the first to second day and I really had to force myself to eat.. not to mention I was so dehydrated. It has been a little over a week and I don't even feel like Ihave taken anything.

February 6th, 2007, 07:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dietingagain_Jen Bronze Phenster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 24 Lost Weight: 9.5 pds Current Weight: 153.5 Goal Weight: 140 Dietingagain_Jen's Photos	Hey there, I also suffer from anxiety and panic attacks (occasionally) I did talk to my doctor about it before I got on the Phen. I also take a small dose of Ativan for the anxiety when it happens and he said it was fine to take together. You really are jittery and stuff at first but the side effects should get better after a few days... Hang in there!! __________________ Jen Age 38 Height 5'6" Starting weight 1/8/07 163lbs. Current weight 2/21/07 151lbs. Goal weight (however long it takes) 140lbs.

February 15th, 2007, 05:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
sharples Phen Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1 Lost Weight: 19kg Current Weight: 82kg Goal Weight: 68kg sharples's Photos	When I started I was jittery and to an extent I still get anxiety and panic attacks so it has not gone away completly. I guess it varies from person to person but it does get better.

June 8th, 2009, 09:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
rileyking1 Bronze Phenster Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 13 Lost Weight: 62 lbs Current Weight: 240 Goal Weight: 185 rileyking1's Photos	i am the same way with panick attacks and anxiety. i also take zoloft. i read that u arent supposed to mix the 2 because of too much seratonin being released. but both doctors i see said it should be fine unless i feel to dizzy or anything like that. as far as breaking the pill in half id ask your doc first. the tablets r slow release and breaking or crushing them can give u the daily dose too fast

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