Numbness in right hand - Phentermine.com

skinny minny · February 7th, 2007, 11:46 AM

I have been using phen off and on for about a year. I quit for a while because I was having numbness in my right arm/hand. I really need to lose about 15 more lbs but am concerned about this side effect. This is not listed anywhere as possible side effect, just wondering if anyone else had this experience or had heard of it.

Danna · February 13th, 2007, 07:39 AM

The first day I took phentermine my left hand went numb, and the next day once but it was when I was laying in bed. I think it has to do with circulation/heart rate. My hands, nose and feet have been freezing since I started taking these too.

I'm waitin for my dr to call me back so I can ask about side effects, ill post after he does.

Danna · February 13th, 2007, 10:14 AM

Ok. he said the vessels in your hands can become smaller from the pills effecting the circulation.

You should call your Dr. to be safe though.

How's your heart rate?

fieldofflowers · June 28th, 2007, 03:02 PM

I did not take my pill today after being on it for about 3 weeks straight, About 5 hours after I got a headache so bad I could not see straight and I started shaking uncontrollably from cold, my right hand is tingling very bad... didnt know if it could be considered a withdrawal?

gettintheregb · June 29th, 2007, 08:35 AM

I think it is a withdrawl. I was taking it regularly for 3 months and was taking 1 full 37.5 pill a day, towards the end I was taking 1-2 more because my body was so used to it. I had stopped before for a few weeks and had no major issues other than being tired and ravenously hungry all of a sudden, but it passed after a week. When I stopped recently, it was like someone hit me with a sledgehammer - headache, extreme exhaustion, major hunger. Fortunately I was prepared for it, and I did have a few pills left, so I ignored the hunger as best I could and have been tapering off with 1/2 - 1/4 a pill a day. Today is my last day I have had a half only. I think I may have a 1/2 left, which I may split up between tomorrow and SUnday. I think this is the only way to stop, if not to prevent the horrid fatigue, but to prevent eating everything in sight. Anyway, taper off slowly, people say that constantly on this site but man, it is so true...dont want to gain that weight back

or be miserable either! Good luck.

CGHANKE · July 2nd, 2007, 11:36 AM

Do you work at a desk? I had the same thing, turns out my elbow was resting on the desk and irritating my ulnar nerve. (New sudden onset of numbness right after I started phen had me worried).
Turns out that the circulation was constricted by the phen and that in turn helped irritate the nerve making my hand numb!

Bocefus · July 2nd, 2007, 03:59 PM

I am now on my second round of being on Phen. I've been on it this second time around since April 1. I also experience tingling/numbness/coldness in my hands and feet from time to time. I told my doc about it and he said it was a circulation thing and a side effect from Phen. He said he was not concerned about it. When I start feeling this way, I just get up and move around and it goes away!

February 13th, 2007, 07:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Danna Bronze Phenster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 32 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 200 Goal Weight: 135	The first day I took phentermine my left hand went numb, and the next day once but it was when I was laying in bed. I think it has to do with circulation/heart rate. My hands, nose and feet have been freezing since I started taking these too. I'm waitin for my dr to call me back so I can ask about side effects, ill post after he does. Started 2/11/07 SW 204 2/9/07 CW 192 Mini Goal 175

February 13th, 2007, 10:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Danna Bronze Phenster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 32 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 200 Goal Weight: 135	Ok. he said the vessels in your hands can become smaller from the pills effecting the circulation. You should call your Dr. to be safe though. How's your heart rate? Started 2/11/07 SW 204 2/9/07 CW 192 Mini Goal 175

June 28th, 2007, 03:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
fieldofflowers Phen Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 4 Lost Weight: 72 Current Weight: 175 Goal Weight: 165	I did not take my pill today after being on it for about 3 weeks straight, About 5 hours after I got a headache so bad I could not see straight and I started shaking uncontrollably from cold, my right hand is tingling very bad... didnt know if it could be considered a withdrawal? Those who judge do not matter and those who matter do not judge!

July 2nd, 2007, 11:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
CGHANKE Silver Phenster Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rocky Mountains Posts: 211 Lost Weight: 24.7 Current Weight: 325.3 Goal Weight: 200	Do you work at a desk? I had the same thing, turns out my elbow was resting on the desk and irritating my ulnar nerve. (New sudden onset of numbness right after I started phen had me worried). Turns out that the circulation was constricted by the phen and that in turn helped irritate the nerve making my hand numb! 5/22/07 350 5/29/07 339.5 10 POUNDS!!! 6/05/07 337.5 down 12 pounds! 6/08/07 335.2 down 14.8!!! 6/12/07 333.5 16.5 POUNDS week 3! 6/15/07 330.03 WOW!!! MINI GOAL MET 6/25/07 335.00 UGH! Vacation Gain 6/27/07 333.1 getting back on track 6/28/07 330.00 I'M Back Baby! Pre vacation weight. 7/2/07 328.1 7/6/07 325.2 25 lbs!!!!! 7/11/07 325.3 Try Not; Do or Do Not; There Is No Try, Only Do.~Yoda

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February 7th, 2007, 11:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
skinny minny Phen Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 4 Lost Weight: 15 Current Weight: 125 Goal Weight: 120	I have been using phen off and on for about a year. I quit for a while because I was having numbness in my right arm/hand. I really need to lose about 15 more lbs but am concerned about this side effect. This is not listed anywhere as possible side effect, just wondering if anyone else had this experience or had heard of it.

June 29th, 2007, 08:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
gettintheregb Phen Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 4 Lost Weight: 20 Current Weight: 178 Goal Weight: 165	I think it is a withdrawl. I was taking it regularly for 3 months and was taking 1 full 37.5 pill a day, towards the end I was taking 1-2 more because my body was so used to it. I had stopped before for a few weeks and had no major issues other than being tired and ravenously hungry all of a sudden, but it passed after a week. When I stopped recently, it was like someone hit me with a sledgehammer - headache, extreme exhaustion, major hunger. Fortunately I was prepared for it, and I did have a few pills left, so I ignored the hunger as best I could and have been tapering off with 1/2 - 1/4 a pill a day. Today is my last day I have had a half only. I think I may have a 1/2 left, which I may split up between tomorrow and SUnday. I think this is the only way to stop, if not to prevent the horrid fatigue, but to prevent eating everything in sight. Anyway, taper off slowly, people say that constantly on this site but man, it is so true...dont want to gain that weight back or be miserable either! Good luck.

July 2nd, 2007, 03:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bocefus Bronze Phenster Join Date: May 2007 Location: Grandview, MO Posts: 58 Lost Weight: 29 Current Weight: 216 Goal Weight: 150	I am now on my second round of being on Phen. I've been on it this second time around since April 1. I also experience tingling/numbness/coldness in my hands and feet from time to time. I told my doc about it and he said it was a circulation thing and a side effect from Phen. He said he was not concerned about it. When I start feeling this way, I just get up and move around and it goes away!