Anyone else freezing?

**Lauri13** · September 23rd, 2008, 10:13 AM

It seems that I'm having an odd side effect I haven't read about yet. I am FREEZING cold all the time now. This is very unusual for me. Anyone else have this one? Just curious!

**meebug** · September 23rd, 2008, 12:10 PM

I am definitely a lot colder than I used to be but I always get cold when I lose weight. I didn't think about it being a side effect!

**Sarenah** · September 29th, 2008, 06:30 PM

Yep! I'm cold all the time. I even turn on a heating pad under the covers before I crawl in bed at night LOL!

I like to say it's not a side-effect of Phen but more of a good sign that I don't have so much blubber on me anymore to make me insulated. LOL

**kymberleigh** · September 29th, 2008, 09:16 PM

I was in the beginnig my feet were like ice cubes at night in bed . my hubby would yell when I put them on him to warm them up.

**Glenna M** · September 29th, 2008, 11:46 PM

I am happy to be feeling cooler! I was one solid hot flash it seemed like, this has gotten rid of them. I notice though that as the weather cools I get chilled easier.

**casino11** · September 30th, 2008, 12:17 AM

Yes i am cooler than I used to be. I find myself cutting the air off here at home..
I will be off this Phen completely soon. So i guess that i will be feeling hot again.
lol.
casino11

**Sarenah** · September 30th, 2008, 12:19 PM

LOL Casino, I have to tell you this.

I read your post and thought to myself.. "Feeling hot again? Sweety, you are already hot!!"

You look amazing!! What a wonderful job you have done...you've lost just about 50 lbs. WOW!!

Awesome!!

**samberlin** · October 4th, 2008, 03:25 PM

I FEEL LIKE AN ICE CUBE! I was beginning to wonder if my blood wasn't pumping right, but it is. I guess I have lost my insulation. lol. Nothing a sweater and socks won't take care of this winter. lololol.

**VEE74** · October 5th, 2008, 11:11 AM

well i dont feel like i am crazy anymore. my feet are like icecubes at night to. i stay cold to didnt do that until the phen. it is gettin better tho. how crazy huh!

**SweetAsPie872** · October 13th, 2008, 11:58 PM

I was cold but then my doctor told me to take a multi-vitamin with Iron and so far its working great! No longer cold.

PorceLANA · October 21st, 2008, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by Lauri13

It seems that I'm having an odd side effect I haven't read about yet. I am FREEZING cold all the time now. This is very unusual for me. Anyone else have this one? Just curious!

day one...however im freeeezing...

**forme39** · October 23rd, 2008, 04:55 PM

Hi, Everyone I am new to the site and Phen, I took 15mg phen for 1 month and only lost 4 pounds. I started taking 30mg phen (E5000) this is my second week and have not lost any weight, am i doing somthing wrong. and my face is breaking out. HELP!!! does it take time for it to kick in .

not losing in maryland.

**Going to get there** · October 25th, 2008, 09:41 PM

It's my first day and I am freezing. My feet feel like ice cubes.

**Punkinsally** · October 28th, 2008, 07:13 AM

Oh thank heavens! I thought I was losing my mind.

**100lighter** · January 26th, 2009, 02:36 PM

This is my first week and my hands and feet are like ice cubes. I never thought of it as a side effect. Weird.
Does anyone know why this happens?

**LisaStanley** · January 31st, 2009, 12:14 AM

Hi My name is Lisa and I am glad to know that I am not the only one. I don't know why this happens. I have been having flushing....turning red and splotchy...my doctor said that it is a stimulant and this is also a side affect.

**tiffanyp29** · March 25th, 2009, 05:05 PM

This is my first day and I've had goosebumps on and off all day today. I was wondering if it was a side effect...

**04montecarlo** · March 26th, 2009, 12:28 PM

OMG, my feet have been FREEZING!!! For me it is definetly a side effect of the phen, cuz when I don't take it my feet are fine! I even wore socks to bed the other night, for the first time, lol

It doesn't help that I live in WI where it gets down to -20 in the winter!

**Luvbugz** · April 12th, 2009, 02:54 PM

Nope, its not just you. I'm freezing , too! LOL. I have periods of being hot, then cold as hell. Its weird!

**elemteach5** · April 12th, 2009, 07:41 PM

I'm not really sure if it is a side effect of the phen or not. However, there seem to be a lot of people on here with the same problem, so maybe it is. I freeze, too, but I have anemia really bad. I have to take three prescription iron pills a day. If I were you, I'd get my iron checked to to be on the safe side!! Good luck!!

**Momto8** · April 12th, 2009, 10:36 PM

This is totally normal while on phen.......there is an old post from decades ago explaining why.....something about it narrowing the tiny blood vessels......once I was off phen......I quit freezing...... now I burn up....lol I think I would rather be cold..I can put on a sweater and socks....I can't take my skin off though

**Cpt.Tripp** · April 12th, 2009, 10:56 PM

I've been hotter then usual since i've been taking this.

**yasminaire** · April 21st, 2009, 11:20 PM

This is why I search " feeling cold" in the search box..Glad I am not alone..Since I was a child, I always stayed hot, never liked to sleep under covers or anything..Now..I'm freezing like crazy...My whole body is just sooo cold. Does the Iron pills help?

**LeLeVirgo** · August 5th, 2009, 10:19 PM

i am also freezing now that i have started takin Phen....is anyone who started

in June, July or August having this same affect? Is is low iron?

**summer2010** · July 15th, 2010, 05:53 PM

yup, my toes and finger tips get really cold, glad im not the only one, pretty much that and dry mouth are the only side effects so far, not too bad

**bradenjaysmom** · July 16th, 2010, 01:21 AM

I wish I had that side effect...I feel like my normal body temp is 100degrees now...I am always hot...of course it doesn't help that it is has been above 90 everyday for the last couple months. But, I will come into the air conditioning and it takes me several hours to cool down. I'm too young for hot flashes!!!

**Jkgirl** · July 16th, 2010, 02:15 PM

How strange. My whole life I have always been cold! My reg temp the past 2 yrs has been around 96.7 average sometimes less! On a 90 degree day I will be in the shade of a tree and the breeze will give me goosebumps, I always wanted to wear socks and full on sweats to bed. I have my heater and a sweater on at work year round, BUT since starting phen I have been soo warm! I am warm when I sleep, warm around the house, outside etc. It is so weird. I sweat more and pretty much never feel cold. I wonder what causes it to be diff for some people? I think the warm I feel is prob a lot more normal though. I am not overheated, but the cold I used to be was definitely not normal.

**matilda61** · July 19th, 2010, 07:30 PM

This thread just jumped out at me. I saw my nurse practitioner today and told her that my OB/GYN gave me a sample of hormones a month ago when I started taking phen. I'm post-menopausal (2 yrs since last TOM); I was having horrible hot flashes. I'm mostly non-compliant with stuff that doctors recommend, so I hadn't started taking them. Now I'm cold a lot of the time. To heck with hormone supplements!

**Opera** · July 29th, 2010, 03:49 PM

I'm usually really hot during the day since it's summer and I have more energy to move around, but i get this too. But it's only when I lay down to take a nap or go to bed at night. I even laid down for a nap with the baby in the middle of the day and started freezing lol.

**svillegirl1** · November 20th, 2010, 02:13 AM

Hi Lauri 13, I too have had the freezing side effect as well... I am just glad we have a hot tub at my house, to warm up in. haha! I started Phen 11/18/2010.. and have noticed I have way too much energy, a red rash like on my face and neck?? Have you had any of that? Just keep warm clothes on

Btw, I just noticed you are from my home town. Good luck on your weight loss

**mj81** · December 6th, 2010, 01:04 AM

I freeze at night. (Unusual in AZ)
But during the day when I exercise, I get hot and my skin actually feels hot to the touch.
Definitely a side effect from the Phen I think.

**Zenella** · January 28th, 2011, 01:08 AM

I was wondering about that! I freeze at night and get super hot during workouts. Crazy good to know its normal...

**ttugurl** · February 12th, 2011, 10:18 AM

What I'm noticing is that my hands are either freezing or my feet!

**skeye1386** · February 12th, 2011, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by forme39

Hi, Everyone I am new to the site and Phen, I took 15mg phen for 1 month and only lost 4 pounds. I started taking 30mg phen (E5000) this is my second week and have not lost any weight, am i doing somthing wrong. and my face is breaking out. HELP!!! does it take time for it to kick in .

not losing in maryland.

I'm taking 37.5 and my face broke out the first week big time! Almost cystic like.... What is worse is I work with an older guy that loves to point out stuff like that. He's like Hey what's that on your face ! ERRRRRR! Anyway my feet and hands freeze all the time now. By the way how much water are you drinking? Just realized this was a super old post... Oh well.

**Arichan** · February 22nd, 2011, 01:29 PM

So I'd lost about 15lbs and I told my dr our house thermostat is always set the same and it used to be great for me but now I'm freezing and my hubby is fine! He just smiles at me and says "You've lost how much fat? 15lbs? That was insulation, you don't have as much anymore." I was so relieved lol. He told me that muscle is what our body used to make heat, and fat insulates us and keeps it in. I thought I might be getting sick and my hubby wanted me to stop hiding under blankets and socks and "get used to it" thinking that would make it better. Dr told him that if we did that my metabolism would slow to try and stay warm and body would want to put back on that insulation. No way! Now the house is 7 degrees warmer than it was. Hubby has started losing weight too so now I can keep it warmer and use less blankets. Dr also told us that his wife yells at him if he moves the thermostat below 85, I'm good at 73 right now, and can't wait to need it to be warmer!

So if you're feeling cold, as I still do (brrr Washington!) it may just mean you have lost weight. Perhaps you can celebrate this chilly victory with me and our cold fingers and toes. Also check into the iron a few others posted about earlier, that sounds like a good idea. I know mine is fine (just had it tested) and I'm still cold, but I'll take some more anyway b/c I can't control the thermostat at work.