I want to know if anyone is also taking Phentermine I'm looking into taking it to see if it helps my hunger I have had one fill and its not helping any advice on this.

I took it and it was a waste of my money I didnt like the way it made me feel all jittery and kept me awake at night I know someone who works night shift and takes it to keep them awake all night at work I woulde ask for a sample and try it its different for everyone I guess

I hear you with the one fill and being hungry. I figured it would be a few fills before I wasn't hungry between meals. Haven't thought about using a drug to not feel hungry - that is what the band should help us with once we get to the green zone - just Seriously ready to get there!!

Had my surgery Dec 22 and first fill on Jan 25th. I didn't feel any different afterwards or at least for the first couple of weeks after. Finally this past weekend I felt a bit different and not nearly as hungry between meals - I think it had something to do with a cold front that went through. Now it has warmed up some and I am feeling hungry between meals again plus the scale has stopped moving!!

I have lost a total of 40 lbs in about 8 weeks - I figure that aint bad....5 lbs a week. Plus I feel craploads better than before surgery!!! Next fill is scheduled for Feb 29th - can't wait to not feel hungry.

Fight the fight.....and don't look back! I have kicked every pound in the a** as it left my a** and plan to NOT ever see them again!

we all want that green zone thing thats what I keep hoping for every fill next monday another one I pray i hit my gr. zone with this one if I had will power I wouldn't be fat RIGHT?

Happy Valentines Day!

I tried Phentermine & I couldn't stay on it. I felt jittery, aggitated, etc. I've had my band since 2005. I can share everything "not" to do. I just recently starting taking my health seriously. I've been been taking a nutrient & Protein rich shake that tastes just like cake. It's sooo good & really feel amazing. I"ve been on it for 1 week & lost 2.4 pounds. I'm also taking appetite suppressant that is more natural (no jjitters). Check out this info... You may like it. bridgetbrooks.bodybyvi.com. I also have a Facebook page "Bandster Bridget & Buddies". I just started it and sharing my experience & hope it grows so people can share with me.

Best wishes on your journey. I'm sure you'll do fabulous!

Bridget

I was on Phentermine BEFORE the band. It didnt make me feel jittery at all and I literally could go all day without eating. The only problem was, the minute I went off of it I gained all my weight back. My doctor wrote me another script to take the edge off of the hungry feeling. Honestly, I havent filled it because Im doing pretty good now and dont want to depend on anyting..but if you are struggling, I would definately give it a try.

I tried it. No sleep, my BP went up,felt jittery,and when i stopped weight came back

I have been off and on Phentermine since 1998. I have had great success with it but the weight always returned once i stopped taking it. I was banded june 3,2011. I have also consider going back on but am worried about mixing the 2 (band and Phentermine).

I had to google this because i didn't know what it was is. Now that I do, it looks like a lot of side effects that I wouldn't tolerate very well. I have never been on any kind of "diet drug" until the month before my surgery when I was put on Byetta. Claims it totally kills the appetite and it really did! I was reluctant but my endo doc felt it might be a good thing so I agreed to do it the month before surgery only.

Ah. But then I had an allergic reaction about 3 weeks in: Itchy, huge welts. I stopped immediately and it took 3 days of discomfort to get back to normal. It's made from deadly gila monster poison of all things.

Thanks everyone for the input I guess I will suck it up and save my money.

I don't recommend it. I tried it years ago and I did lose weight but at a cost. It all came back and then some, plus I didn't like the way it made me feel and literally kept me up all night. My dr. put me on Wellbutrin a few months into the 6-month supervised diet because one of its possible side effects is curbing the appetite. She's keeping me on it after banding for a while in case I go through some emotional stuff.

Dont do it. One fill is not enough.Your band is not an overnite fix. I didnt fill the restriction until 3 months after my surgery.

Kat

HEY BRIDGET WHATS THE PROTIEN SHAKE THAT TAKES LIKE CAKE BATTER PLEASE TELL ME

I took phentermine a few years ago and lost a bunch of weight but as soon as the dr stopped writing the prescription i have gained it all back plus a bunch more. It definitely cut back my hunger big time. Sometimes i would go all day without eating and ended up getting dizzy. In the beginning it messed with my sleep but i soon got past that and was able to sleep again. I tried it again a year later and it didn't work at all the 2nd go round! Guess my body got immune to it since i took it for like 5 months.

I def don't recommend because its only supposed to be used for a few months at a time and like i and others have already said, you gain it all back in lightning speed.

I took phentermine a few years ago and lost a bunch of weight but as soon as the dr stopped writing the prescription i have gained it all back plus a bunch more. It definitely cut back my hunger big time. Sometimes i would go all day without eating and ended up getting dizzy. In the beginning it messed with my sleep but i soon got past that and was able to sleep again. I tried it again a year later and it didn't work at all the 2nd go round! Guess my body got immune to it since i took it for like 5 months.

I def don't recommend because its only supposed to be used for a few months at a time and like i and others have already said, you gain it all back in lightning speed.