Is anyone taking Phentermine with their lapband I'm considering taking them I have had one fill and am always hungry and if you are taking them where do you buy them.

One fill isn't very much, most people need at least 2 or 3 before feeling restriction.

Phentermine is by prescription only and it is addictive. It's essentially speed. If you have high blood pressure or heart problems, it's particularly unsafe. You can only get it through a doctor.

Phentermine is a quick fix. I took it many years ago, and I would strongly suggest against it. When you stop taking it, you'll gain back every pound and then some. If your body becomes to immune to it (and if you take it long enough, it will) again, you'll gain the weight right back.

Just my opinion, but you need to give your band time to work. One fill isn't enough, you need to be patient until you get some restriction.

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

My dr put me on phentermine back in October. I took it for 3 months. She gave it to a few of my friends in the office also. My hunger was still out of control and she thought I was already on the high end of my band being filled. I was at 6.5 in a 10cc band. I got another fill last week and this one is doing it for me. I am finally able to go longer than 2 to 2.5 hours without getting hungry! It's a first! I have dealt with the hunger for a year now, told her I wanted the band to control my hunger not the pills.

I like how phentermine works. It controlled my hunger well. But I paid $14 k for surgery and don't want to rely on a pill. In retrospect, I wish the fills were done using xray so we could tell when my band was in the sweet spot. It was a long time coming to get to this point!

If you feel good restriction and are still feeling hungry, I would ask for them.

I took 1/2 tab during my 6 month manditory doctor monitored weight program. I did pretty good but surgeon did not want me to stay on it longer as the op said, it is addictive! Karen

Oh you don't want to be on those pills. As stated before they are highly addictive. Why pay all that money to have the surgery and take pills? It seems to defeat the purpose. I'm surprised a doctor would describe these pills any longer after all the controversary that surrounds them. I took them years ago, looking for a quick fix, but of course gained all the weight back once I stopped taking them.

u have to get it from a dr. unless u order it online but u pay out the woozah!! primary physicians can prescribe it. ive taken it since 5th grade, im not now but i was thinking the same thing yesterday after my 1st fill. i had to do liquids the rest of the day and i was thinking about the couple aderalls i have at home that could supress my hunger which waws out of control. but i went to ladles and got some Soup and i was good.

anyways depending on how much fill u have u might not be able to get the pill down. well maybe the little robin egg ones. definitely not the time release capsules. u would have to open it and pour the little beads in ur mouth. when i do that i only need 1/2 and it lasts all day. see if ur dr will give u those. good luck !!!

the controversary was with fen/phen. Now they only give you the phentermine. I say whatever it takes, it takes. I feel like it really helped me for a few months.

agreed!!!!

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