Hi All

I am on this 6 month diet and I figure If I have to be on it I will try diet pills. I would like to know if anyone has any experience w/Tenuate or Phentermine. Which is better, Side Effects, Weight lost etc ????

Thanks

I took phentermine for a year and lost a lot of weight but once you stop taking it the weight piles back on plus 20 pounds...and the phentermine is bad really bad for your heart....really all you are taking is legal "speed"...

I know that everyone's opinion will be different on this topic but I wanted to give you my personal thoughts.

Diet pills are very hard on your body and they are only a temporary short-term solution to a long-term problem. How many diet pills from the past are now considered unhealthy? Who is to say the current batch are not going to be a thing of the past due to complications in a couple of years?

I think losing weight comes secondary to being healthy. I would not want to compromise my health in any way before surgery. If you will be banded, the pills will only provide minimal gain for the potential costs. Once you are banded, hunger wont be an issue and you wont need them at all.

I have taken both drugs and lost with both....unfortunately I gained it all back plus some! I took phentermine 3 months prior to my banding and have now developed high blood pressure for the first time in my life. Wish I had never take that drug!

I was told not to touch diet pills or my surgeon wouldnt do my surgery...

My doctor prescribed phentermine to me for my last 20-25 lbs to lose. I take 30mg tablet on an empty stomach in the a.m. The first time I tried it it was aweful. I couldn't sleep at night, had headaches, etc. About 6 months later and no weight loss I tried it again. This time I rejoined Weight Watchers and follow their core program which is high protein, fruits and vegies with limited carbs. I lost 5 lbs in a week with both of those. It can become addicting so if you have addictions you have to be careful. I am hoping with my new eating patterns that I will sustain my long term weight loss after I am off the drug. He gave me a 3 month supply.

My doctor prescribed Phentermine to me awhile before my banding. He gave me a really low dose, so as not to get addicted to it he said. The first week, it seemed like it worked and then after that, it did not work at all. I stopped taking after two weeks.

I used Phentermine a few years ago and lost 80lbs, but when I quit taking them the weight piled on quickly. The next time I tried to do the same, I couldn't tolerate them as well. I had dry mouth so bad, my tongue hurt and my teeth left painful indentions on it from being so dehydrated dispite my high liquid intake. The doc had also prescribed a diuretic along with the diet pills. I didn't lose more than the 8lbs of Water weight and my heartbeat became irregular. I work night shift, so I felt like I never got any sleep, because I was so hyped. Once I got off the pills, I felt so drained for awhile.

That experience is what made me decide to be banded. I knew it would be slower than diet pills, but the reason for wanting to lose weight in the first place was for better health and I wasnt getting healthier with diet pills. In fact, I was making things worse.

Good luck,

Stephanie