Officially one week in.....

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas yesterday...I did I received a lot of things and I thought I over ate but I guess I was wrong. I weighed myself this morning before I came into work. I didn't think it would give me any more results because well its that TOM. The scale read 262. That is 8 pounds in a week with the help off the Phentermine, Eating right, and ofcourse exercise. When I bought my scale on Saturday it came with a sample DVD for the Biggest Loser workout so I do that every night which is a low cardio workout for like 15-20 minutes. So I am happy :) Yay for me. I was talking to my mother about the pill and how the doctor prescribed a months supply. She said after it runs out that I should talk to him and make him a deal, that I could have the pills until I get under 200 pounds, then I would do it on my own with no help. I might try that.

wOOt!  That is inspiring!  Yup, I must concur...the more loss you show, the doc may reconsider and give you more.  Awesome for you!!!!!

Good for you, Christa.  Keep up the good work! Brenda

I'm with Neecee on this one - Definitely talk to your doctor about getting those pills until you get under 200.  I think that would be a smart decision.  How do you feel on them?  Do they make you alert?  Or too alert (ie: jumpy)?   Because I'm needing some help with my band and I'm considering trying these pills after seeing your success.

Ok, I am going to try an post this again for like the 5th time I keep getting knocked offline!!!!! I feel good on them, I never feel high or anything just normal. I was getting bloated with them like my ankles would swell but I bought some Diurex which are water pills and I take them and I don't swell anymore lol. I am awake on them like I am never really tired thru out the day anymore. The only tiem  iget jittery is if I haven't had anything to eat in a while so I usually eat something. I eat probably 1/4 of what I used to eat. I had fast food Saturday night and only ate half of what I ordered. Same with going out to eat on SUnday I ate half of everything. I'm never really too hungry and I did have energy to clean my entire apartment without stopping...3 hours of cleaning lol. I love them. They really help me.

Christa.. are you taking potassium supplements with those diurex?

No, I am taking Phentermine and Diurex.

I would suggest that you should talk to the Dr about having your potassium levels checked.  Many of us who are on water pills have to supplement our potassium.  It is an easy and cheap fix but left alone can cause heart problems.  It is worth the blood draw to make sure your levels are ok.

The Diurex is an over the counter pill. Sold right there out in the open for anyone to take. It is for bloating and what not before menstral cycle. I am not going to be taking them after this week. The swelling might have been caused from the TOM and I will experiment with it to see if it was that or the Phen. Other than that...no Doc...but thanks :)

ok - but if you take them longer be sure to check it out.  You dont want to have low potassium... watch out for dizzyness, muscle cramps and fatigue.  All can be signs of low potassium, and water pills - over the counter and Rx can cause it. take care