Diet pill symptoms and conditions

I was put on Topamax for migraines about 4 1/2 yrs ago. I only took it for about 2 weeks. I was already under weight when I started taking it. I had horrible side affects. I could not even drink water without getting sick to my stomach. Every thing I ate soon left my body. I lost about 20 lbs in that 2 weeks. I had extreme fatigue. My mind seemed to be gone. I felt like I was crazy. My drive to work was about 25 minutes. I would get to work and forget how I even got there. I could not carry on conversations with people. My best friend got so worried that she stayed on me until I went back to the doctor to tell her my issues. She immediately took me off Topamax and switched me to Depakote. Depakote worked great but I gained so much weight that I had to buy an entire new wardrobe. So, I stopped taking it on my own and decided to just deal with the migraines. As much weight I have put on, I wouldn't mind getting back on Topamax and using it as a diet pill.

I've been on Phentermine on and off for about 12 years. Phentermine does work really well but as with any change in eating habits or diet, you must continue to eat well when you are off of it. Because Phentermine is classified as an Amphetamine, you will gain the weight back when you get off of it and possibly gain more. Just like a drug addict who is taking Meth-Amphetamines is usually super skinny, but when they get off of the drug, they gain alot of weight back. It works great in the beginning but Phentermine is a short term diet pill and after about 3 months of taking, you should get off it for a while because your body starts to become immune to it. You may want to take more of it and the more you take, the more dangerous it could become. I read on here where someone had high blood pressure because of it. Phentermine can definitely do that. As far as the girl with the menstrual cycle problems, I have never heard of Phentermine doing that, so you might want to check to make sure something else isn't wrong. Phentermine is the generic for Adipex. Adipex actually works ALOT better but your doctor actually has to write you the prescription for Adipex. Most doctors write Phentermine on the prescription and you cannot request Adipex. Your doctor actually has to prescribe it for you. I used to get my prescription filled out Walgreens or CVS and I was paying $54 a month for it. Then I heard Costco or Sam's Club sells it "at cost". Now I only pay $13.88 a month for it. I think I mostly just take Phentermine now to stay awake when I don't get enough sleep. Also, I had read on here where someone was breaking the 37.5 mg tablets in half and just taking a half a pill. I read in a drug insert on Phentermine that you should not break or crush them because it decreases the pill's effect significantly.

I just went to the doctor for an allergic rash on my feet and they took my BP. It was really high, but I was just laid off, got a new job and have been on it for two days. On top of that, I took a diet pill called Zip Fizz today just hours before going to the Dr. All of this with the job has happened in the last two weeks and on top of that, they had me train my replacement. The doctor prescribed Lisinopril, but after reading all of this, I will not take it. I already have asthma, a rash, kidney damage, gagging and do not want to get more symptoms. I believe my BP will go down as soon as the caffeine in the diet pill wears off. Thanks to all of you and this website for helping me make this decision.

So glad I found this site!! i just went to the Mirena website to check side effects. i had this inserted a few weeks after i had my first daughter in December of 07. The last two months or so of my pregnancy i noticed my sex drive was slowing down, but it mostly was just the thought of the discomfort(I put on 50 pounds lol) So for months now, I have had the same decreased sex drive-it brings me to tears! I was never like this in my life, and I finally thought that maybe something was up with this Mirena. Once I read the posts, ans saw some of others side effects, i think thats whats going on. I have had Horrible leg cramps in my lower legs, severe shooting pain when I stand up, and I could not figure that out either. I even just last week, went out and bought expensive new sneakers and have been trying to where them thinking maybe all my other shoes were messing something up. Now I doubt it! Luckily my periods have not been bad, except the fact that they are beyond irregular(just light) and my cramps are about the same, but I do get some sharp cramps like i never felt in my abdomen. AND!!! I have lost all but about ten ponds of baby weight, but I have been on Phentermetrizine (same as Phentermine diet pill) from the doc, and have only been able to lose about 3 pounds in a month, so I am thinking this thing is def. holding some weight on me. Hope I can get it out, I don't have any insurance anymore!!!

I've been taking Adderall XR 30mg per day for two years. I've gained 20 pounds and feel terrible. My doctor keeps telling me he doesn't know why I'm gaining weight. That is making me feel even worse!!! Can anyone tell me what's going on??? I also take Wellburtin & Lexapro. Before I took any of these medications, I asked the doctor if I could gain weight from them. He told me that these particular drugs do not cause weight gain. The thing that's so frustrating is, I was put on these drugs for anxiety and depression (results of an abusive marriage). How can I begin to feel better about myself if I'm gaining lots of weight? That just kills it for me. Can anyone out there offer some advice? My doctor won't even let me take an appetite suppressant. I take Adderall in the A.M. If I want, I can go right back to bed and sleep again. I also get hunger pains about 2 hours later!!! Help!!

I have been taking medication for 1 week. My congestion went away the first day. But on the second day I woke up with a disgusting bad taste in my mouth, that will not go away. As of today I have stop taking the medication. However it did work very well as a diet pill. I lost all desire to eat.

I began using Advair in April of 2005 & now on Aug. 11th, 2006 I have gained a whopping 49 pounds. I have always been slightly overweight but now I am obese. I have paid close attention to my dietary habits & none have changed. My doctor even put me on a diet pill to see if this will help me & said she would check out the extreme weight gain warning I had in my packet from my pharmacist

I started taking Yasmin 4 days ago and immediately I could feel something very weird happening. I've had headaches, flightyness, shortness of breath, heart flutters, I'm not really ever hungry...I really feel like I'm taking a diet pill. I've heard that you loose weight on this stuff, but I've put in a call to my doctor cause I'm really not sure what the appeal is??!! Haven't women in Europe beeen taking this for a while now? Don't they have any of these side effects?? Is there anyone taking it who isn't having problems with it?

I started takink phentermine a month ago i have lost 11 pounds already.I am very pleased this is the first diet pill i have taking thats worked for me.

Don't read all of these posts. I personally have not had much of a problem, let me explain...

I think most of these people exaggerate, and their problems are caused by dehydration. When taking this medication you have to drink excess water, not just the daily amount you should already be drinking. The people with serious problems probably drink lots of coffee or soda with caffeine instead of water. This product basically has ephedrine in it, so it increases your heart rate, and caffeine will compound that problem and the dehydration as caffeine has diuretic effects. A lot of these people probably also took a diet pill and didnt tell their doctor, and that will increase the problems substantially, especially if people are also on a low calorie intake diet. It also constricts blood ways, so if you smoke or you have heavily clogged blood ways already you will most likely have a problem.

You can expect to lose weight though, how about that as a positive side effect.

I would bet that 90% of the problem people on here did not follow the directions with the medication.

I run a lot so that makes me tired after I have already taken the medication twice, so I have not noticed much sleep loss, but you should take this with breakfast and lunch not with dinner.

When I took this with the antibiotic I would occasionally experience abnormal heart beats, but when I stopped taking the antibiotic that stopped, probably because I wasn't supposed to be exposed to a lot of sun, and I live in SO CAL. Read the warnings on all of your medication and tell your doctor about all of the over the counter stuff you take including diet pills.

Took for extreeme congestion due to allergies couple of years ago....sleeplessness, extreeme dry mouth...dazed etc. discontinued use but kept meds. Similar allergy this season....took meds to decongest...didn't seem to decongest but sure did supress appitite. Not a better diet pill on the market! None of the same effects as before. I am a few (20)pounds heavier now....Wonder if the extra weight makes the side effects a little more tolerable?

the drug-zocor and lipitor--if u are experiencing any muscle pain-weakness-it is a side effect and your doctor will take u off of it,(u can lose all your muscles-very seruois side effect,-if u feel like your moving in slow motion-with your bodyfeeling heavy that is side effect of liptor also your dr will take u off of it,,)try some garlic pills to get the cholestrol down--taking a diet pill will bring cholest,,down too=and alot of walking,,kswiss