I'm not sure if any of you remember me, but I've been here a few times. Each time I begin with a very depressed miserable, poor me post, but resolved to lose weight. I try for a few days, it's really hard and I just give up.
Well, I finally got to the point where I was out of breath just walking across the room. Not good and IMO, probably unusual for someone weighing 220. I know that is overweight but not overweight enough for the symptoms I'm having. I've also had some other concerning symptoms, so I thought I'd go to the dr. to get a checkup. He ran every test under the sun, many of which haven't come back yet.
He believes I'm depressed, which is probably the case, and he also thinks I probably have sleep apnea and I confessed that I think I may have a binge eating disorder. My A1C was concerning- on the high end of borderline diabetic.
So, he prescribed prozac and phentermine. I was going to take only one today to see how it felt but at this point I'm so frustrated I don't want to waste another day.
Has anyone taken this combination with success? I'm thinking once I lose enough weight to get my life under control, I can wean off both of these meds and rely on natural methods (eating well, exercise, etc).
But, I will admit that although I know the best way to lose weight is purely by eating well and exercising, I'm excited to see what this Phentermine will do for me. I'm really hoping it comes of super fast so my vacation with my husband next month will be just a little more enjoyable. We plan on doing lots of hiking and I want to be able to keep up with him.