[Lillibeth]

The Meridia still seems to be working for me, I've lost 13lbs so far (in about three months) and my appetite has decreased. My energy levels have also changed a bit, what I've really noticed is that when my alarm goes off in the morning I just get straight up, I used to snooze and snooze for as long as possible. However this is offset by the evenings when I suddenly feel really tired and have to go to bed, before I started on Meridia I would get tired gradually.

Another side effect is a dry mouth and I'm having this a lot! I'm keeping water with me where ever I am as my mouth was getting so dry I felt like my tongue was sticking to my cheeks!

I'm sure everyone is right about it just being an aide and not the answer, but right now my focus is losing the weight and hopefully in the process adjusting my eating habits. Avoiding gaining it all back when I stop taking the Meridia is part 2 of the plan - and I haven't worked out how I'm going to do that part yet.

Timetoshrink - how is it going for you so far? Do you think you'll get another month's Rx?

[time2lose]

I have taken both Phentermine and Meridia. Meridia did not work for me. I could not tell a difference.

I lost about 50 pounds on Phentermine but put it back on as soon as I stopped. This time, my doctor put me on Tenuate to help me get started. I think that Tenuate is a weaker version of Phentermine. It acted much like Phentermine, except that I did not have the sleep problems. I had it 2 weeks a month for three months. It did help me get started but I am glad that I am not depending on it any more. I have to have a lifestyle that can maintain a healthy weight without the meds.