I do still feel hungry, especially when I first wake up in the morning. And sometimes I wake up at night and I'm so starving I go downstairs and have a protein shake or something quick. I don't know if that's because the phentermine has warn off by bedtime, or perhaps related to my ever-shifting day-night sleep schedule due to work. I don't remember being as aware of the intense hunger in the night during my days off before. I am eating, and thinking about, food less often. I did notice my usual upswing in my cravings for fatty foods in the week before my period, despite the drug.
One thing that I've noticed is that I sweat A LOT since starting the medication, even with mild exertion. For example, for work sometimes I have to wear a plastic gown to go into certain patients' rooms, and this has always been a sweaty, uncomfortable situation for me, but during the last two weeks if I find myself in that situation, I sweat through my scrub top to the point that there are dark circles under my arms, down my back and front. And just walking at my normal pace causes beads of sweat to roll down my forehead.
So, I've only lost 13 pounds in the 6 months my doctor has been intentionally working on weight loss with me, which is discouraging, but the rate over the last two weeks with the phentermine is brightening my outlook some. I have no certainty about keeping it off when I stop taking the pill, or how long it will work for. Another friends said it lost its effectiveness for her after about 6 months. Cautiously optimistic & glad to see the numbers decreasing again.
