"after a bad break up &amp; a hard time at work, put on 40 pounds over 7 months but then i went from 314# to 219# over 2 years. then things got crazy again and i went from 219 to 259 on 2/17/17 when i got weighed at the dr&#039;s office. he knew how hard i worked to drop those original 96 pounds &amp; wanted to get me back on track. started phentermine 37.5 on 2/20, it has been 5 days &amp; i&#039;m down 8.6 pounds. suppresses my appetite, don&#039;t want to snack or crave junk food. i have to literally make myself eat -- unfamiliar territory after my gluttony these last 7 months! drinking 128 oz  of water a day. meals are lean &amp; around 800 calories. side effects: insomnia &amp; mild constipation. hoping it continues this way -- would love to drop 30 pounds at my 1 month mark!"