"i just started phentermine today. my whole life i&#039;ve been skinny. i&#039;ve had two kids and still managed to get down to a size 8. long story short i was on pain killers for 5 years  straight got taken off of them abruptly,  had a seizure , got on suboxone for the withdrawal of pain 
killers now i am 5&#039;4 240 pounds. i have everything i need done for gastric bypass surgery but i have to do 4 months of behavior therapy so i am trying the phentermine to see if i can lose weight and then maybe i won&#039;t have to get surgery.  i got off the suboxone a year ago when i was 200 pounds and gained 40 more. i can&#039;t stand up for more than 15 minutes without severe blinding back pain. long story longer i now have high blood pressure.  3 fractures in my back."