"i started taking phentermine on 3/1/2014, i weighed 179 pounds, after only 10 days, i&#039;ve lost 9-10 pounds. which i&#039;m ecstatic about. i haven&#039;t had any of the side effects that i read about, other than the dry mouth, which is also great. i wonder if that means i&#039;m not taking as high of a dose as i should be. i&#039;m only 5 foot 2 inches. within these 10 days, the first 7 days i lost my 9-10 pounds, nothing has changed since and i don&#039;t know why? my appetite had decreased and i work out 5 days a week for 1.5 hours..what&#039;s the deal? does anyone know why i might already be at a plateau? i&#039;m excited to have lost the 9-10 pounds, but i&#039;m slowly getting discouraged again because more weight isn&#039;t falling off..... help."