"after dealing with weight issues my whole life, i decided to have the gastric balloon inserted on 11/21/17.  lost about 50lbs.  met my surgeon on 3/16/17 for my monthly check up.  we both decided to try the phentermine as my weight loss plateaued.  started on 3/17.  between 3/17 and 3/21 lost another 7lbs. i&#039;m 6&#039;1 and down to 295lbs. my goal is to get to 245lbs.  the medicine did increase my hr and over the past several days, with my doc&#039;s permission, i started cutting the dosage in half.  the medicine is still controlling hunger and i&#039;m on the treadmill 30 minutes a day with no hr issues.  had no other side effects.  the balloon comes out in may and i&#039;m optimistic that i&#039;ll be at or near my goal."