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What To Do If Having Numbness In Legs After Taking Phentermine For Weightloss?

I have taken Phentermine for the last month and a couple days. I just stopped taking them. I have gone 2 days without now. I lost 18 pounds in the first month. Awesome, however the side effects are not! I stopped because My legs are always going numb on me.. Especially after sitting for a short period of time. I also started breaking out on my scalp and started picking at the scabs on my scalp.. I could not stop.. It was addicting to keep picking. Enough was enough.. So now my question to you is how long till the let numbness goes away?? my scalp is already starting to heal and i dont have the urge to pick at it anymore. My legs scare me though. I am a 33 year old healthy female. I started at 208lb. now I weight 190lb.
Sat, 1 Mar 2014
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I really appreciate your concern, The Phentermine is appetite suppressant drug and this mainly act on hypothalamus, looking to mode of action of this drugs it has got the numbers of side effects and withdrawal symptoms too, you ought to stop this drug gradually, if you have stop this drug abruptly then this could cause psychosis and other functional disorders, now you have to start taking this medicine again and then reduce the dose gradually, hope this information helps you take care bye.
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What To Do If Having Numbness In Legs After Taking Phentermine For Weightloss?

HI Thank for asking to HCM I really appreciate your concern, The Phentermine is appetite suppressant drug and this mainly act on hypothalamus, looking to mode of action of this drugs it has got the numbers of side effects and withdrawal symptoms too, you ought to stop this drug gradually, if you have stop this drug abruptly then this could cause psychosis and other functional disorders, now you have to start taking this medicine again and then reduce the dose gradually, hope this information helps you take care bye.