I started taking Phentermine Hydrochloride 37.5mg on 08/07/2023 at half a tablet. After 1 week Doc instructed me to take the full tablet. Lost around 13 lbs in a few weeks, and its time for a refill. This time Doc prescribed the 37.5mg tablet plus another 8mg tablet that I should take together. I have been doing online searching and I keep reading that the MAX Daily dosage should be 37.5mg. I am hesistant in taking the additional 8mg doc prescribed. Not sure if this is safe for me to take that extra 8mg... any information out there regarding the max dose from a reliable source?
Phentermine Hydrochloride 37.5mg plus 8mg?
Question posted by aldogarcia1 on 7 Sep 2023
Last updated on 10 September 2023 by masso
Answers
Hello,
Usual Adult Dose for Obesity
8 mg tablet (Lomira): 8 mg orally 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals
Some patients may only require 4 mg dose (one-half tablet) 3 times a day
15 and 30 mg capsules: 15 or 30 mg orally approximately 2 hours after breakfast
37.5 mg capsules and tablets (Adipex-P): 37.5 mg orally once a day before breakfast or 1 to 2 hours after breakfast
Some patients may only require 18.75 mg (one-half tablet) orally once a day OR 18.75 mg orally twice a day
Comments:
Dosage should be individualized to obtain an adequate response with the lowest effective dose.
Late evening dosing should be avoided due to the possibility of insomnia.
Use: Short-term (a few weeks) adjunct in a regimen of weight reduction based on exercise, behavioral modification, and caloric restriction in the management of exogenous obesity in patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or greater, or BMI of 27 kg/m2 or greater in the presence of other risk factors (e.g., controlled hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia).
https://www.drugs.com/dosage/phentermine.html#Usual_Adult_Dose_for_Obesity
I suggest you ask for a second opinion.
Regards, masso
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