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Diethylpropion User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

Diethylpropion has an average rating of 8.7 out of 10 from a total of 159 reviews on Drugs.com. 86% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 8% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Diethylpropion

  • Anonymous
  • July 26, 2011

Tenuate (diethylpropion) for Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I'm very pleased with Tenuate. It has changed my body completely. I have more energy and my body has stopped aching. I had back pain and knee pain almost every day. Since I started in February of this year I weighed 206 and am size 16. Now I am 164 and a size 10. I'm very happy yet fearful if what its going to be like when I stop taking it or will this be a life long struggle. To keep the weight off."

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  • Treacle
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • June 9, 2016

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Took it for 4 months and lost 16 pounds! Had a few dizzy spells hunger came back after a few weeks! It's ok it works nothing was before. Decided to come of felt grumpy, for about 4 days with abit of mental scatter. By 5 day started feeling fine again."

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  • Anonymous
  • October 22, 2011

Tenuate (diethylpropion) for Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have been taking this medicine for 2 1/5 months and have lost 3 inches and 17lbs and I feel a whole lot better and have more energy. Also, walking twice a day at 6 am and 6:30 pm for 2 miles each session. I have cut my food portions in half and I want to be losing more but, I am happy to be making the progress I am making. I had to increase my fiber because the medicine made me constipated. I do drink 10-12 glasses of water daily and that does helps some. I would love to read other posts on their progress that are recent this year. I will keep you updated."

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  • Anonymous
  • October 16, 2011

Tenuate (diethylpropion) for Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have been taking the 75mg time-released Tenuate for 12 days now and I've already lost 6 lbs. I take it in the morning; after it kicks in, I feel a little shaky and nauseated for about an hour (but it's not disabling); after than I'm fine for the day. I have to be careful because, if I'm really busy I'll forget to eat. I was concerned that it would keep me awake but it seems to wear off in the evening. I think drinking plenty of water is probably pretty important with this medicine."

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  • Sammi...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • May 14, 2013

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I've taken these for approximately 18 months and I have lost 10 stone 11lbs (as of this morning). I love them. I don't get any side effects really aside from occasionally unable to sleep for longer than 5/6 hours. I'm more focused, procrastination isn't even in my vocabulary and I am feeling amazing - only 3 more stone to go and I am there - ALL THANKS TO Diethylpropion."

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  • 4myGx...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 25, 2012

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "After 3 beautiful children I found myself struggling to lose weight. I never gained more weight but I just couldn't lose it. I was 215 pounds for 5 years after the birth of my last child. I have always been muscular so it wasn't sloppy weight, but I wanted my pre-childbearing body back. I am only 5'3" tall and I didn't like that according to BMI charts I am considered obese. The first day taking this I was 217 pounds, today I am 186. I have gone from a size 14 to a 10. My only struggle so far has been maintaining muscle mass. Make sure you adopt healthy eating and drinking habits (lots of hidden calories in juices, soda, etc.), and get up and burn calories. Use it as a stepping stone not a crutch, good luck!"

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  • Tee
  • March 24, 2020

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I previously was taking phentermine 37.5mg with absolutely no side effects. Nothing, as if I wasn’t taking anything at all. I will say in the beginning I had dry mouth but eventually that went away. 2 months later my doctor switched me to diethylpropion ER and again nothing. I’m sticking to my 1000 calories diet low to no carb , walking and or working out daily and gallon of water a day. First week 12 pounds and now 2 pounds and hungry all the time. What am I doing wrong."

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  • Tenua...
  • June 29, 2011

Tenuate (diethylpropion) for Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have been using Tenuate 25mg ONCE a day. I am on day 6 and I have lost 9 lbs. The only thing that I have noticed is that I sweat a lot. I have no other complaints. No jitters, headache, etc. I have tried Adipex in the past and had nasty side effects. This medication is awesome for anyone who has low tolerance for medicines. I'll keep you posted."

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  • Young
  • January 8, 2013

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I've just started taking the pills for only four days and I'm down 7.2 lbs! I am a heavy binge eater but I haven't done so since I've been taking the pills. Love them ..so far no side effects ..no heart racing or anything. I was prescribed 75 mg and told to take two a day. I've only been taking one a day ! Will up the dosage after day seven. I'll be back with an update!.also I have to remind myself to eat..force myself really. It's definitely an appetite suppressant"

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  • cwnm
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 29, 2021

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Nov 2020 I was 222 lbs. Began Phentermine, but I needed sleeping pills to get any rest. Dr. changed me to diethylpropion, and slept better, less jitters. I went off the pills last week, at 200.7 lbs. I stopped because I want to lose more weight and doctors and patients agree that the effectiveness diminishes after a few months. I also read reviews by patients who said intermittent use, extends the effectiveness of both phentermine and diethylpropion. I stopped last week. One week later, I gained back 2.3 lbs. BUT, when I resumed my regular dosage this morning - the effect was as strong as when I began in Nov. So abstaining reset my tolerance. At a cost of only 2.3 lbs. On day 1, I can't look at food. The effect is a complete reset. So I hope to lose another 20+pounds."

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  • Smith...
  • January 25, 2018

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I was on Phentermine and lost 60 lbs down into my comfortable range but then started gradually going up, plateauing 30 lbs up at 165. Doc put me on Tenuate for a month and I immediately gained 6 pounds while remaining on the same low carb diet. I was actually more hungry than normal."

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  • Snake...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • June 30, 2017

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Completely satisfied with this prescribed medication. The medication truly re-directs your eating habits for the greater good. Minor side effects are dry mouth, anxiety & constipation and will subside by drinking water. I've been on this prescribed medication since May 2017 and am down 20 pounds. Great results so far!"

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  • Anonymous
  • April 15, 2009

Tenuate (diethylpropion) for Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have been taking 25 mg Tenuate for almost 3 weeks and I am gradually losing weight. So far lost 8 lbs. My physician prescribed a water pill. I am definitely watching what I eat and making better food choices when I do eat, i.e. low in fat and lots of veggies. I have absolutely no side effects and I can easily sleep at night. So far so good."

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  • Lilyf...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 24, 2017

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I'm five feet and was weighing in at 152lb. I tried diet and exercise but I wasn't losing any weight. I went to a clinic and got this medicine and just four weeks later I'm down to 139. The clinic did tell me that the medicine works best the first few months and then hardly at all. For me that's just fine bc I'm not wanting to lose more than 30 pounds anyway."

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  • Nala
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 15, 2019

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I’ve been on this medication for 3 and half months so far lost 29lbs and the first month I lost a lot and now seems slowly shedding a pound or 2 a week. Walked and exercising did help a lot. After the 2nd month seems like the medication doesn’t do me any good, but I know I gotta stay committed to the diet of no sugar."

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  • Anonymous
  • April 22, 2011

Tenuate (diethylpropion) for Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have tried and failed so many times to lose weight with low calorie and exercise. I went to a weight loss clinic and they gave me tenuate. I'm always so worried about weird side effects but I'm happy I don't have any with tenuate. I have so much energy and painted almost my whole house in two days. I'm on 75 mg, and have to force myself to eat that's never happened before. It's 2 weeks and 5 lbs off. I'm hopeful. Please post more success stories."

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  • ChrisT
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 22, 2015

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I was on this medication for 2 weeks and started noticing abnormal bruising and mid-cycle spotting. I looked on the paperwork that came from the pharmacy and it listed those symptoms under the "contact your doctor immediately" category. I spoke to him and he said to stop taking it immediately. It can mess with your blood cell production in your bone marrow. Not taking this anymore. I am one of the unlucky ones that gets side effects so I will stick with something safer for me. It's not worth it in my case."

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  • Austin
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 15, 2014

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Went to a diet clinic as I was unhappy with my weight, put on 3 stone while being in a relationship, only started a week ago went back to the clinic to be weighed and so on to find I have lost 7 pound in a week. Find the tabs helped a lot as I find I'm a picker when it comes to food and these tablets stopped me picking and I'm cutting the meals I usually have in half. Hope to lose an extra 27 pound to get my target weight."

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  • Anonymous
  • August 15, 2008

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I took this medicine 2 years ago and lost 60 pounds in about 3-4 months. Unfortunately, I stopped taking the medicine and started dating and off course we ate all the time. I have recently started taking the medicine again and I have already lost about 25 pounds. One thing I can say, on other medicines, if I stopped taking them, they didn't work when I restarted them. This medicine is not like that, if you take it...it works. My blood sugar is below 100 most of the time and I was at the point where the doctor wanted to put me on insulin. I have more energy and find myself actually looking for something to do, rather than sit and watch TV or take a nap because I'm so tired. I hope that one day, the company will let me be their spokesperson"

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  • Hopeful
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 5, 2023

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Today is April 4, 2023, and I just started taking diethylpropion today. My first dosage of 25mg was at 2 pm. About an hour later I start getting a very mild headache, but it was not a bother to where I needed to take something for it, it could also be from my sinuses. I have noticed that my appetite has been minimum. So far at 7:30 pm Central time, I have had two protein drinks, a serving of tortilla chips, and some hummus and I am not hungry. I'm hoping I can get my other two protein drinks in and another 32 oz of water down. So far so good. I am a little nervous because I feel like I should eat something more, but I am not hungry. I pray this works for me without any side effects because nothing has worked for me since 2019 when I was 180 lbs, now I am 236.8 lbs weight that I gained during covid. As a plus-size woman who originally was weighing 265 lbs. 180 lbs was a weight I was comfortable with and looked good. When I dropped below 180 lbs, I looked sick. So my goal is 180 lbs."

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  • malinda
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 27, 2020

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I just started diethylpropion yesterday and I am sick as anything. Been sick since I started. I don't know if I should stop or get use to it. If it helps me loose weight its because I'm too sick to eat. It's multiple sickness. Migraine, vomiting, sweating. I feel like I have a bad stomach flu without the fever."

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  • Anonymous
  • June 28, 2012

Tenuate (diethylpropion) for Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I am 25 years old 5ft 9in and weighed 262lbs when I started Tenuate. I have been on it for 2 weeks now. I have not weighed yet but I have to make myself eat at first I was counting calories but couldn't eat more than 900 calories a day and that was eating 5 times a day so I just eat a little here and there. I have only experienced dry mouth. I am very hopeful I need rid of this weight maybe Tenuate will do it."

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  • AAH
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 19, 2021

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I was only 162 pounds at 5’5” when my doctor put me on diethylpropion. I have anxiety really bad so she thought this was the best pill. I’m on 75 mg once a day. I take it at 10am. From day one it instantly stopped my appetite almost completely. I almost have to force myself to eat and it’s very small amounts. In 3 days Ive lost 6 pounds. I have anxiety, insomnia, and severe dry mouth. I drink tons of water. I can barely sleep at all and when I’m awake I feel kind of trapped on the couch. Sort of frozen from nervousness. I don’t feel like I have a ton of energy but my appetite is definitely Gone. My blood pressure has gone up and my heart rate has elevated considerably. The anxiety kicks in about 2-3 hours after taking it and subsides around 8-9 hours after taking it. So, the anxiety is gone by bedtime but the insomnia is still there. Each day seems a little better though. I’m going to stick with it as long as none of the side effects worsen or any new ones arise."

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  • Stell...
  • November 12, 2017

Tenuate (diethylpropion) for Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Its good for controlling your appetite but there are some other side effects than mentioned above including several joint pain and stiffness of lower jaw which some times feel like its locked specially when I'm dehydrated and it looses its effect over time so its best to start on lower doses"

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  • Anonymous
  • July 1, 2011

Tenuate (diethylpropion) for Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have been taking Tenuate 75mg once a day for a week, I've lost 7lbs, I have experienced dry mouth but I can definitely live with that. Infact I almost feel sick in the morning if I don't drink 16oz of water between 6am and 9am. I still get hungry but I get full faster. I keep a bag of organic almonds in my desk and eat 6 to 10 almonds when I get hungry and that takes care of that problem. This is the first weight loss pill I've ever taken and I am pleased with it. 40lbs to go, I hope to reach my goal in 4 months, this first 7lbs was with only 2 days of exercise and eating semihealthy."

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