About Phentermine

Phentermine is one of the famous ingredient in the slimming pill industry, famous because of the fast result and proven effectiveness. However, this ingredient is too strong and has unwanted side effect which is can make you insomnia, hypertension, irritabilita, dry mouth, and in some cases it can also lead to heart valve disease which lead to the removal of the product in most market.

Phentermine is first FDA approved in the 1959 as an appetite suppressant drug and as with time this product has grow for its reputation, good and bad reputation. The good reputation is that this ingredient is certainly work extremely well because there is no single person that doesn't feel the effect of it but the bad reputation is on the side effect is also undeniable.

Having said this the ingredient is still sold in the market right now as medication for extremely overweight people, and not for ordinary people that would like to lose couple of pound. we are talking about people with obesity level two.

The FDA suggest that people that want to use a product with this ingredient should use it for short term only which is up to 12 week only.

There are also some condition that you should know

• "Patients with the following should not use Phentermine:
  • An allergy to any ingredient in Phentermine or other sympathomimetics (eg, pseudoephedrine)
  • Are also taking dexfenfluramine, fenfluramine, furazolidone, guanadrel, guanethidine, or have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (eg, phenelzine) in the last 14 days
  • Have severe high blood pressure, an overactive thyroid, glaucoma, heart or blood vessel disease, or severe narrowing of the blood vessels
  • Are in an agitated state, or have a history of substance abuse
• Some medical conditions may interact with Phentermine, patients with the following should consult with their doctor before using phentermine:
  • Are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
  • Are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
  • Have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
  • Have a brain or spinal cord disorder, hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol or lipid levels
• Some medicines may interact with phentermine, such as the following:
  • Dexfenfluramine, fenfluramine, furazolidone, or MAOIs (eg, phenelzine) because the risk of serious side effects, such as increasing headache, high blood pressure, slow heart rate, elevated temperature, or possibly fatal lung problems, may be increased
  • Guanadrel(Hylorel) or guanethidine(Ismelin) because their effectiveness may be decreased by phentermine
  • Antacids: Antacids may decrease the excretion of phentermine. [4]
  • Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (acetazolamide, dichlorphenamide, methazolamide): Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors may decrease the excretion of phentermine." - taken from the Wikipedia