Which weight loss Medication is Safe
to Use?
What you need to know about weight loss drugs
Why Doctors
Use Phentermine to Help Patients Lose Weight
Phentermine is an FDA-approved appetite suppressant.
It relieves hunger pangs and carbohydrate cravings. Phentermine helps
to release chemicals in the brain that control appetite and carb cravings.
It helps severely overweight patients to lose weight by removing the
urges to consume excess calories. Patients can more easily focus on
increasing their exercise and eating a healthy diet. Phentermine is
typically prescribed for individuals at increased medical risk because
of their weight.
Side Effects
of Phentermine
Serious negative responses to the drug are rare.
Side effects are generally restricted to dry mouth for the first week
or two and possibly insomnia if the drug is taken later in the day.
Both conditions, if experienced at all, are temporary.
Is
Phentermine the Same as Fen-phen?
No. Fen-phen is an anti-obesity medication, or
anorectic, which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked manufacturers
to pull off the market in 1997 because of problems with patients experiencing
valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension. The medication
consisted of a combination of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine.
Fenfluramine, not phentermine, was the problematic half of Fen-phen.
Fenfluramine, also known as Pondimin, works by increasing the level
of serotonin, a chemical that regulates mood, appetite and other functions,
resulting in a feeling of fullness and loss of appetite. Unfortunately,
fenfluramine caused the dangerous side effects that people who took
Fen-phen experienced. Dr. S. Ross Fox / the Foxkins Diamond Program
for Weight Management does not prescribe Fen-phen or fenfluramine
for their patients.
The Value of Phentermine When
Maintaining Your Weight Loss
In Dr. Fox's experience, a high-protein diet plus
phentermine to control hunger is the closest thing there is to a silver
bullet for managing obesity. When hunger pangs are eliminated it is
easier to change eating patterns and lose weight.
If patients on the Foxkins Diamond maintenance program gain three
pounds or more over their goal weight, they immediately take action.
They resume taking Phentermine, the appetite-suppressant medication,
to control hunger and carb cravings and switch to a high-protein
diet until the excess pounds are gone.
Find out how the Foxkins Diamond weight
loss, weight maintenance
and bariatric patient support
programs are helping men and women lose weight quickly, look better
and feel better.
Learn how you can receive a free,
no-obligation, 30-minute weight loss consultation with Dr. Fox.
Get answers to your questions about weight loss and using safe,
prescription medication to control hunger pangs.
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—Dr.
Fox