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Special warnings about this medication
This medicine may cause some people to feel a false sense of well-being or to become dizzy, lightheaded, drowsy, or less alert than they are normally. Make sure you know how you react to this medicine
before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or are not alert.
Before having any kind of surgery, dental treatment, or emergency treatment, te
ll the medical doctor or dentist in charge that you are using this medicine. Taking appetite suppressants together with medicines that are used during surgery or dental or emergency treatments may cau
se serious side effects.
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Precautions Before Using This Medicine
Pregnancy¡XIf a pregnant woman takes this medicine in high doses or more often than the doctor has directed, it may cause withdrawal symptoms in the newborn baby. Also, medicines similar to Phendimetr
zine can cause birth defects in the newborn baby if a pregnant woman takes them in high doses. Before taking this medicine, make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnan
t.
Breast-feeding¡XDiethylpropion and benzphetamine pass into breast milk. It is not known if other Phendimetrazine pass into breast milk. However, use of Phendimetrazine during breast-feedin
is not recommended, because it may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies.
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Precautions Before Using This Medicine
Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Alcohol abuse (or history of) or
- Drug abuse or dependence (or history of)¡XDependence on appetite suppr
ssants may be more likely to develop
- Diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes)¡XThe amount of insulin or oral antidiabetic medicine that you need to take may change
- Epilepsy¡XDiethylpropion may
ncrease the risk of having seizures
- Family history of mental illness¡XMental depression or other mental illness may be more likely to occur
- Glaucoma or
- Heart or blood vessel disea
e or
- High blood pressure or
- Mental illness or
- Overactive thyroid¡XAppetite suppressants may make the condition worse
- Kidney disease
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Other Medicines
Tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following:
- Appetite suppressants (diet pills), other or
- There have been some serious unwanted effects on the hearts of people who used two
different appetite suppressants together
- Amantadine (e.g., Symmetrel) or
- Cocaine or
- Medicine for asthma or other breathing problems or
- Medicine for colds, sinus problems, or
hay fever or other allergies or
- Methylphenidate (e.g., Ritalin) or
- Nabilone (e.g., Cesamet) or
- Pemoline (e.g., Cylert)
- Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor activity
- Amp
hetamines or
- Caffeine (e.g., NoDoz) or
- Chlophedianol (e.g., Ulone)
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Overdosage
Abdominal or stomach cramps; coma; confusion; convulsions (seizures); diarrhea (severe); dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting; fast breathing; feeling of panic; fever; hallucinations (seei
ng, hearing or feeling things that are not there); high or low blood pressure; hostility with urge to attack; irregular heartbeat; nausea or vomiting (severe); overactive reflexes; restlessness;
trembling or shaking; tiredness, weakness, and mental depression following effects of excitement
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What is this medicine
Phendimetrazine are used in the short-term treatment of obesity. Their appetite-reducing effect tends to decrease after a few weeks. Because of this, these medicines are useful only during the first f
ew weeks of a weight-loss program. The Phendimetrazine can help you to lose weight while you are learning new ways to eat and to exercise. Changes in eating habits and activity level must be developed
and continued long-term in order for you to continue losing weight and to keep the lost weight from returning
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