Pretreatment Precautions

The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of Phentermine. Given below are the conditions which affect Phentermine usage:

• Patients with diabetes
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Glaucoma
• Thyroid disease
• Other appetite suppressants
• Allergic reactions to some medicines or foods
• Breast feeding
• Pregnant or trying to get pregnant
• Advanced atherosclerosis
• Alcohol abuse
• Family history of mental illness

Valvular heart disease

Healthy persons who have taken a combination of Phentermine with Fenfluramine have reported cases of regurgitant cardiac vascular disease. It affects the aortic or tricuspid valves. The etiology of these valvulopathies has not been established and their course in individuals after the drug stopped is not known. There have been no reported cases to date of the valvular condition with Phentermine use alone.

Allergies to medications like amphetamine, ephedrine, metaproterenol, terbutalin, methamphetamine, dextroamphetamine, isoproterenol, norepinephrine or other appetite suppressants might affect drug effectiveness.

Phentermine should be used in addition to good diet and exercise. Before beginning the treatment, the patient should be well aware of disciplined lifestyle patterns and controlled diet therapies. Precautions for a foreseen Phentermine addiction should be gauged and behavioral changes adapted for proper course of treatment.