Is it safe for a middle aged diabetic to take the weight loss drug Phentermine for 3 months?
Generally, yes. Its quite safe... unless you have uncontrolled high blood pressure or risk of a stroke..
But whats the point? The drug will not keep any weight off, and it wont do anything for you after three months. So the benefit is that you'll lose a few pounds - maybe- for a couple months, but they'll just pack back on without a change in lifestyle.
If you change your lifestyle to lose weight, you're just as likely to lose the weight as fast as wtih phenterimine. Its not additive to the amount of weight you'll lose with diet and exercise.
So why annoy? Its quite safe, but not effective.
I was on Phen-fen when it was legal.
I missing 100lbs and have kept it off for 16 years now.
I wish it were legal again.
Three month on only one half of this combo should be fine.
I would say no. There are very few physicians to my knowledge who will prescribe this. Indeed when applying for medical malpractice insurance most companies will ask whether the doctor prescribes such drugs. If the physician does prescribe them the insurance will be declined or the rate will be increased. Whether you were to read the precautions if when you buy the drug such information would certainly cause to impeach if or not it is safe to take. These are not the reasons that I do not prescribe the drug as with all drugs the doctor must weigh the risks and benefits of every drug which they prescribe. The reason that I do not prescribe it is that there are no studies which show benefit and by definition risk exceeds benefit. What I intend by this is that there is a short-term weight loss - usually modest at most 10 pounds - associated with this drug but 1 year later people weight the same and most often more than they did before taking the drug. Over-weight status and obesity are referred to as an epidemic in the Us. Whether there was a drug that was the least bit successful it would be front page news and you would not be asking your question. Yes you will be able to find someone willing to prescribe this if you look around but whether you must look around to find someone to prescribe it that should be a sign' of sorts in and of itself. You do not offer your height or weight. If you type body mass index' into any search engine you will find multiple sites that will calculate your Bmi for you. In 1998 the National Institutes of Health correlated the Bmi of those of European descent with the risk of future adverse health events primarily cardiovascular. A Bmi of 25 to 30 kg/M2 is considered over-weight. 30 to 35 kg/M2 is level 1 obesity, 35 to 40 kg/M2 is level 2 obesity, and greater than 40 kg/M2 is level 3 or morbid' obesity. Morbid obesity is a genetic condition that does not reply well to diet and exercise although it does reply to gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass surgery is also recommend for those with a Bmi of 35 to 40 kg/M2 if they have a co-morbid condition such as diabetes or hypertension. The Nih is working on guidelines for other ethnicities as well as guidelines for children and adolescents. I do not expect those guidelines to be published for quite some time. If I may be of further assistance please let me know. I wish you the very best of health and in all matters may God bless.