Weight Loss Unexpected

Archive for January 10th, 2008

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Today I will try to touch a bit on Tenuate. This is an appetite suppressant. It is again marketed as one of the best weight loss pills in the market. It is used as a short-term (a few weeks) supplement to diet and exercise in the treatment of obesity. As other weight loss pills it should be part of an over weight reduction plan.

It is available in two forms. First on is immediate-release tablets (Tenuate) and the second one is controlled-release tablets (Tenuate Dospan). Ideally Tenuate should be used with behavior modification program. Due to tolerance it is known that Tenuate will lose its effectiveness in a few weeks of use.

You should never take this medication if 1) you are sensitive/or have ever had an allergic reaction to Tenuate or other appetite suppressants 2) If you have severe hardening of the arteries 3) an overactive thyroid 4), glaucoma 5) severe high blood pressure 6) have a history of drug abuse 7) if taking MAO inhibitor (e.g. Nardil) – or have taken one within the last 14 days Donot drink ethanol (alcohol) while taking this medication.

Tenuate is marketed as best weight loss pills but it should be clear to all readers that it does have a side effect/precaution profile which includes – it interact with alcohol unfavorably- It may react with other medicines- Your doctor should be informed and caution should be used if you have heart disease or high blood pressure- you suffer from epilepsy or fits- Psychological addiction may also develop with this medicine and abrupt withdrawal following prolonged use at high doses may result in extreme fatigue, mental depression, and sleep disturbances. Tenuate is an appetite suppressant which works on the central nervous system to curb ones appetite. The best result of using Tenuate diet pill can be through a better combination of good diet and proper exercise. As with any on other pill taking controlled diet and appropriate exercise along with this pill helps very effectively to remove fat from body.

As mentioned earlier a number of searches are done everyday on Best weight loss pill, Weight loss pill, Fat burning workouts, Best fat burner, Fat burning pills, Fat burner, Fat burning exercise, Fat burning exercises, Fat burning food, Fat Burning diets, Losing belly fat, the list goes on… As mentioned earlier whatever route you take you should not expect to find a miracle cure. Instead you should have a long term goal in mind and that is to have an effective dietary and exercise regimen and using supplements to get you out of the woods and kickstarted.

As far as Tenuate goes – It’s a prescription medication and has a lot of side effects compared to other medicine. Therefore we do not consider it to be among the best weight loss pills in the market.

Still in quest to find the best weight loss pills we now look at Phentermine. Phentermine is the longest prescribed diet pill used for weight loss in this era. It claims to be very effective at increasing weight loss, particularly when combined with a healthy diet and exercise.

So what is Phentermine and does it qualify to be considered as best weight loss pills. It is a sympathomimetic amine, which is similar to an amphetamine. What this means is that it increases sympathetic drive. This is the same drive when you are working out, in a scary situation etc. Some people also call this as an “anorectic” or “anorexigenic” drug. As it is a sympathomimetic drug, Phentermine stimulates the nervous system(nerves and brain). Which results in increase of your heart rate and blood pressure and decreases your appetite. You might be wondering why does it decrease your appetite. Well ask yourself when was the last time you hungry when watching a scary movie. The answer is “never” and this is because your sympathetic drive was very high. This is what sympathomimetic do!

As any other weight loss pill, Phentermine is should be used as a short-term supplement to diet and exercise in the treatment of obesity. Other than being used as a weight loss pill (or best weight loss pills), Phentermine is also used for other medical purposes.

Donot take phentermine if you:

1. Have heart disease or high blood pressure ;
2. Have arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries);
3. Have glaucoma;
4. Have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), tranylcypromine (Parnate), or phenelzine (Nardil) in the last 14 days; or
5. Have a history of drug or alcohol abuse.

You should tell your doctor about other medical problems before you plan to start using this medication. These include:

1. Problems with your thyroid,
2. Anxiety disorder,
3. Epilepsy or another seizure disorder, or
4. Diabete
5. Pregnant and/or breast feeding.

As it increases sympathetic drive, sideeffects include:

1. restlessness or tremor,
2. nervousness or anxiety,
3. headache or dizziness,
4. insomnia,
5. dry mouth or an unpleasant taste in your mouth,
6. diarrhea or constipation, or
7. impotence or changes in your sex drive.

Please understand that dependency both physical and psychological is recognized risk with Phentermine (It is habit forming). Withdrawal effects may occur if you stop taking it suddenly after several weeks of continuous use.

It is important that your doctor is involved closely with you when you are taking this medicine. We do not recommend this drug for weight loss mainly because there is risk of dependency, needs close monitoring, works in one action, too many side effects etc. For this reason only we do not consider this to be among the best weight loss pills.