Appetite Suppressants, Sympathomimetic : Before Using

Appetite Suppressants, Sympathomimetic - Systemic

Appetite Suppressants, Sympathomimetic *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it may do. This is a decision you will make. For sympathomimetic appetite suppressants, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to this drug or amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, ephedrine, epinephrine, isoproterenol, metaproterenol, methamphetamine, norepinephrine, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine, pseudoephedrine, terbutaline, or other appetite suppressants. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Diet You must follow a reduced-calorie diet while using an appetite suppressant in order to lose weight. Always in order to keep the lost weight from returning, changes in diet and exercise must be continued after the weight has been lost.

Pregnancy care

If a pregnant woman takes this drug in high doses or more often than the family doctor has directed, it may cause withdrawal symptoms in the newborn baby. Always medication similar to sympathomimetic appetite suppressants can cause birth defects in the newborn baby if a pregnant woman takes them in high doses. Before taking this drug, make sure your family doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.

Breast-feeding problem

Diethylpropion and benzphetamine pass into breast milk. It is not known if other sympathomimetic appetite suppressants pass into breast milk. However, use of sympathomimetic appetite suppressants during breast-feeding is not recommended, because it may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Studies on these medication have been done only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of sympathomimetic appetite suppressants in child with use in other age groups. The use of these medication by children younger than 16 years of age is not recommended.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of appetite suppressants in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking appetite suppressants, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Amantadine - Symmetrel
Amphetamines
Caffeine - NoDoz
Chlophedianol - Ulone
Cocaine
Medicine for asthma or other breathing problems
Medicine for colds, sinus problems, or hay fever or other allergies - including nose drops or sprays
Methylphenidate - Ritalin
Nabilone - Cesamet
Pemoline - Cylert Using these medication with sympathomimetic appetite suppressants may increase the central nervous system - CNS stimulant effects, such as irritability, nervousness, trembling or shaking, or trouble in sleeping

Appetite suppressants - diet pills, other
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - citalopram " Celexa ", fluoxetine " Prozac ", fluvoxamine " Luvox ", paroxetine " Paxil ", sertraline " Zoloft " It is not known whether using two various appetite suppressants together or using a sympathomimetic appetite suppressant with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor is safe and effective. There have been some serious unwanted effects on the hearts of people who using two various appetite suppressants together

Monoamine oxidase - MAO inhibitor activity - isocarboxazid " Marplan ", isocarboxazid " Marplan ", phenelzine " Nardil ", procarbazine " Matulane ", selegiline " Eldepryl ", tranylcypromine " Parnate " Do not take an appetite suppressant while you are taking or less than 14 days after taking a monoamine oxidase - MAO inhibitor . If you do, you may develop sudden extremely high blood pressure

Tricyclic antidepressants - amitriptyline " Elavil ", amoxapine " Asendin ", clomipramine " Anafranil ", desipramine " Pertofrane ", doxepin " Sinequan ", imipramine " Tofranil ", nortriptyline " Aventyl ", protriptyline " Vivactil ", trimipramine " Surmontil " Using these medication with sympathomimetic appetite suppressants may cause high blood pressure or irregular heartbeat

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of appetite suppressants. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Alcohol abuse - or history of
Drug abuse or dependence - or history of Dependence on appetite suppressants may be more likely to develop

Diabetes mellitus - sugar diabetes The amount of insulin or oral antidiabetic drug that you need to take may change

Epilepsy Diethylpropion may increase the risk of having seizures

Family history of mental illness Mental depression or other mental illness may be more likely to occur

Glaucoma
Heart or blood vessel disease
High blood pressure
Mental illness
Overactive thyroid Appetite suppressants may make the condition worse

Kidney disease Higher blood levels of the appetite suppressant may occur, increasing the risk of serious side effects