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Fen-phen was an anti-obesity medication (an anorectic) which consisted of two drugs: fenfluramine and phentermine. After reports of valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension, primarily in women who had been undergoing treatment with Fen-phen, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested its withdrawal from... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
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| Condition | Members | Success |
| Obesity | 4 |
100% |
| Diets & Weight Maintenance | 3 |
100% |
Overall, 100% (7
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Fen-phen Reviews
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I am sorry that this is so dangerous but its the best stuff that I ever took. I did modify the dose a bit of the "phen" part (I took 1/2 a tab instead of the whole thing) but I lost a LOT of weight. It was awesome
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Worked amazingly well...lost 106 lbs in 15 months - no hunger. BUT recently diagnosed with mitral valve leakage in heart...possible correlation.
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discontinued, did work for a while
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Fen-phen completely took away my appetite, and it helped me to lose 100 pounds. I know it caused damage to some women, but so does being 150 pounds overweight.
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walkind some times
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It was wonderful! I wish they hadn't taken it off the market. My heart was fine.
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had seizures
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Discussions
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Phentermine and bipolar mix?
I just did some research on it. Remember the big Fen-Phen controversary in the 90's where people were dying (literally) trying to get skinny. Phenterm... [More] -
phentermine...
I wish you luck. My daughters' mother in law takes it occasionally and she seems fine. I however took it when it was part of fen-phen, and I ended up ... [More] -
EEEK I NEED SOME INPUT! (regarding diet meds...)
Not a fan of any type of "weight loss drugs" as they almost always involve raising metabolism and heart rate and in some patients with under... [More] -
ignored by doctor
I'm so sorry, Marpo! I know exactly what you're talking about. Did I ever tell you about my weird kidney story? I gained 18 lbs in less than 4 days ... [More] -
Eating to Feel something
Hey, Ice! I sure think about food all the time. The only time I didn't was back in the fen-phen (sp?) days ... Ten or 15 years ago, that was all the... [More]
