Is phentermine a bad drug?

Phentermine is a Schedule IV drug, a classification given to drugs that have a potential for abuse, although the actual potential appears to be low. Common side effects of phentermine include: Increased heart rate. Tingling or prickling feeling in hands or feet.

What are the long-term side effects of phentermine?

Long-term use of Adipex-P may cause physical and psychological dependence. A withdrawal reaction consisting of excessive drowsiness, fatigue, tremors and depression may occur after prolonged use.

Can phentermine make you crazy?

Like many other sympathomimetics, phentermine is known to induce psychotic symptoms. Thus, phentermine associated psychotic symptoms have been reported repeatedly since 1960s.

Has anyone died on phentermine?

Forty-one (0.3 percent) of 13,972 phentermine users experienced a major adverse event (36 cardiovascular events; 5 deaths), but none of these was among the long-term users.

Can phentermine cause a stroke?

Conclusions: Phentermine, and possibly phendimetrazine, should be considered an anorexiant and sympathomimetic drug that can be associated with ischemic cerebrovascular disease.

Is it better to take phentermine every other day?

We suggest for those women trying to lose 25 lbs or less, you start weaning off the phentermine after the second month. Take the pill every other day for two weeks, then every third day, until you are down to 1 pill a week (usually Sunday) then stop completely.

Has anyone died from phentermine?

A popular diet drug may have played a role in the death of the former football athlete and “Police Academy” actor Bubba Smith, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner report released Wednesday. The coroner’s office ruled that Smith, 66, died from an overdose of the diet drug phentermine.

What happens if you take phentermine for more than 3 months?

FRIDAY, March 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Patients taking phentermine for weight loss for more than three months experience greater weight loss without an increased risk for incident cardiovascular disease or death, according to a study published online March 21 in Obesity.