Investigations of the National Task Force on Prevention and Treatment of Obesity showed that if you include appetite suppressant medications into your healthy diet and intense workout plan you will be able to lose weight and preserve it for at least 1 year. But the Task Force suggests that more deep studies should be provided to find out the safety of these medications for your health and their effectiveness if you take then for a long period of time. A lot of different articles on this problem were published in "Long-term Pharmacotherapy in the Management of Obesity," in the December 18, 1996, in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Generally, most of the appetite suppressants are recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but they can be used only for the short period of time to cure obesity problems (the course should last 2-3 months). And only dexfenfluramine can be taken for 12 months. Unfortunately many physicians advice their patients take these pills for more prolonged period of time than it is recommended by the FDA. That’s why in order that you could check what appetite suppressants can be taken for a long period of time to cure obesity Task Force created a comprehensive list of pharmacotherapy. Here you can learn about the safety and efficiency of appetite suppressants and states possible benefits and side effects of these medications on your health.
Appetite suppressants quell your appetite by producing the chemicals in your brain which give you the feeling of surfeit. The most popular appetite suppressant is Phentermine which is also known as the “phen” part of the forbidden drug combination “phen-fen”. The other medications that belong to this group are ionamin, fastin, adipex and tenuate. They are widely taken all over the world and brought millions of dollars benefits for pharmaceutical industry every year.
The efficiency of appetite suppressants
In spite of the fact that these medications can give you positive effects you should think over it carefully before you start taking them. In case if you have only 10 pounds of excess fat and you want to lose them you mustn’t take appetite suppressants. But if your BMI is 30 or even more it means that your extra fat may be dangerous for your health and it is more important than considering side effects of the appetite suppressants. These factors make you a great candidate for taking special medications.
 Appetite suppressants are also helpful when together with a BMI of 27 or more you have deceases that always appear when you are obese such as diabetes, increased blood pressure, and others.
The side effects of the appetite suppressants
It is very important to study all possible side effects of the appetite suppressants before you start taking them. They have the same content as amphetamins that’s why they may cause insomnia, you will be nervous, impatience and increased heart beat. It means that these suppressants are banned for you if you suffer from heart deceases and have a high blood pressure. Also it should be mentioned that these medications may cause dependence that’s why you must control this process from the beginning.
Sometimes appetite suppressants may lead to more dangerous and even fatal effects on your health. Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH)is not very common however very perilous disorder. It causes negative effects on your blood vessels in the lungs and heart. This disorder may occur if you take these medications more than 3 months but still the risk is very small and can appear in 22-24 cases per million yearly. The studies held on animals showed that appetite suppressants can ruin your central nervous system. But these damages weren’t studied yet on human beings. That’s why more precise studies of side effects of the suppressants are needed.
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