Talk:Phentermine/Archive 1

Spam
Should a mention be made of the high occurrence of the word "Phentermine" in spam? Maerk 13:29, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

approval or not
Although Fen-Phen was never approved by the FDA the agency did approve of the drug. Meaning what? &mdash;Tamfang 21:33, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Maybe they mean that Fen was approved but the combination was never approved... This article is full of contradictions. "The most recent study was in 1990 which combined phentermine with fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine and became known as Fen-Phen." and in another place it talks about studies in 1992. I just checked out Academic Premier and I saw studies published this year. If it's ok with everyone, I think I'm going to revamp this article over the next couple of days and add references, etc.

-Apagadomenina 20:06, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

External links removed
Hi Jamie, I am aware that nofollow is used and that wiki links don't affect search engine rankings. I just thought that the pictures and forums on that PhenForum site would be useful and relevant. I was going to add more but didn't want to put too many links. I could write a LOT on phentermine abuse. Do you think that would be a good addition to the wiki? - Barbara —Preceding unsigned comment added by Barb399 (talk • contribs) 07:02, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Per WP:EL and WP:Reliable sources, forums and other self-published content are not suitable as references. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:47, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

- Hi Jamie, what do you mean by self published? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Barb399 (talk • contribs) 17:08, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Removed request for cite about FDA not asking for withdrawal of Phentermine
The fact that Phentermine is still on the market should make it self-evident that the FDA did not request withdrawal of it.Itsme2003 (talk) 21:04, 4 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Actually, that says NOTHING. For example, the FDA banned *all* opiod+APAP (tylenol) combos back in January 2011 (Vicodin, Tylenol w/ codeine, Percocet, etc. - e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g!) - but effective Jan 2014 to give big pharma time to phase them out and switch all pain patients to stuff like Vicoprofen ("vicodin" + ibuprofen) and Percodan ("percocet" + aspirin). It's a normal thing - to give them time to replace them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.127.80.59 (talk) 00:53, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Drug screen
will phentermine show up in a drug screen —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.72.98.114 (talk) 22:32, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

As an amphetamine, yes. Rob Cypher (talk) 07:23, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Well I think 5 years of using it would be harmful!!! CC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.152.197.189 (talk) 07:43, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Off-label use
I do know that this medicine sometimes is used off-label to treat ADD/ADHD symptoms in place of amphetamines. I do not have documented evidence of this, however, so I am not sure if it should/should not be added to the main page. GrenciaNaga (talk) 11:06, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

"works on the hypothalamus portion of the brain to stimulate the adrenal glands"
the adrenal glands are not positioned in the brain are they? Wawawemn (talk) 14:23, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

That whole bit about the hypothalamus and the adrenal glands sounds like complete rubish to me. The citation given talks about the release of NE but that is from the reuptake sites on the presynaptic neurone and has nothing to do with the adrenal glands. This whole thing seems to be cut from whole cloth and bears no relation to any biological effects of phentermine. I will edit it in due course if no one else gets there before me. Can't be bothered just now... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.109.163.3 (talk) 18:37, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Re: Spam
It's mentioned. 16:29, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

No Information on Phentermine Abuse?
Though I am certainly not the one to write it, there is painfully little information available concerning the unfortunate abuse of Phenterminie as a drug. Due to the fact that it is ultimately a form of amphetamine - and with its ready availability online - it would seem to me as though this drug is possibly abused in ways similar to Adderall or other amphetamine drugs. I think this important information to put out there to help prevent people from making poor decisions concerning their bodies and what they choose to put inside of them. 16:29, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

History
"Although Fen-Phen was never approved by the FDA the agency did approve of the drug" This quote is in the first few paragraphs. It sounds dumb and needs a changin' or clarifyin'. &#91;&#91;TheAngriestPharmacist]] 09:02, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree, why is there mention of fen-phen here?? What is that? Is it different than phentermine? CC 16:29, 31 December 2012 (UTC)