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Prelu-2 Side Effects, and Drug Interactions - Phendimetrazine
Prelu-2 Side Effects, and Drug Interactions - Phendimetrazine
SIDE EFFECTS
Cardiovascular: Palpitation, tachycardia,
elevation of blood
pressure.
Central Nervous System: overstimulation, restlessness,
dizziness, insomnia,
tremor, headache,
psychotic state, agitation,
flushing, sweating, blurring of vision.
Gastrointestinal: Dryness of the mouth,
diarrhea, constipation,
nausea, stomach pain.
Genitourinary: Changes in libido,
urinary frequency, dysuria.
DRUG ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE
Phendimetrazine tartrate
is classified as a Schedule III controlled substance.
Dependence
Phendimetrazine Tartrate is related chemically and pharmacologically
to the amphetamines. Amphetamines and related stimulant
drugs have been extensively abused, and the possibility of abuse
of phendimetrazine should be kept in mind
when evaluating the desirability of including a drug
as part of a weight reduction
program. Abuse of amphetamines and related drugs may be associated
with intense psychological
dependence and severe
social dysfunction. There are, reports of patients who have increased
the dosage to many times that recommended. Abrupt cessation following
prolonged high dosage administration
results in extreme fatigue
and mental depression.
Changes are also noted on the sleep
EEG. Manifestations of chronic
intoxication is psychosis,
often clinically indistinguishable from schizophrenia.
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