Celexa, Lexapro, trazadone or Effexor. The second medicine is necessary because phentermine
used alone stops working after a few weeks. The second medicine makes phentermine work longer
and better. Although the second medicine is also an antidepressant, its use in the phen-pro
combination has nothing to do with depression.
- Phentermine is not addictive.
- Phentermine is not "speed".
- Phentermine does not raise blood pressure.
Obesity is a serious disease, more threatening than high blood pressure or high cholesterol. One third
of the US population is obese. 64% are overweight. Obesity is responsible for 300,000 deaths per
year in the U.S. No physician or patient can ignore it (but most do).
Obesity is curable. 30% of my 2217 patients have reached ideal body weight so far. The rest have
lost some weight. Four patients lost 150 lbs. Fifteen lost 100. In eight years, with only 5 exceptions,
no one seeing me every 3 months has ever gained weight back. Half of the successful patients were
able to stop the medicines; the rest continue to take a maintenance dose.