It is recommended that Duromine should be used as a part of an overall weight management plan which include healthy diet regimen and exercise program. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Phentermine is an appetite suppressant.
It works by directly affecting the area of the brain that controls your appetite making you feel less hungry. In adults and children over 12 years old, the usual dose of Duromine is one capsule daily in the morning. The recommended starting dose is 30mg daily and the maintenance dose is mg daily depending on responsiveness.
Your doctor will tell you if Duromine 30mg, Duromine15mg or Duromine 40mg is the correct dosage for you. Increasing the dose may expose you to more side effect instead of loosing more weight. It is advised to take Duromine at breakfast time so that it does not keep you awake at night.
Duromine capsules should be swallowed whole and with plenty of water. To protect young children from poisoning, always lock safety caps and immediately place the medication in a safe location — one that is up and away and out of their sight and reach. In case of overdose, call the poison control helpline at If the victim has collapsed, had a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can't be awakened, immediately call emergency services at Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory.
Your doctor will order certain lab tests to check your body's response to phentermine and topiramate. Do not let anyone else take your medication. Giving or selling phentermine and topiramate to others may harm them and is against the law.
Phentermine and topiramate is a controlled substance. Prescriptions may be refilled only a limited number of times; ask your pharmacist if you have any questions. It is important for you to keep a written list of all of the prescription and nonprescription over-the-counter medicines you are taking, as well as any products such as vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements.
You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies.
Phentermine and Topiramate pronounced as fen'' ter meen toe pyre' a mate. Why is this medication prescribed? How should this medicine be used? Other uses for this medicine What special precautions should I follow? What special dietary instructions should I follow? What should I do if I forget a dose?
What side effects can this medication cause? What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication? Brand names of combination products. Other uses for this medicine. What special precautions should I follow? Before taking phentermine and topiramate, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to phentermine Adipex-P, Suprenza ; topiramate Topamax ; sympathomimetic amine medications such as midodrine Orvaten, ProAmatine or phenylephrine in cough and cold medications ; any other medications, or any of the ingredients in phentermine and topiramate capsules.
Ask your pharmacist or check the Medication Guide for a list of the ingredients. Your doctor will probably tell you not to take phentermine and topiramate if you are taking one or more of these medications or have taken one of these medications during the past 2 weeks.
Be sure to mention other prescription or nonprescription medications or herbal products for weight loss and any of the following: amitriptyline Elavil ; carbonic anhydrase inhibitors such as acetazolamide Diamox , methazolamide, or zonisamide Zonegran ; diuretics 'water pills' including furosemide Lasix or hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ ; insulin or other medications for diabetes; ipratropium Atrovent ; lithium Lithobid ; medications for anxiety, high blood pressure, irritable bowel disease, mental illness, motion sickness, Parkinson's disease, ulcers, or urinary problems; medications for seizures such as carbamazepine Carbatrol, Equetro, Tegretol , phenytoin Dilantin , or valproic acid Stavzor, Depakene ; pioglitazone Actos, in Actoplus, in Duetact ; sedatives; sleeping pills; and tranquilizers.
Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects. Your doctor will probably tell you not to take phentermine and topiramate. Also tell your doctor if you have or have ever had depression; an irregular heartbeat; heart failure; seizures; metabolic acidosis too much acid in the blood ; osteopenia, osteomalacia, or osteoporosis conditions in which the bones are brittle or weak and may break easily ; ongoing diarrhea; any condition that affects your breathing; diabetes; kidney stones; or kidney or liver disease.
You may experience unusual spotting unexpected vaginal bleeding if you use this type of birth control. If you experience any of the listed side effects, or any other symptoms which appear abnormal or unusual, please tell your doctor.
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