Phen-Pro

Is Phen-Pro weight loss drug the new magic pill?

Phen-Pro Weight Loss is a doctor only co-adminstration of both Phentermine and Prozac in low doses (or a similar anti-depressant like Trazadone) for purposes of weight loss.Though phentermine is effective in losing you weight it does loss its effectiveness in a few weeks. Prozac has been found to prolong the weight loss effect of phentermine, hence the cocktail.

Phen-pro weight loss has been proposed as a replacement of the effective but lethal Phen-Fen/Dexfen-Phen that was withdrawn from the U.S market.

Strictly speaking, adjuncts like phen-pro weight loss should only be attempted by qualified physicians. This is unlike diet supplements which you can use off the shelf.

The phen-pro combination is mainly a suggestion by Dr Michael Anchors who published a book in 1997 titled 'Safer than Phen-Fen'. He is schooled in Harvard University, with a PHD in biochemistry. And just like its predecessor, phen-pro is supposed to reduce the side effects of phentermine while increasing its potency for weight loss. 

The suggested anti-depresants like Prozac are chemically called fluoxentine. Dr. Anchor has a particular preference for the antidepressant brand name Trazodone. He notes both Trazadone and Prozac are widely researched and hence their effect more predictable. 

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And though fluoxentine is an FDA approved drug, it is indicated as an antidepressant. Its use in weight loss is what is referred to as "off-label". 

There is little control bodies like FDA can do when doctors choose to combine two different approved drugs as in the case of phentermine and fluoxentine. 

Often to deal with a critical situation the FDA usually has to remove the less important drug from the market. This is what happened with Phen-Fen and Dexfen-Phen. Fenfluramine and its related drug Dexfenfluramine were removed from the market to counter the lethal cocktail. 

However if Phen-Pro proves to be as dangerous as phen-fen, it may be a little hard to deal with. Both phentermine and Prozac (fluoxentine) are important drugs for their approved use i.e. anorectic (weight loss) and antidepressant (mood management) respectively. Both drugs are shown to be relatively safe, but the effect of their combination is still unknown. They will probably depend on the strict adherence to the labels instructions by doctors.

Prozac, the other end of phen-pro is an antidepressant, the drug fluoxentin. Similar drugs include Zoloft, Celexa, Trazadone and Effoxer. These are also central nervous system stimulants, only this time unlike the withdrawn fenfluramine, it is a neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitor only. 

Neurotransmitters are chemicals secreted by nerve cells and picked by receptor on the surface of other cells. This is the means by which nerve send messages across the body. Once the message is received the neurotransmitter is destroyed or absorbed into the cell that produced it. This absorption is what is termed as re-uptake. 

Basically when re-uptake is inhibited, the neurotransmitter sending that particular message increases in the brain. This amplifies as well as sustains the message. This increase is what results to an increased feeling of satiety and mood changes you get from drugs that inhibit re-uptake. 

Fluoxentine (Prozac) like fenfluramine(Fen) raises the level of serotonin; one of the neurotransmitter (brain messengers) associated with satiety. So the question is, if Prozac acts just like Fen will it not results to the same problems? 

Michael Anchors, an ardent proponent of phen-pro explains, "One reason lies in the way fenfluranine effects the amounts of serotonin in the body. Instead of inhibiting the absorption of serotonin (only) the way phentermine does with dopamine and norepinephrine, fenfluranine causes more serotonin to be released. This raise in serotonin is not well controlled as it is with Trazadone or Prozac (fluoxentine)" 

"Another reason is that fenfluramine mobilizes serotonin in the platelets; special blood cells that are involved in clotting. Because of this there is a dangerous excess of serotonin in the lungs and heart" 

This toxic level of serotonin in blood is implicated in incidences of heart valve disease and Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) with the use of phen-fen. 

Proposed dosage of the cocktail is phentermine at 30gm and fluoxentine at 10-20mg. Metering of this dosage is important for results. So your doctor should monitor your side effect and results so that the dosage can be adjusted for optimal performance. 

It is suggested that this cocktail is able to minimize the side effects of either drugs resulting to a more comfortable use as well as an increase in weight loss. 

According to a study funded by Eli-Lilly the inventors of Prozac, phen-pro results to 15% weight loss of total body weight in 9 months. This is much better than the FDA approved weight loss drugs sibutramine weight loss and orlistat weight loss. In the study, the patients did not show evidence of heart problems, meaning it seems phen-pro doesn’t have the side effect of heart valve disease or PPH. 

The use of weight loss drugs to support the morbidly obese is a strategy recommended cautiosly by  health institutions. As an alternative we recommend Caralluma as a safe natural weight loss diet supplement. 

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