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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Phentermine, available under the brand names Lomaira or Adipex-P, is a prescription medication used in combination with a healthy diet and exercise to help with weight loss in people with obesity. It belongs to a class of medications called indirect sympathomimetics and works in the brain to decrease appetite by increasing the concentration of certain chemicals, including norepinephrine. This article discusses how phentermine works to help you lose weight. Getty Images / GrapeImages What Is Phentermine? Phentermine is often prescribed to promote weight loss in people with obesity or overweight status with additional health problems. Typically, it will be recommended if you have already tried lifestyle changes to lose weight. When determining if you need to take phentermine, your healthcare provider may look at your body mass index (BMI) value first. Phentermine may be prescribed if you:Have a BMI of 30 kilograms (kg) per height in meters squared (m2) or higher.Have a BMI of 27 kilograms per height in meters squared with other health conditions, such as controlled high blood pressure, diabetes, or other risk factors. Phentermine and Topiramate Phentermine is sometimes combined with topiramate, an antiseizure medication, for weight loss. This medication combo is marketed under the name Qysmia. Unlike phentermine as a single-agent therapy, this combination is approved for long-term weight management. Moreover, adding topiramate to phentermine is thought to enhance weight loss effects at lower doses than phentermine or topiramate alone.About BMIBody mass index (BMI) is a dated, biased measure that doesn’t account for several important factors,
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