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What is this Drug
Tenuate decreases appetite. It is used on a short-term basis (a few weeks), in combination with diet, to help you lose weight.
This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your
doctor or pharmacist for more information.
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Overdosage
Abuse of a sympathomimetic appetite suppressant (taking the medicine in larger doses or taking it more frequently or for a longer time than the doctor ordered) can cause the following side effects:
Changes in personality; excessive, excited activity; irritability (severe); mental illness (severe), similar to schizophrenia; skin disease; trouble in sleeping (severe)
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Side Effects
Although side effects from Tenuate are not common, they can occur. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
- dry mouth
- unpleasant taste
- restless
ness
- anxiety
- dizziness
- depression
- tremors
- upset stomach
- vomiting
- increased urination
If you experience any of the following symptoms, call yo
ur doctor immediately:
- fast or irregular heartbeat
- heart palpitations
- blurred vision
- skin rash
- itching
- difficulty breathing
- chest pain
- fain
ting
- swelling of the ankles or feet
- fever
- sore throat
- chills
- painful urination
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Drug Interactions
Tenuate or Tenuate Dospan may interact with alcohol unfavorably. Do not drink alcohol while taking this medication.
If Tenuate or Tenuate Dospan is taken with certain other drugs, the effect
s of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. It is especially important that you consult your doctor before combining Tenuate with the following:
- Blood pressure medications such
as Ismelin
- Insulin
- Phenothiazine drugs such as the major tranquilizer Thorazine
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What special precautions should I follow?
If you have been taking this medicine for a long time or in large doses and you think you may have become mentally or physically dependent on it, check with your doctor.
- Some signs of depe
ndence on appetite suppressants are:
- a strong desire or need to continue taking the medicine.
- a need to increase the dose to receive the effects of the medicine.
- withdrawal side e
ffects (for example, mental depression, nausea or vomiting, stomach cramps or pain, trembling, unusual tiredness or weakness) when you stop taking the medicine
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Precautions Before Using This Medicine
Pregnancy¡XIf a pregnant woman takes this medicine in high doses or more often than the doctor has directed, it may cause withdrawal symptoms in the newborn baby. Also, medicines similar to Tenuate ca
cause birth defects in the newborn baby if a pregnant woman takes them in high doses. Before taking this medicine, make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.
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br> Breast-feeding¡XTenuate and benzphetamine pass into breast milk. It is not known if other Tenuate pass into breast milk. However, use of Tenuate during breast-feeding is not recommended, because i
may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies.
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