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What side effects may occur?
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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How should this medicine be used?
Take this medication exactly as prescribed. Tenuate may be habit-forming and can be addicting.
If you are taking Tenuate Dospan (the controlled release formulation), do not crush or chew the
tablets. Swallow the medication whole.
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Description
Tenuate are used in the short-term treatment of obesity. Their appetite-reducing effect tends to decrease after a few weeks. Because of this, these medicines are useful only during the first few weeks
of a weight-loss program. The Tenuate can help you to lose weight while you are learning new ways to eat and to exercise. Changes in eating habits and activity level must be developed and continued l
ong-term in order for you to continue losing weight and to keep the lost weight from returning
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Symptoms of overdose may include:
Abdominal or stomach cramps; coma; confusion; convulsions (seizures); diarrhea (severe); dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting; fast breathing; feeling of panic; fever; hallucinations (seei
ng, hearing or feeling things that are not there); high or low blood pressure; hostility with urge to attack; irregular heartbeat; nausea or vomiting (severe); overactive reflexes; restlessness;
trembling or shaking; tiredness, weakness, and mental depression following effects of excitement
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Before Taking This Medicine
Before taking Tenuate,
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Tenuate; amphetamines; other diet pills; medications for allergies, hay fever, and colds; or any other drugs. <
br> - tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially guanethidine, insulin, and MAO inhibitors [phenelzine (Nardil) or tranylcypromine (Pa
rnate)] even if you stopped taking them in the last 2 weeks, herbal products, and vitamins.
- tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart or blood vessel disease, high blood pressure, an
overactive thyroid gland, diabetes, glaucoma, pulmonary hypertension, seizures, or a history of drug abuse.
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Other Medicines
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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