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and Redux, both weight loss drugs that were once highly popular, worked by suppressing hunger urges in the brain by altering serotonin levels.During the 1990s, doctors began to prescribe these drugs in combination to increase the weight loss effect. Studies have demonstrated serious potential health risks associated with the use of these drugs. These findings were so serious that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew Fen-Phen and Redux from the market in 1997.Problems associated with the use of these diet drugs include:* serious heart murmurs,* heart valve leaks,* thickening of the heart valves, and* heart valve regurgitation, which is a build-up of a plaque-like substance on the heart valves.A 1997 report from the Mayo Clinic found heart valve dysfunction in 30% of Fen-Phen users who were tested. Fen-Phen also… Continue reading