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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

The drug works by increasing the serotonin levels in the brain that makes the brain believe that the stomach is already full and thus, increases the person's metabolic rate.It was only after scientists discovered that these drugs had side effects and were indicated to cause heart valve disease that these were taken off the shelves. Such drugs included fenfluramine and particularly its infamous cocktail with phentermine called Phen-Fen.Later on, modifications have been made and new drugs were developed and prescribed by doctors and many of which are still waiting for FDA approval. One such drug approved by FDA is Xenical.For obvious reasons the idea that a simple drug can change everything without the need to change ones diet or sacrificing anything is very tempting. And since people have seen friends Continue reading