Is it okay to take Phentermine(for lose of appetite) while on the liquid diet?

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That, my friend is a question for your bariatric team to answer. Give them a call and let them guide you.

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Is it okay to take Phentermine(for lose of appetite) while on the liquid diet?

I seriously doubt it, but definitely talk to your surgeon.

Why would you want to? In my opinion, you need to be as healthy as possible going into surgery.

UGH, I just HATE the sanctimonious hate for phentermine around here! ESPECIALLY from people who had to resort to major surgery to be used as a tool to aid in the fight against obesity. It's just another TOOL.

But I digress. Ask your surgeon before taking ANY medication before a major surgery!

Definitely ask your team. I had to stop taking it at least 24 hours before surgery. You are also supposed to wean yourself off of it instead of stopping cold turkey so keep that in mind

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I would call your surgeon - as mentioned above - you should wean off of it. It most likely needs to be stopped before surgery.

Well it can affect your heart...not sure I'd want to take a chance going into surgery about that but your doctors may not allow it anyway so soon before surgery but they would definitely be the ones to ask.

Check with your surgeon but.... A dear friend was having surgery (totally unrelated to weight loss) and when the doc found out she's been taking phentermine he postponed the urgent procedure until she's been off it for 2 weeks. Apparently it doesn't mix well with the anesthesia and can cause major complications. Check with your surgeon!

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UGH, I just HATE the sanctimonious hate for phentermine around here! ESPECIALLY from people who had to resort to major surgery to be used as a tool to aid in the fight against obesity. It's just another TOOL.

But I digress. Ask your surgeon before taking ANY medication before a major surgery!

Sorry if I sound sanctimonious. It is a tool, yes, But, it is a dangerous one.

UGH, I just HATE the sanctimonious hate for phentermine around here! ESPECIALLY from people who had to resort to major surgery to be used as a tool to aid in the fight against obesity. It's just another TOOL.

But I digress. Ask your surgeon before taking ANY medication before a major surgery!

Sorry if I sound sanctimonious. It is a tool, yes, But, it is a dangerous one.

All medications have risks. It's up to the doctor and patient to weigh the benefits vs risks in a particular case and make an educated decision together.

Sanctimonious is trying to make that decision for someone else.

UGH, I just HATE the sanctimonious hate for phentermine around here! ESPECIALLY from people who had to resort to major surgery to be used as a tool to aid in the fight against obesity. It's just another TOOL.

But I digress. Ask your surgeon before taking ANY medication before a major surgery!

Sorry if I sound sanctimonious. It is a tool, yes, But, it is a dangerous one.

All medications have risks. It's up to the doctor and patient to weigh the benefits vs risks in a particular case and make an educated decision together.

Sanctimonious is trying to make that decision for someone else.

I certainly don't make decisions for other people. I share my experience and opinions. I actually suggested that the OP talk to their surgeon.

How long have you been on your liquid diet? After day 3-4 I was no longer hungry or having cravings. You may not even need it to suppress your appetite

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I understand the desire to take it, but it isn't safe. I briefly took a low dose of phentermine in my early 20s, and had to stop taking it before having my wisdom teeth removed because of concerns it could negatively interact with anesthesia. There was a medical paper published that same year about a woman who had a hypertensive crisis during surgery, and it was believed to have been due to her use of phentermine.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16119498

We describe the case of a woman who had two penroperative hypertensive crises that may have been due to her use of phentermine, a little-known sympathomimetic anti-obesity medication. The currently available anti-obesity medications are discussed: phentermine, diethylpropion, and sibutramine; all of which are sympathomimetics possessing noradrenaline and serotonin reuptake inhibitor activity. These medications should be discontinued one week preoperatively and have potential interactions with tramadol and antidepressants. The drug orlistat inhibits gastrointestinal lipase and may lead to fat soluble Vitamin (A, D, E, and K) deficiency, so consideration should be given to checking coagulation status preoperatively.

UGH, I just HATE the sanctimonious hate for phentermine around here! ESPECIALLY from people who had to resort to major surgery to be used as a tool to aid in the fight against obesity. It's just another TOOL.

But I digress. Ask your surgeon before taking ANY medication before a major surgery!

Sorry if I sound sanctimonious. It is a tool, yes, But, it is a dangerous one.

All medications have risks. It's up to the doctor and patient to weigh the benefits vs risks in a particular case and make an educated decision together.

Sanctimonious is trying to make that decision for someone else.

I certainly don't make decisions for other people. I share my experience and opinions. I actually suggested that the OP talk to their surgeon.

You're right my word choice poor--and I apologize. It's just that calling it a dangerous tool is judgmental though, it's coming to a conclusion about the risks vs benefits that should be left to the physician, in my not so humble opinion.

So many people label it dangerous... Yeah of course it has risks. So does surgery. Surgery has MORE risks.

Many other medications have but can be life saving. Why isn't this one of those?

You're right my word choice poor--and I apologize. It's just that calling it a dangerous tool is judgmental though, it's coming to a conclusion about the risks vs benefits that should be left to the physician, in my not so humble opinion.

So many people label it dangerous... Yeah of course it has risks. So does surgery. Surgery has MORE risks.

Many other medications have but can be life saving. Why isn't this one of those?

No, phentermine is not a life saving medication. Opinions aren't "judgmental" - they are shared opinions in response to someone asking a question. Our opinion is that phentermine is dangerous - that's not being sanctimonious. If people don't want others opinions then please don't ask. Phentermine can cause significant complications during surgery. As everyone said - of course discuss with the surgeon.

UGH, I just HATE the sanctimonious hate for phentermine around here! ESPECIALLY from people who had to resort to major surgery to be used as a tool to aid in the fight against obesity. It's just another TOOL.

But I digress. Ask your surgeon before taking ANY medication before a major surgery!

Sorry if I sound sanctimonious. It is a tool, yes, But, it is a dangerous one.

All medications have risks. It's up to the doctor and patient to weigh the benefits vs risks in a particular case and make an educated decision together.

Sanctimonious is trying to make that decision for someone else.

I certainly don't make decisions for other people. I share my experience and opinions. I actually suggested that the OP talk to their surgeon.

You're right my word choice poor--and I apologize. It's just that calling it a dangerous tool is judgmental though, it's coming to a conclusion about the risks vs benefits that should be left to the physician, in my not so humble opinion.

So many people label it dangerous... Yeah of course it has risks. So does surgery. Surgery has MORE risks.

Many other medications have but can be life saving. Why isn't this one of those?

It's more about context. There are many medications, and even Vitamins, that have the potential to be dangerous when taken before a surgery, and that's why it's critical to always inform your physician in advance of everything you're taking even if it might seem harmless or inconsequential. A friend's mom died from the interaction her antidepressant (that she hadn't disclosed she was taking) with her anesthesia during a routine surgery. A woman we know with aggressive cancer had to delay her treatment because of the massive amounts of vitamins she'd been taking since her diagnosis that her oncologist said could interfere with the chemotherapy.

I will add that many doctors no longer prescribe phentermine because of the high risk factors. The doctor who prescribed it for me in my early 20s (when I was not even overweight but wanting to slim down) stopped prescribing it altogether because of negative experiences other patients had endured. It was too much of a liability for her. I discussed phentermine with my endocrinologist a couple of years ago, and she said she did not prescribe it either, nor did anyone practicing with that hospital. By that point with PCOS and a miscarriage I'd gained quite a bit of weight and wanted it so desperately I went on an online hunt for a doctor who does prescribe it, and discovered several Reddit threads and other sites discussing that there are few in LA who still do. I ended up seeing a nurse practitioner in my hometown who had me take an expensive and elaborate blood test, have my metabolism tested to confirm that it was abysmal, and then after all that said I met her qualifications but she no longer was prescribing phentermine to anyone. Grrrr. So I do think it has a higher degree of risk than many other medications. That isn't to say that it hasn't been beneficial to many people. I was willing to jump through so many hoops to get a new prescription precisely because it had been so effective for me. I loved how it zapped my appetite, gave me a boost of energy, and even helped me to be more mentally focused.