"Other Diet Meds" or "How I chose Phen as My Drug of Choice"

**LauraCA** · October 2nd, 2002, 08:31 PM

I think I found this table on this very Phentermine.com site (sorry J & J if this is not where I found it) but I will share with you its info because the question of other diet pills has been coming up periodically. I cut it out and carry it with me because I think it has useful information for curious people about what else is available on the market, and also I show it to nosey (and caring) friends who want to know about the safety of the drug I take.

I show them that Phentermine is NOT the same as Phen-Fen, the controversial med that was withdrawn from the market for health reasons, in fact, Phentermine has been on the market for years with little to no health complications.

First I will give the generic name, then in parenthesis I will name some of the trade names, then I will name the year the FDA approved the drug for the public.

1. Dexfenfluramine (Redux) 1996 Withdrawn!
2. Diethylpropion (Tenuate) 1998
3. Fenfluramine (Pondimin) 1973 Withdrawn!
4. Mazindol (Sanorex, Mazanor) 1992
5. Orlistat (Xenical) 1999
6. Phendimetrazine (Bontril) 1998
7. Phentermine (Adipex-P, Ionamin, Fastin) 1959!
8. Sibutramine (Meridia) 1997

Hope this helps.

**Mistydawn2222** · October 2nd, 2002, 09:04 PM

wow, phens been around since 1959! I did not know that, that makes me feel better lol. Thanks alot

**carmengo** · October 3rd, 2002, 02:02 AM

Being that I have tried everything on the market now; and almost every diet pill. Phentermine alone has been the only thing that has given me positive results. I will continue to take it till I reach my initial goal of 150; then wean off it eventually. I have had 10 years of diet failure and phentermine is the only thing that begins to work for me.

Tammy

**PrincessHappy** · October 3rd, 2002, 04:44 AM

Thanks for the info Laura.

A couple of people have given me heat about taking Phen, because they hear the word and the first thing that comes to mind is Fen-Phen.

My response to them is that Fen-Phen was a cocktail of either fenfluramine or somtimes dexfenfluramine in combination with Phentermine. BUT an article from the FDA indicates that it was the fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine that caused the problems and that is why both have been pulled from the market and Phentermine has not.

-PWH

http://www.fda.gov/cder/news/phen/fenphenpr81597.htm

**Paula** · October 3rd, 2002, 11:52 AM

hi everyone

I'm sorry,i just noticed the approval dates on phentermine stated up above, can cause some confusion if not clarified, that is for phentermine resin and not phentermine HCL

The FDA approval date for -

Phendimetrazine 1961

Diethylpropion 1959

Mazindol 1973

Didrex (benzphetamine) 1960

Phentermine was FDA approved in 1959, but that was phentermine resin (Ionamin).

Phentermine HCl wasn’t FDA approved until 1973

hope this helps

**Paula** · October 3rd, 2002, 12:28 PM

geez!

i'm sorry about this monster size pic, lemme try to resize
BRB

**LauraCA** · October 3rd, 2002, 05:35 PM

oops! Sorry if I gave mis-information.

All I know is, Phen is great (for me) and without it I would still be 167 pounds and miserable!

**HollyAsWell** · October 4th, 2002, 01:12 AM

You know I've found it strange that I can't find much literature about Didrex which is not the same composition as phentermine but in the same class of drugs