http://tipshowtoloseweight.info/venussystem/ Dieters and healthcare professionals need to be made aware of the range of significant effects of these weight loss pills to allow them to identify and treat those consumers presenting unexplained side effects, medical issues and symptoms. While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has barred the majority of amphetamine-based appetite suppressants, many are still prescribed in other parts of the world, including South America. The second most often prescribed amphetamine-based appetite suppressant worldwide is fenproporex. It is known to be addictive and is rapidly converted into amphetamine in the body. The international availability of fenproporex, combined with Internet sales and other illegal markets, have led to its availability in the U.S.A., despite an FDA ban. Most medical professionals in the USA are unaware of the existence of these diet medication combining fenproporex and benzodiazepines, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, diuretics, laxatives, thyroid hormones and other substances. Findings reported by Dr. Pieter Cohen from the Department of Internal Medicine at the Cambridge Health Alliance in the US and Harvard Medical School, have recently been published online in Springer's Journal of General Internal Medicine. To illustrate the risks posed by taking these diet pills, Dr. Cohen reviewed two case reports of patients taking appetite blockers containing fenproporex, illegally imported from Brazil. In the first case, a 26 year-old woman suffered from intermittent chest pains, palpitations, headaches

• published: 26 Sep 2013
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