Guest guest Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 I never took that drug, maybe I'd have lost some weight, but I had another thing that tells me how cautious Fremont is about their patients. I have a condition, described as an idiopathic heart condition, and even though I haven't had any problem with it since 1996, Doctor Dutta insisted that I have an echo cardiogram done. My primary, through whom he ordered the test, asked me if I thought he was trying to delay the surgery, it was obvious that he thought the test unnecessary. From my point of view, however, the more cautious the better. LaWanda 02:10 PM 6/12/05, you wrote: >As I have posted I would have gotten a date on Friday but they want to >do a heart test because I tool phen phen about 7 years ago for approx >8 months. I stopped taking the nightly pill after one month. That is >the pill that has caused most of the valve problems in the heart. >Anyway, I am confident that my heart will be fine. Has any of you >taken Phen Phen before? If so any problems? >Cecilia > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 When I take certain sinus drugs, like Sudafed and such, my heart can shoot up to over 200 beats per minute. Sometimes I can get it to stop, and sometimes I can't. When I can't, paramedics have to be called and I have to go to the er where they shoot me up with 15 mg. of Verapamil, if 5 mg. increments, and then my heart finally converts to a regular rhythm. While this is all happening, they take an ekg of me, but it never shows anything. LaWanda At 05:01 PM 6/12/05, you wrote: >Like everything else I lost 56 lbs on that drug and >gained it back plus 50. Anyway I agree the tests are >for a reason and I don't mind waiting longer so I can >feel calmer knowing my heart can take the surgery. >What exactly is the heart condition you have do to >your heart? >Cecilia > >--- LaWanda Ezell konfuzed@...> wrote: > > > I never took that drug, maybe I'd have lost some > > weight, but I had another > > thing that tells me how cautious Fremont is about > > their patients. I have a > > condition, described as an idiopathic heart > > condition, and even though I > > haven't had any problem with it since 1996, Doctor > > Dutta insisted that I > > have an echo cardiogram done. My primary, through > > whom he ordered the > > test, asked me if I thought he was trying to delay > > the surgery, it was > > obvious that he thought the test unnecessary. From > > my point of view, > > however, the more cautious the better. LaWanda > > 02:10 PM 6/12/05, you wrote: > > >As I have posted I would have gotten a date on > > Friday but they want to > > >do a heart test because I tool phen phen about 7 > > years ago for approx > > >8 months. I stopped taking the nightly pill after > > one month. That is > > >the pill that has caused most of the valve problems > > in the heart. > > >Anyway, I am confident that my heart will be fine. > > Has any of you > > >taken Phen Phen before? If so any problems? > > >Cecilia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hi Cecilia, I took Phen-fen about 8 years ago for a very short time. My dentist of all people, was worried about heart valve damage and wouldn't treat me without antibiotics, even to just clean my teeth. I had an echocardiogram to check for valve damage (very freaky, you see your own heart beating right before your eyes). I came out fine, with no damage as I hope you will, too. I think the reason the drug companies pulled the combination was there was some indication it might cause damage in a very small percentage of patients. Good luck, Joyce " cecilia " snickers_95203@...> wrote: >As I have posted I would have gotten a date on Friday but they want to >do a heart test because I tool phen phen about 7 years ago for approx >8 months. I stopped taking the nightly pill after one month. That is >the pill that has caused most of the valve problems in the heart. >Anyway, I am confident that my heart will be fine. Has any of you >taken Phen Phen before? If so any problems? >Cecilia > > > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hi Cecilia, I took Phen-fen about 8 years ago for a very short time. My dentist of all people, was worried about heart valve damage and wouldn't treat me without antibiotics, even to just clean my teeth. I had an echocardiogram to check for valve damage (very freaky, you see your own heart beating right before your eyes). I came out fine, with no damage as I hope you will, too. I think the reason the drug companies pulled the combination was there was some indication it might cause damage in a very small percentage of patients. Good luck, Joyce " cecilia " snickers_95203@...> wrote: >As I have posted I would have gotten a date on Friday but they want to >do a heart test because I tool phen phen about 7 years ago for approx >8 months. I stopped taking the nightly pill after one month. That is >the pill that has caused most of the valve problems in the heart. >Anyway, I am confident that my heart will be fine. Has any of you >taken Phen Phen before? If so any problems? >Cecilia > > > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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