Diethylpropion

Diethylpropion decreases appetite. It is used on a short-term basis (a few weeks), in combination with diet, to help you lose weight. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Diethylpropion comes as a regular and extended-release (long-acting) tablet. Diethylpropion usually is taken three times a day, 1 hour before meals (regular tablets), or once a day in midmorning (extended-release tablets). Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take diethylpropion exactly as directed. Do not crush, chew, or cut extended-release tablets; swallow them whole. Diethylpropion may be habit-forming. Do not take a larger dose, take it more often, or for a longer period than your doctor tells you to. Call your doctor if diethylpropion loses its effect.

<p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Diethylpropion may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:

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dry mouth</li>
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unpleasant taste</li>
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restlessness</li>
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anxiety</li>
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dizziness</li>
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depression</li>
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tremors</li>
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upset stomach</li>
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vomiting</li>
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increased urination</li></ul></p> <p></p> <p>If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:

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fast or irregular heartbeat</li>
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heart palpitations</li>
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blurred vision</li>
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skin rash</li>
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itching</li>
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difficulty breathing</li>
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chest pain</li>
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fainting</li>
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swelling of the ankles or feet</li>
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fever</li>
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sore throat</li>
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chills</li>
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painful urination</li></ul>If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at <a href='http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch'>http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch</a>] or by phone [1-800-332-1088].</p>

Before taking diethylpropion, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to diethylpropion; amphetamines; other diet pills; medications for allergies, hay fever, and colds; or any other drugs. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially guanethidine, insulin, and MAO inhibitors [phenelzine (Nardil) or tranylcypromine (Parnate)] even if you stopped taking them in the last 2 weeks, herbal products, and vitamins. Tell your doctor if you have taken other diet pills in the past year. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart or blood vessel disease, high blood pressure, an overactive thyroid gland, diabetes, glaucoma, pulmonary hypertension, seizures, or a history of drug abuse. if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking diethylpropion. you should know that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this drug affects you. remember that alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug.

In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.