Twenty-five years ago, the great Athenian doctor Hippocrates believed that balance is health and that imbalance is the cause of all illness and pain. For more than three hundred years, this concept has been in disfavour. Now, clinical experiences with Phen/Fen suggest that Hippocrates was right. While both phentermine and fenfluramine have been available since the mid-seventies, patients were generally reluctant to use them because of the always present fear of addiction. During many …showed first 75 words of 2925 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2925 total…intervention, and physician monitoring are unknown. 7) Other modalities of treatment need to be employed to assist in attaining long term weight loss. Conclusion In conclusion, both fenfluramine, and phentermine are extremely interesting drugs not only to scientists and doctors, but to society as a whole. Although they still present a great deal of side effects alone, the combination of the two can produce amazing results in weight loss in a relatively short period of time.