Amphetamines are classified as a stimulant and they also work as appetite suppressants in diet pills. The term amphetamines refer to different types like amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, and methamphetamine. Amphetamines have been used for therapeutic purposes since the 1920s. Due to the abuse of amphetamines they have been restricted and the laws on them have been enforced. All diet pills with amphetamines that are FDA approved require a doctor’s prescription.
How do amphetamine diet pills work?
Appetite is controlled by the brain. Amphetamine diet pills suppress the appetite by increasing levels of dopamine. Dopamine is a chemical in the brain that results in alertness, increased concentration, and registers pleasure. The American Psychological Association has suggested that the increase in dopamine due to amphetamine diet pills creates pleasure and therefore makes food more satisfying more quickly. This reduces the appetite and the amount of food a person eats. As dopamine levels increase and pleasure is heightened amphetamine diet pills can become habit-forming, this means that someone can become addicted.
What are the side-effects of amphetamine diet pills?
Amphetamine diet pills can have severe and life-threatening side effects. Because of the way amphetamine diet pills work, they end up increasing bodily functions and a lot of different parts of the body are affected. Amphetamine diet pills have side effects such as increased heart rate and blood pressure, dizziness, swelling in the legs and ankles, sweating, increased urination, dry mouth, insomnia, anxiety, depression, vomiting and shortness of breath.
What are the benefits of amphetamine diet pills?
When amphetamine diet pills are taken for a short period of time during a doctor’s close supervision while also mixed with lifestyle changes they can really help someone with weight loss. Most doctors will not prescribe amphetamine diet pills unless the patient is having obesity health problems though, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease. These are instances where weight loss is imperative and a doctor may deem it necessary regardless of the side effects.
History of amphetamine diet pills
Amphetamines were around long before they began being used as diet pills. During World War II, amphetamines were given to soldiers to help them stay awake, the same with pilots. Amphetamines were originally used to treat asthma, sleep disorders, and hyperactivity. The first amphetamine tablet was marketed in 1937 as a nasal decongestant. The wide spread use of amphetamines began in the 1960s by dieters trying to lose weight.
What are the different types of amphetamine diet pills?
There are four different amphetamine diet pills that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as weight loss medication and these pills have to be prescribed by a doctor. The two most commonly prescribed amphetamine diet pills are phentermine which goes by Adipex-P and lonamin, and sibutramine whose brand name is Meridia. Phentermine is only prescribed for up to 12 weeks and sibutramine up to 12 months. Both of these medications require constant supervision from a physician. Phendimetrazine and diethylprpion are also available by prescription from a doctor.
