In the early nineties, Redux was the original miracle diet pill. A predecessor to fenphen, Redux was just the "fen", fenfluramine in the form dexfenfluramine. The drug increased the production of seratonin, which gave the brain feelings of satiety, or fullness. Overweight people felt a great responsibility lifted from their shoulders. In Redux, the drug industry promised a thin, healthy body without painful exercise or unpleasant diet restrictions! Within three months, doctors were writing 85,000 prescriptions for Redux every week.
We now know how this story ends. Like most miracle drugs, Redux was too good to be true. The increase of seratonin caused people using Redux to be moody and disconsolate. Soon the fenfluramine cocktail drug fenphen replaced Redux on the shelves. This is not the end of the story, however. Soon after thousands of Americans had swallowed fenphen pills, the mortality reports began coming in.
Redux and fenphen work the same way, by flooding the brain with chemicals that trigger that full feeling. Because the patient feels full, they do not feel the need to eat. The drug imparts a comfortable form of anorexia. While this is unhealthy in and of itself, denying the patient essential nutrients, it was not the worst aspect of the drug. The drug did not simply elevate seratonin levels in the brain, it flooded the whole blood stream with seratonin. When this chemical reached the heart it weakened the heart valves, causing massive heart valve disease in people using either fenfluramine drug, Redux or fenphen.
When this deadly side effect became known the drugs were immediately recalled, but the damage was already done. Thousands of people developed heart disease, underwent surgery, or died as a result of their exposure to the chemical. Those patients who did not change their habits to include healthy lifestyle choices like exercise and diet restrictions gained the weight back. Nothing very good came of America's brief affair with fenfluramine.
People are still suffering from heart disease as a result of this drug. If you or someone you know is a victim, contact a lawyer and discuss your circumstances. The drug companies should repay you for your pain and medical costs. Hopefully America will not simply forget this brief affair with fenfluramine and be more careful about the pills we swallow so carelessly.
To find out more about Redux lawyers and dangerous drug cases and read about Redux side effects, visit our website at hugesettlements.com.
If you have any questions or concerns about this drug please contact a professional Redux lawyer right away!
Stop! and imagine for one moment that your body is... Read More
Even in clinical trials, Lotronex displayed a tendency towards causing... Read More
Irritable bowel syndrome can be a nightmare?constant diarrhea and terrible... Read More
Results of a new study comparing the effectiveness of Pfizer... Read More
Bextra, also known as valdecoxib, is a prescribed medication used... Read More
Would you buy groceries without knowing their prices? I suspect... Read More
Today in the United States, there are hundreds of thousands... Read More
This past week, the FDA held a meeting in order... Read More
A hypnotic "trance" is not something that is foreign to... Read More
I recently had a reader send me this comment:"As a... Read More
Warning: This article is for information only and can not... Read More
Alternative medicine is a type of therapeutic practice that is... Read More
If you are like many Americans, you are without health... Read More
A heart attack happens when the blood supply to part... Read More
Q. Why is there so may uninsured people in America?A.... Read More
NEW YORK, N.Y., February 18, 2004 ? On a visit... Read More
The answer is simple: there is no such thing as... Read More
Throughout time there have always been two opposing points of... Read More
Molluscum contagiosum treatment is certainly possible with the correct treatment... Read More
Sit down in a quiet place alone and take a... Read More
Phenylpropanolamine, or PPH, used to be an active ingredient in... Read More
RA is a condition that forces half of patients to... Read More
Zoloft is an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor); a prescription... Read More
Stool Softener Laxatives - EmollientsStool softeners and emollients work by... Read More
What is the role of steroid injection in carpal tunnel... Read More
I stumbled across TMJ when I needed treat a literal... Read More
It was around 1986, when my son Lewis was diagnosed... Read More
How to find a doctor? There's no magical route to... Read More
Domestic violence is not over when the victim is safe... Read More
The unfortunate truth about medical errors is that they plague... Read More
Cord BloodCord Blood is the blood that remains in the... Read More
Using ice to treat injuries is one of the oldest... Read More
You've been getting headaches. Finally, you find some medications that... Read More
Recent controversy about the safety of pain medications for arthritis... Read More
Our modern preservatives and other pollutants like yellow dye no.... Read More
We live in an age that demands an instant cure... Read More
ALS is the disease that took the life of the... Read More
Lipitor is a drug intended to help lower cholesterol. The... Read More
When your knee hurts, getting relief is all that's on... Read More
The treatment of high blood pressure is one of the... Read More
The U.S. government's annual bill for healthcare spending ? $3,925... Read More
Modern civilization has produced an unusually stressful environment to humans... Read More
The vaccine industry insists that their vaccines against the flu... Read More
GET TO KNOW YOUR ARTHRITISArthritis is referred to as the... Read More
This is a true story.Yesterday, I picked up a new... Read More
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common condition, but... Read More
With the hum of the election campaign and the debate... Read More
How To Buy Your Way Out Of An Early Death... Read More
Cybill Shepherd has revealed that she suffers from irritable bowel... Read More
A recent report has found that Americans are more frightened... Read More
A time will come when our children's children will look... Read More
RA is a condition that forces half of patients to... Read More
Madeline Mann once weighed less can a can of soda... Read More
Ever given a piece of thought to how actually one... Read More
When a health care professional uses lab coats it conveys... Read More
Heat has long been used to provide temporary relief of... Read More
Since the beginning of mankind, mental illness has played a... Read More
The NBC National News, quoted the Washington Post in March... Read More
Any dialysis patient who has had a brush with high... Read More
Neck pain afflicts many people at some point in their... Read More
Hypnotherapy is one of the best known and most widely... Read More
OxyContin is a narcotic drug, an opiate, that has been... Read More
Chrisopher Reeve has died. But his vision of a "Cure"... Read More
Pfizer is currently marketing Neurontin as an oral medication for... Read More
Whether you're a weekend athlete, or a gardener that overdid... Read More
One of the most prevalent and difficult health conditions to... Read More
Medicine |