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Do you tend to avoid the use of oral weight loss stimulant medications such as phentermine in obese patients on SSRI or ADHD treatments?

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Endocrinology · Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization

I generally avoid phentermine (or similar weight management stimulant medications) in patients taking other stimulants for ADHD. I have used this class of medications together with SSRI and SNRI medications with monitoring. In theory, there may be risk for interaction including possible serotonin sy...

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