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Will Duromine Affect The Baby When Pregnant?

Hi I've been taking duromine 30 mg for the past 2 months and have just found out I'm 4-5 weeks pregnant will this affect my baby in anyway, I know I'm not suppose to be taking this during pregnancy however this was not planned and now I'm concerned bout my babys health
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,
I can understand your concern for your baby and be assured that i will give my best to satisfy your question.
Coming to your question, duromine tablet mainly contains phentermine and its useful to loss weight in morbidly obese patients. This drug is neither teratogenic nor any documented evidence that it can affect baby's growth, So you should not be worried much about it and enjoy your pregnancy. But from now onwards, you should not take any kind of medications without consulting a doctor.
This will help you to solve your query and my best wishes for your pregnancy. Please let me know any of your further queries, i will be happy to answer you.
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Will Duromine Affect The Baby When Pregnant?

Hello, I can understand your concern for your baby and be assured that i will give my best to satisfy your question. Coming to your question, duromine tablet mainly contains phentermine and its useful to loss weight in morbidly obese patients. This drug is neither teratogenic nor any documented evidence that it can affect baby s growth, So you should not be worried much about it and enjoy your pregnancy. But from now onwards, you should not take any kind of medications without consulting a doctor. This will help you to solve your query and my best wishes for your pregnancy. Please let me know any of your further queries, i will be happy to answer you.