Some of you love to do research and have looked up the ingredients of Phentramin-D. Some found that one of the ingredients can also be used as a decongestant, and have questioned the validity of the medication. You might be interested to read the information below about Phentramin-D and other medications that you could find similar info on...
This is the answer I got from Lazarus Labs regarding the Phentramin-D formula:
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True, 1,3 - Dimethyl-pentylamine can be used as a nasal decongestant, as one of its actions is bronchiole dilation. Likewise, ephedra is also a decongestant but has proven valuable in weight control, especially when potentiated with caffeine and a form of aspirin (not that we recommend it as its currently not in favor with the FDA). Along the same lines many drugs are later discovered to have other medical uses. Wellbutrin was originally prescribed for depression, then became Zyban for smoking cessation and is now being studied for weigh loss purposes. In a similar vein, sildenafil, aka Viagra, was the result of research on hypertension and angina, but was found to be effective in ED. However, a the primary pathway of action of 1,3 d involves causing an increase in cAMP the chemical messenger that triggers fat release and provides potent appetite suppression and thermogenic action.
1,3,7 trimethylxanthine is caffeine but the 1,3,7 t reference differentiates it from guarana and some other caffeine derivatives. In other words, 1,3,7 T is pure caffeine – and as such is used in a very small amount mainly to prolong the action of 1,3, d.
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