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Q. How will I be evaluated to determine
if I am an appropriate candidate for weight-loss medication?
Your physician will look at a number of
factors to determine if you are a good candidate for prescription weight-loss
medication. He or she will determine how overweight you are, where your
body fat is distributed, and may do the following:
- Look at your medical history and perform
a physical examination.
- Look at your personal weight history.
- Ask whether you have relatives with
weight-related illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus or heart
disease.
- Discuss the methods you have used to
lose weight in the past.
- Evaluate your risk for obesity-related
health problems by measuring your blood pressure and doing blood tests.
Existing Medical Conditions and Weight
Loss Drugs
It is important that you notify your physician
if you have any of the following medical conditions:
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- History of drug or alcohol abuse, or eating disorders
- History of depression
- Use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors/ antidepressant medications
- Migraine headaches requiring medication
- Glaucoma
- Diabetes
- Heart disease or heart condition, such as an irregular heart beat
- High blood pressure
- Planning to have surgery that requires general anesthesia
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