Primary Pulmonary Hypertension and Ritalin

[Andrea Newton]

I have been reading up on Primary Pulmonary Hypertension and have found in the literature that drugs with anorexic components such as diet pills may bring on PPH. My question is, since Ritalin may cause anorexia in some patients do these patients run the risk of developing PPH?

Thanks.

[CCF CARDIO MD - DLB]

As far as we know, the risk of developing PPH, seen with diet pills, is not seen with Ritalin. The actual risk with diet pills is pretty small.

[juliec.]

wondering the likelihood of phentermine alone causing pulmonary hypertension? can find no reasonable explanation otherwise.

[Henry Jones]

What can cause a child to be born with PH?

[Steve Briggss]

My chat-friend in America is dying of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, and the doctors in America say there is no hope for her. I am desperatly trying to find a different opinion. She is only 14. Would she be better off visiting a doctor in a different country?
Thanks.