Belviq

crzyone
crzyone Posts: 872 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
The FDA approved a new weight loss pill today. The news said it is supposed to tell the brain that you are full.

Any thoughts?

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  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    The FDA approved a new weight loss pill today. The news said it is supposed to tell the brain that you are full.

    Any thoughts?

    If it's legally sold/approved etc as a weight loss supplement, especially FDA approved, it's likely crap.

    You know what tells your brain you are full? Your brain, because you f*cking own it.

    If you want a genuine appetite suppressant, pick up a coffee or tea habit; caffeine is an effective tool for this and tends to be the primary ingredient at any "weight loss" pill you look at.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    I've never met anyone who got fat because they felt hungry. Getting fat is a vastly more complex set of physiological, psychological, and habitual responses. No pill will make a dent in them because no pill can target them all. Moderate eating and exercise, that's all there is in the winners toolbox.
  • lukeout007
    lukeout007 Posts: 1,237 Member
    Maybe it'll work...

    But you know what WILL work...diet and exercise.
  • wiltl
    wiltl Posts: 188 Member
    Its not a supplement, but a prescription medication. Think along the lines of the Phen-Fen and Meridia. The article I just read said it has pretty modest impacts, like along the lines of 5-7% of body weight lost. But, it would definitely need to be used in conjunction with addressing other issues.

    As for caffeine, it can work for some but since you can build a tolerance to it then the suppressant aspect no longer applies (neither does the diruetic component). The body can also misfire or not send those chemical signals to the brain indicating fullness or things like stress and sleep deprivation messes with cortisol and ghrelin levels.
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    Its not a supplement, but a prescription medication. Think along the lines of the Phen-Fen and Meridia. The article I just read said it has pretty modest impacts, like along the lines of 5-7% of body weight lost. But, it would definitely need to be used in conjunction with addressing other issues.

    As for caffeine, it can work for some but since you can build a tolerance to it then the suppressant aspect no longer applies (neither does the diruetic component). The body can also misfire or not send those chemical signals to the brain indicating fullness or things like stress and sleep deprivation messes with cortisol and ghrelin levels.

    In all cases, they are supplements; sometimes there is a thin line between drug/supplement but the distinction is very small. Unless we're talking about DNP, clen, or an ECA stack (all illegal as weight loss supps btw), all of those mostly target appetite, or as I like to call it Lackoff*ckingselfcontrolitus.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Maybe it'll work...

    But you know what WILL work...diet and exercise.

    I have to agree with this. The supplement/prescription might or might not work. It might or might not have horrible side effects. To the OP, you've lost 22 pounds which is great! You've done it, you've seen diet and exercise work, keep with what we know works.

    "Most common adverse reactions in non-diabetic patients are headache, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, dry mouth, and constipation, and in diabetic patients are hypoglycemia, headache, back pain, cough, and fatigue."

    "Serotonergic drugs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), triptans, bupropion, dextromethorphan, St. John’s Wort): use with extreme caution due to the risk of serotonin syndrome."

    It hasn't been tested on individuals taking insulin.

    http://us.eisai.com/package_inserts/BelviqPI.pdf

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