Overweight is one of the common diseases in America. Almost 3/4 American’s will be suffering from this disease by 2020, according to a recent survey. However, there were almost 36% American’s having overweight or Obese in 2014.
How do you get overweight?
Basically, it is the brain which gives a signal to the body when to get hungry. Sometimes that signal goes very wrong and hence we ended up with overeating. Our body needs a certain amount of calories. But, when we eat more we take more calories, which resulted in fat. When there is more fat we get overweight. Thus, there are very chances of heart attack and stroke.
For weight loss, you need more exercise to reduce fat. But as it needs time and patience both, Although most people try it, but always in vain. The reason being either you don’t have much time to go for long walks for hours daily or else you don’t have patience.
How do Appetite suppressants work to reduce overweight
So basically Appetite suppressants work by stimulating the hypothalamus gland and affecting certain neurotransmitters to decrease appetite. The hypothalamus is the region of the brain that controls the autonomic nervous system, regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, and more.
What are prescribed medicines for overweight?
Everyone wants to lose weight, but no one wants to do any hard work. So here is how you can lose weight by using prescribed medicine. And also will explain which medicine is useful for you and why.
1:Orlistat (Xenical)
It blocks your body from absorbing about a third of the fat you eat. Basically dietary fats need to be broken down into smaller before the body can absorb them. Orlistat works by blocking the enzyme breaks down fat in your diet.
While using this medicine, you may face some problems. Example, abdominal cramping, passing gas, leaking oily stool, more bowel movements and you may be not able to control bowel movements.
2: Belviq
It curbs your appetite. This medication is used by the people who are overweight. It helps them to reduce weight by using it with a doctor-approved exercise and reduced calorie diet program to help you lose weight.
It has also some side effects like those having diabetes may have a headache, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, and constipation. While as the most common side effects in those who have diabetes are low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), headache, back pain, cough, and fatigue.
Women who are pregnant or want to get pregnant should avoid it.
3: Contrave
This is a combination of two FDA-approved drugs-. Naltrexone and bupropion. Naltrexone is approved to treat alcohol and opioid dependence while as Bupropion is approved to treat depression, seasonal affective disorder, and people stop smoking.
Please note that in case it does not help in reducing fat in 12 weeks, then you should avoid its use.
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