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| Prescription
Drugs for Dieting and Weight Loss |
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Prescription diet drugs fall into
different categories. Some, like the popular drug Meridia, control appetite
by affecting brain chemistry. Others, like the equally popular Xenical, work
by blocking fat absorption. |
| Diet drugs have become somewhat
controversial after the “fen-phen” disaster a few years ago, which resulted
in two diet pills being taken off the market. Any person considering taking
diet drugs should carefully discuss the benefits and risks, such as
cardiovascular problems, with their doctor. |
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Proponents of diet drugs say they are needed to avoid
obesity-related diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. Critics
maintain that lifestyle changes, not drugs, are needed for the prevention of
obesity and its related health risks. The best compromise to these two views
is using diet drugs to treat out-of-control obesity, combined with lifestyle
therapy. The following is a list of prescription diet drugs currently on the
market.
- Adipex: appetite suppressant.
- Bontril: appetite suppressant.
- Didrex: appetite suppressant.
- Ionamin: appetite suppressant.
- Meridia: appetite suppressant that tricks the brain into
thinking it’s full by inhibiting the body's ability to absorb the
neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine.
- Phentermine: the most popular appetite suppressant.
- Tenuate: appetite suppressant.
- Xenical: popular inhibitor of intestinal fat absorption.
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