Anorexigenic drugs: "Fepranon", "Reduxin", "Meridia", "Slimia". Drugs that suppress appetite

The problem of excess weight in women is growing every year. Numerous attempts to lose weight are completed in most cases without positive dynamics. Different diets, grueling workouts, liposuction do not always lead to an effective result. One of the effective ways to reduce weight are anorexigenic drugs. They reduce appetite by influencing the center of hunger.

Means for suppressing appetite

Anorexigenic drugs are a group of substances that suppress appetite by affecting the central nervous system. In the brain there are centers of hunger and satiety. Preparations of this group have a stimulating effect on the saturation center, but at the same time they inhibit the center of hunger. The effect on the central nervous system occurs by the accumulation of serotonin and norepinephrine in the hypothalamus. Due to this, there is a decrease in hunger.

Anorexigenic drugs that suppress appetite are divided into stimulants adrenergic, stimulants of serotonergic systems and combined agents.

Indications for use

Such drugs are taken with different types of obesity. These include:

• Obesity associated with excessive intake of food in the body (alimentary);
• Accumulation of weight during hormonal failure (used in conjunction with other drugs);
• Obesity in hypothyroidism;
• Overweight, not amenable to treatment by other means.

Drugs that suppress appetite should be taken with a diet, using unloading days.

Contraindications and side effects

Anorexigenic drugs should be used strictly according to the doctor's prescription, as these drugs are contraindicated for some people. What patients should not drink funds from this group:

• With hypertension in severe form;
• Thyrotoxicosis;
• Malignant neoplasms;
• Heart attack or stroke in history;
• Malfunctions in the heart;
• Circulatory disorders;
• Glaucoma;
• Status epilepticus.

Also contraindications are mental disorders and pathological processes in the central nervous system, liver and kidney insufficiency, insomnia and pregnancy.

In case of an overdose, these drugs may cause weakness, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, diarrhea or diarrhea, urination disorders, increased excitability, dizziness, increased blood pressure, excessive sweating, allergic reactions in the form of urticaria or swelling of Quincke.

When these symptoms appear, you should lower the dose of the drug. If the symptomatology has not changed, it is necessary to immediately cancel the medicine and contact the doctor to correct the course of treatment.

The drug "Meridia"

The price of this remedy seems attractive to many. After 700-800 rubles in comparison with other similar drugs - it's inexpensive. These pills are an effective way to reduce body weight, have a quick effect. The medicinal substance belongs to the group of anorexigenic substances, it increases the sense of satiety. It blocks the re-uptake of serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, causing the therapeutic effect of the drug. Used for obesity in the absence of concomitant pathology, in the presence of a violation of lipid metabolism and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

"Meridia" is available in gelatin capsules of 10 and 15 mg, 14 in 1 pack. Contraindication to taking the drug is the drug intolerance of this group, nervous and mental disorders, hormonal failure in the body, heart and vascular disease, pathology of the kidneys, liver, thyroid.

You can reduce body weight by taking 1 capsule of 10 mg daily. If the drug is digested well, the daily dose can be increased to 15 mg. The course of treatment should be no more than 1 year. Tablets "Meridia", the price of which - about 700 rubles for 14 capsules, can be purchased on prescription.

"Reduxin"

It is a combined drug that simultaneously inhibits the hunger center due to metabolites and activates the saturation center. The medicine is used for 1 capsule per day. The dose is administered individually, depending on the degree of obesity and the general condition of the body. Most often this is 10 mg. Tablets "Reduxin" should be used without chewing, washing with a lot of water.

Indication for their use: obesity in the absence of concomitant pathology, in the presence of a violation of lipid metabolism and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Tablets "Reduxin" should not be used by pregnant and lactating women, people with pathologies of some organs. In this case, you need a mandatory consultation specialist. The drug is prescribed in accordance with the regime of the day and nutrition.

Preparation "Fepranon": instructions for use

It is an anorexigenic drug whose active ingredient is amfepramone. Activates the center of saturation, inhibits the center of hunger, increases the elimination of unnecessary substances and reduces weight. The activity of the drug is manifested after 1 hour, it lasts up to 8 hours, it penetrates well through the blood-encephalic and placental barriers.

Indications for the prescription of the drug are alimentary obesity and lipid metabolism disorders due to hormonal failures. In the pathology of the thyroid gland is used in conjunction with thyroid medications.

1 tablet contains 25 mg of active substance. In a day it is necessary to use about 80 mg, that is, 1 tablet 2-3 times a day. You need to drink them half an hour before a meal. The maximum duration of admission is 2 months, the course can be repeated after 3 months. The drug is given only by prescription.

In case of an overdose of "Fepranon", palpitations and breathing, hallucinations, collapse may appear. If you take the drug with epilepsy, you can provoke cramps, so with this type of disease should limit the reception.

The drug "Slimia"

This is a weight loss drug whose medicinal effect is achieved through the active substance sibutramine. The impact on the body occurs by activating the center of satiety, reducing the feeling of hunger and then lowering the consumption of food. Also, the drug helps increase metabolism and faster removal of toxic substances from the body.

"Slymia" is used for alimentary obesity, obesity in diabetes mellitus and lipid metabolism disorders. The drug is contraindicated in such cases:

• With nervous and mental disorders;
• Obesity associated with hormonal failures;
• Diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
• Pathology of the liver, kidneys, thyroid gland;
• Drug addiction or alcoholism;
• For people under 18;
• Pregnant and lactating women.

Not very well tolerated by the body "Slimia". Reviews of thinning show that the drug has side effects in the form of digestive disorders, headaches, drowsiness, dizziness often at the beginning of the course of treatment. If you have such symptoms, you should consult a specialist about the drug cancellation.

"Slymia" is available in tablets of 10 and 15 mg, the dosage of the drug is 1 tablet per day. The course of treatment starts with 10 mg, if the effect is positive, then the dose of the drug can be increased to 15 mg and reach a positive effect in a shorter time.