The FDA, after a long hiatus of over 10 years, approved two new weight loss medications in mid 2012, Lorcaserin (marketed as Belviq) and Phentermine and Topiramate (marketed as Qsymia). As it has been on the market for over two years, you may want to hear from physicians who are experienced in prescribing these and other weight loss medications. Many people trying to lose weight have a lot of questions and the internet has a lot of confusing information from all kinds of people. As a practicing weight loss physician, and founder of W8MD Medical Weight Loss Centers of America, here are some of the insights on these weight loss medications. The best weight loss medication on the market for fast and effective weight loss currently might be not a single medication but a combination of a few of these as may be appropriate in the individual patient. As there are over 50 different neurochemicals that affect the appetite center in the hypothalamus part of the brain, targeting just one
Stop taking Belviq as it is now withdrawn from the market