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Best weight loss medication

Lorcaserin (Belviq) Belviq (pronounced BEL-VEEK), is a new appetite suppressant or diet pill approved by the FDA in 2011 and it works to reduce your appetite and make you feel full, so you eat less. As per the research studies, almost half (47 percent) of patients taking Belviq lost at least 5 percent of their initial body weight after one year. Phentermine-topiramate (Qsymia) In July 2012, the FDA approved the drug combination phentermine and topiramate,with the brand name Qsymia (pronounced kyoo-sim-EE-uh) to treat weight gain and obesity in adults. Qsymia is a combination of two FDA-approved drugs: phentermine, a medicine approved to suppress appetite. topiramate, a medicine approved to control seizures. It may also be used to prevent migraine headaches. It is in an extended-release form in Qsymia. The generic combination of taking Phentermine and Topiramate, although not identical in dosing to that of Qsymia, gives similar results as can be expected when you co...