Serotonergic Anorectics

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Description

Serotonergic Anorectics are a group of Appetite Suppressant Prescribed Medications.

 

Conventional Medical Usage of Serotenergic Anorectics

Metabolism

 Serotonergic Anorectics are commonly prescribed to facilitate weight loss in persons afflicted with Obesity:

 Serotenergic Anorectics achieve their effects by causing the release of, and blocking the reuptake of, Serotonin (Serotonin’s stimulation of the Satiety Center of the Hypothalamus causes feelings of “fullness” and thereby decreases Appetite).

 

Types of Serotonergic Anorectics

 Dexfenfluramine

 Fenfluramine

 Sibutramine

 

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