What is the pharmacological action and adverse effect of drugs which used in obesity?
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Hi Patszac
It is better to consult your doctor first before taking anything into your body. Follow the doctors’ prescription. Do not get excited and too much in a hurry by taking more than the number of pills prescribed to you.
There are a variety of weight loss pills and these pills work in different ways based on the ingredients they contain. Some weight loss pills suppress appetite. These pills affect the hypothalamus part of the brain, which is the region that regulates your appetite. It creates a feeling of fullness and so naturally you eat less.
Some weight loss pills are considered fat blockers, which inhibit the action of lipase, an enzyme. Normally when we eat fat rich food, this lipase helps in breaking down the fat when it passes through the tract of the intestines. This weight loss pill with lipase inhibitor helps in removing some extent of fat from the body thorough the bowels instead of breaking the fat.
Such pills could sometimes affect your body in a negative way. It can affect your metabolism and your health in general. There are negative effects from the mildest to the serious ones. Such effects are diarrhea, insomnia, palpitating, hypertension and heart disease and a whole lot more.
Some studies say that some people could also become immune with the diet pill. In other words, after half a year of taking the diet pill, they start to gain weight again.
Jason Homan
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