A member asked:

I am on 250mg of synthroid (thyroxine) and 100mg of zoloft. i am also overweight. is there a medicine that can be prescribed to help with weight loss.

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Yes: There are many prescription drugs available to help w/weight loss but none are w/o potential side effects.Taking medication w/o healthy nutrition & regular exercise won't work. In fact, most drugs only offer a few kgs more weight loss compared to placebo. Ask your doc about orlistat, phentermine, sibutramine & recently approved Qsymia & belviq (lorcaserin).

Answered 6/30/2014

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