Weight Loss Medication

Stay Motivated and Lose Weight with Diet Medications as a part of Doctor 4 Diet’s Medical Weight Loss Programs!

Weight loss medications provide additional support to obese and overweight individuals that have had trouble losing weight with diet and exercise alone. While weight loss medications are not recommended for everyone, there are certain medications that are FDA approved to help assist in the treatment of obesity. Dr. Melamed prescribes pharmaceutical grade diet medications to patients in Deerfield, Illinois only after a thorough medical examination has been conducted and it is evident that the patient will be able to take the medication safely.

Weight loss drugs should never be used as a sole resource for weight loss. Instead, prescription weight loss medications should only be used under the supervision of your physician in conjunction with a daily diet and exercise regimen. Most weight loss drugs that are approved by the FDA are recommended for short term use only. Weight loss, however, needs to be a long term process in order to be successful. This means that weight loss medications alone will not be enough to fully treat your obesity, but instead your weight loss routine should be comprised of a healthier diet and increased levels of physical activity, as well.

There are two main types of prescription weight loss medications available that have been approved for use by the FDA:

• Appetite Suppressants
• Fat Absorption Inhibitors

Both types of weight loss medications assist in the stimulation of weight loss. Appetite suppressants help promote weight loss by leading your body to believe it is full with minimal calorie intake. Fat absorption inhibitors help to stimulate weight loss by preventing your body from breaking down and absorbing the fat that you consume during meals. This form of diet medication helps you to lose weight by increasing the elimination of unabsorbed fat through bowel movements.

Both forms of weight loss medications have been proven as successful under short term moderate usage. It is important that you only take weight loss medications as instructed and while under the guidance and supervision of Dr. Melamed in Deerfield, Illinois.