Medication |
Form |
How It Works |
Common Side Effects |
Natural supplements |
Injectables, Capsules, sublingual |
Increase metabolism through use of natural vitamins and minerals |
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Orlistat or Xenical |
Tablet up to 3x/day |
Prevents up to 1/3 of dietary fat from being digested |
Can cause intestinal symptoms and diarrhea |
Naltrexone |
Tablet daily |
Medication that reduces food consumption |
Nausea Insomnia Headache Muscle aches Abdominal cramps |
Bupropion (Wellbutrin) |
Tablet daily |
Antidepressant that increases certain types of activity in the brain to reduce cravings and appetite |
Drowsiness |
Naltrexone-bupropion |
Tablet daily |
May help you feel less hungry or full sooner |
Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea/Constipation |
Metformin |
Tablet daily |
1st line in prediabetes and diabetes.
Makes your muscles more sensitive to your own body's insulin so that your body can burn sugar (and therefore calories) more efficiently. |
Can cause GI distress |
Diethylpropion |
Tablet daily |
Increase chemicals in brain to make you feel you are not hungry or that you are full |
See side effects for phentermine and bupropion |
Semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) |
Injection 1x/week |
Designed to lower glucose in diabetes.
Known to cause significant weight loss although not a weight loss drug. |
Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea/Constipation Abdominal pain
* Wegovy can be considered in those with cardiovascular diseases like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol |
Semaglutide (Rybelsus) |
Tablet |
Designed to lower glucose in diabetes.
Not a weight loss drug, but causes weight loss. |
Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea/Constipation – especially at first Abdominal pain Decreased appetite |
Phentermine |
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Oral |
Dry mouth |
Topiramate |
Tablet daily |
Causes decrease in cravings and change in tastes |
Tingling in hands/feet |
Phentermine-topiramate (Qsymia) |
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Oral |
Taste changes, especially with carbonated beverages |
Liraglutide |
Injection daily |
May help you feel less hungry or full sooner |
Nausea/Diarrhea/Constipation Abdominal pain |
Topicals |
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Lipo Sculpt Lean Cream |
Topical |
Agents work together to produce fat reduction, cellulite reduction, and skin tightening |
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Lipo Scult Meso Max Cream |
Topical |
Agents work together to produce fat reduction, cellulite reduction, and skin tightening |
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Combos |
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Suppress |
Amlexanox/Buproprion/Naltrexone |
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Bella Caffeine |
Buproprion/Caffeine/Oxytocin/Topiramate/Naltrexone/Methylcobalamin |
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Bella Light |
Bupropion/Phenteramine/Topiramate/Naltrexone/Methylcobalamain |
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Bella Non-Stim |
Bupropion/Metformin/Oxytocin/Topiramate/Naltrexone/Methylcobalamin |
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Bella Plus |
Bupropion/Phenteramine/Topiramate/Naltrexone/Methylcobalamin |
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