Posted by PeterMartin on February 17, 2014, at 15:27:34
In reply to excessive smoking, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 15, 2014, at 11:04:23
I'm lucky in that I quit in 2010 after smoking a pack a day for probably 10 yrs. Have no idea if it was the meds I was on or what but it just happened.
That said - I've been following this new anti-obesity medication Belviq. It's more like an SSRI than any other drug anti-obesity drug that's been on the market.
One of the "perks" that people on drugs.com etc who've tried it since it launched last summer is reduction of cravings in general. A number of people have reported being able to finally quit smoking while taking it.
Obviously it's not approved for smoking ceseation (yet?) but if it does work on the brain's craving mechanism (which seems likely) it may end up getting approval for that too. The drug company is looking into running trials:
I'd still love to hear from anyone here who's tried this medication. I'm not terribly overweight (6" 215lbs) but techincally I'd just barely meet the 30 BMI to qualify if I could find a doctor who'd prescribe it.....Would love to lose some of the weight other meds have tacked on me over the years....
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