● Brandname:
Belviq®
● Generic: lorcaserin
● Uses:
Long-term weight management
● How
it works: Decreases appetite and the feeling of being hungry
● Common
side effects: Headache, dizziness, drowsiness, feeling tired, nausea,
constipation, dry mouth, cough or back pain.
● Serious
side effects: Unusual thoughts or behavior, feelings of extreme happiness
or sadness, agitation, hallucinations, fever, fast heart rate, overactive
reflexes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of coordination, fainting.
● Who
cannot use this medication: pregnancy, breast-feeding, elderly, infants,
diabetes, depression, heart failure, anemia, leukemia, liver disease, kidney
failure, MAOI therapy (i.e. Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine, Isocarboxazid,
Selegiline).
