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How To Suppress Appetite?

I just started on Prozac I feel good but I get too hungry and me think or knowing I over ate wanna throu it all out. I mean Prozac has helped me with my depression but not with the bulimia.. I still get super hungry. Can I ask my dr. Or how can I ask my dr to prescribe med to suppress my appetite?
Fri, 10 Nov 2017
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Here are few simple methods to control apetite
1.Before starting medication note down your weight
2. Differentiate between hungry and having apetite.
3.some time medication cause acidity produce feelingike hungry.
4 . eat serotonin improving food cause apetite suppression.
5.Eat the carbohydrate on an empty stomach or at least two hours after you have eaten protein.
6.Choose carbohydrates that contain very little fat.
7.Avoid eating protein at dinner time if your medications make you snack all evening.
8.The increase in serotonin brought about by eating serotonin-producing carbohydrates will increase your energy. Take advantage of this and increase your physical activity, even by a few minutes each day. The combination of no longer feeling an urge to eat and the exercise will allow you to lose weight easily or prevent you from gaining it at all.

Please consult your doctor if symptoms not improved.
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How To Suppress Appetite?

Hello Thank you for trusting HCM Here are few simple methods to control apetite 1.Before starting medication note down your weight 2. Differentiate between hungry and having apetite. 3.some time medication cause acidity produce feelingike hungry. 4 . eat serotonin improving food cause apetite suppression. 5.Eat the carbohydrate on an empty stomach or at least two hours after you have eaten protein. 6.Choose carbohydrates that contain very little fat. 7.Avoid eating protein at dinner time if your medications make you snack all evening. 8.The increase in serotonin brought about by eating serotonin-producing carbohydrates will increase your energy. Take advantage of this and increase your physical activity, even by a few minutes each day. The combination of no longer feeling an urge to eat and the exercise will allow you to lose weight easily or prevent you from gaining it at all. Please consult your doctor if symptoms not improved.