QUESTION:
Dear Dr. Heller:
My daughters hypothalamus was damaged after debulking a tumor. Almost three years now we’ve been battling a constant appetite. She’s currently taking other medications, cortef, Synthroid, DDAVP and BuSpar. Is there ANYTHING out there that she could take to suppress her appetite? If so, please respond.
ANSWER:
Some medications can indeed suppress appetite including Topamax and higher doses of Remeron. Meridia is an appetite suppressant as well, but a poor one. I’d highly recommend doing the screening test I use for my patients to see if there are any diagnoses present that need treatment.
If nothing shows up, a visit to an academic center that specialized in appetite seems to be in order.