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Suggest Medication For Binge Eating Disorder

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Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2015
Question: yes is there a medication to help cure Binge Eating Disorder ?
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Answered by Dr. Shubham Mehta (33 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
fluoxetine, duloxetine, topiramate.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.

There are some medications which are claimed to be helpful in treatment of binge eating disorder.

Drugs like fluoxetine (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), duloxetine (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) and topiramate are claimed to be useful in this condition.

Kindly discuss this with your doctor.

Hope this helps.

feel free to ask further.
Thanks.
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Suggest Medication For Binge Eating Disorder

Brief Answer: fluoxetine, duloxetine, topiramate. Detailed Answer: Hello Welcome to HCM. There are some medications which are claimed to be helpful in treatment of binge eating disorder. Drugs like fluoxetine (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), duloxetine (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) and topiramate are claimed to be useful in this condition. Kindly discuss this with your doctor. Hope this helps. feel free to ask further. Thanks.