The Doctor claims no such thing exists in the world

[Required_1]

I was just wondering, because I've read many posts in which the authors claim they have no appetite, if there is anything that induces hunger. After reading such posts, I finally went to my primary doctor and asked if there exists any substance that specifically induces hunger to make a person want to eat more. The doctor told me all he knew of was straight quinine water. But when I queried further, he admitted that all it really will do is make one salivate. Tried looking for it in stores & shops and was told that no one can get straight quinine water anymore and that it used to be a additive of tonic water and even now tonic water is not using quinine these days. So is there any real substance that will induce hunger? A drug, not steroids, supplement or some other thing?

[dagar]

Besides not eating?

[bodger1976]

i dont know of any drugs intended to stimulate appetite, but one drug i know of is mirtazipine which is an anti-depressant, one of its main side effects is an increase in appetite

[MuscleScience]

exercise stimulates the appetite.

[Required_1]

Originally Posted by bodger1976

i dont know of any drugs intended to stimulate appetite, but one drug i know of is mirtazipine which is an anti-depressant, one of its main side effects is an increase in appetite

Yes, there are a few that have them sides. Seroquel used for bipolarism is reputedly a bloater.

[Required_1]

Originally Posted by dagar

Besides not eating?

Specifically, no. Obviously no eating will not allow any weight gain. I mean that posts here show that many guys claim they eat, are not gaining and dont have enough appetite to eat more.

P.S. I forgot to enclose the 20. money order.

[CHIQUITITA]

The only drug that came to mind was cyproheptadine.


Cyproheptadine is an antihistamine which blocks the effects of the naturally occurring chemical histamine in your body. It is used to treat sneezing; runny nose; itching, watery eyes; hives; rashes; itching; and other symptoms of allergies and the common cold.

Although not approved by the FDA for this purpose, cyproheptadine has been used to stimulate appetite in underweight patients.

[Adam F]

B-12 ........

[asmodeous]

AMITRIPTYLINE (antidepressant ) they give it to anorexics, because it compels them to eat,
i take it in a low dose for lower back pain,
if i dont get my timeing spot-on, i can eat a full bowl of porrige for supper, & minutes later go & have another full bowl, im talking just a few minutes its like ive never even eaten bite,
it does me flipping diet no good,
BUT on the +plus side it makes me happy, & im never happier than eating porrige.

[access]

I think Depo-Provera which women use primarily as a birth control is also an appetite stimulant and used with critically ill patients who have little to no appetite to get them eating and it also has a positive effect on mood.