Appetite stimulant

An orexigenic, or appetite stimulant, is a

• 5-HT_2C receptor antagonists/inverse agonists — mirtazapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, amitriptyline, cyproheptadine, lurasidone
• H₁ receptor antagonists/inverse agonists — mirtazapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, amitriptyline, cyproheptadine, pizotifen
• Dopamine antagonists — haloperidol, chlorpromazine, olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine
• Adrenergic antagonists:
  • β blockers — propranolol, etc.
• Paradoxically,
  β-adrenergic agonists are also listed.^[11]

• • α₂ adrenergic antagonists^{[citation needed]} — mirtazapine, mianserin
  • Mixed α₁/β blockers — carvedilol
• α2 Adrenergic agonists — clonidine
• CB₁ receptor agonists (cannabinoids — THC/dronabinol (a component of Cannabis), nabilone
• Corticosteroids — dexamethasone, prednisone, hydrocortisone
• Certain pregnene steroids — megestrol acetate, medroxyprogesterone acetate
• Anabolic steroids — oxandrolone, boldenone undecylenate, testosterone
• Other steroids such as Prednisolone
• Sulfonylurea antidiabetic drugs such as glibenclamide, chlorpropamide and tolbutamide
• Mood stabilizers such as lithium
• Some anti-epileptic drugs such as valproate, carbamazepine and gabapentin^[12]
• α₂δ
  VDCC ligands — gabapentin, pregabalin^[13]
• Ghrelin receptor agonists such as anamorelin, GHRP-6, ibutamoren, ipamorelin, and pralmorelin
• MC₄ receptor antagonists
• Insulin
• Sugars, such as fructose^[14]
• Alcohol beverages^[15]
• Benzodiazepines, such as diazepam^[16]

See also

• Anorectic (anorexigenic)
• Anorexia
• Eating disorder
• Obesity
• Organic feeding disorder
• Polydipsia

References