Why do stimulant drugs cause the patient to lose their appetite?

Question

Why do perscription drugs like Adderall and Ritilan cause the person who's taking them to lose thier appetite?

Answer 1

The hypothalamus is affected by the medicine, and it's the structure that regulates appetite.

Answer 2

probably b/c its a "side effect" of that medicine, for innstance taking metiformin also makes u lose appetite in food.

Answer 3

Well the absolutely exact answer to your question is that stimulants active the serotonin 2C receptor on the POMC neurons of the hypothalamus to increase the production and release of a neurotransmitter called alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone.

In average terms, stimulants increase the levels of an antiappetite hormone in your brain.