Apetamin

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Apetamin is a potentially dangerous figure-augmentation product. [1] [2] It is a syrup containing cyproheptadine, the amino acid lysine, and some vitamins.

Cyproheptadine, the active ingredient, is an antihistamine and a hepatotoxin that has many effects on the body, including increased appetite, fatigue, and drowsiness. [3] Apetamin has not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration or the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. [2] It is illegal to sell apetamin in most countries, including the United States. It is heavily promoted and illegally sold on social media. [2] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Commissioner, Office of the (2023-05-02). "Apetamin — An Illegally Imported Weight Gain, Figure Augmentation Product". FDA. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Onibada, Ade; Dahir, Ikran (15 January 2021). "Get Thicc Or Sleep Trying". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Garland, Victoria; Kumar, Anita; Theisen, Brian; Borum, Marie L. (2020). "Apetamin Hepatotoxicity: Potential Consequences of Purchasing a Body Enhancement Drug off the Internet". ACG Case Reports Journal. 7 (6): e00398. doi:10.14309/crj.0000000000000398. PMC   7535765 . PMID   33062775.
  4. ↑ "The beauty ideal fuelling an illicit drugs trade". BBC.

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