Am I likely to lose weight when taking Symlin?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD

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Symlin (also known as pramlintide) makes you feel full after meals to help control your appetite and decrease how much food you eat. Although Symlin isn’t a weight-loss medicine, you may lose weight while taking it because it causes you to eat less. In clinical studies, people taking Symlin ate less food at meals and lost weight.

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