Meridia

Meridia (sibutramine) is a medicine that your doctor can prescribe for the treatment of obesity if this condition has been caused by such medical problems as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels. This medicine is supposed to be taken regularly as prescribed by your health care provider to make sure you benefit from it. If you have recently taken a MAO inhibitor (such as phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, or isocarboxazid), at least 14 days are supposed to pass before it will be safe for you to take Meridia. Make sure you do not combine it with any MAO inhibitors and tell your doctor about any other medications you are also taking. The following ones have been also reported to cause interactions: migraine headache medicines, narcotic pain medicines and antidepressants. Meridia is FDA pregnancy category C, which means it is not known for sure whether this medication is expected to cause harm to an unborn baby. It is also known whether this drug can pass into breast milk, and therefore there is a chance it can happen. Make sure you talk to your doctor in advance if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, as the risks associated with the treatment may not be justified. Take this drug exactly as recommended. Unless your health care provider told you otherwise, Meridia is supposed to be taken once a day with some food or without, just make sure you always take it in the same way for your body to get used to the routine. You are supposed to notice the first results pretty soon – in the absolute majority of cases patients taking Meridia lose at least 4 pounds in the first 4 weeks of the treatment. If that does not happen in your case, and you are sure you are following all the recommendations of your doctor, you need to report this problem to find out what may be going wrong. Make sure you see your doctor regularly and do not miss any check ups. Your blood will need to be tested to see if you are getting all the benefits of the treatment. Meridia is not intended for years of taking it. The maximum period is 2 years, and you are not suppose to be taking it after this time. You are never supposed to share this drug with other people to whom it was not prescribed, even if you think they might benefit from the treatment. Only people that have been examined by a qualified health professional can take Meridia to make sure all their health conditions are taken into consideration and the dose prescribed is based on that health assessment.