Meridia

Description

What This Treatment Is And How It’s Designed To Help Your Issue

The generic name for the prescription medication Meridia is sibutramine. It’s a drug that’s able to affect different chemicals inside the brain that have an impact on weight control. Meridia works best when it’s used alongside a proper diet and exercise in order to treat obesity problems that can increase the risk of getting diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

Is Meridia a medication that can become addictive after a while or is addiction problems something you don’t have to worry about?

Meridia does come with the risk of becoming addictive, but only because it’s extremely affective at what it does. The best way for a person to control this would be the following:

 Try to take only as much of the drug as needed. The goal here is to not become over dependent on the medication by taking it too much. You want to focus on the other aspects of weight control such as diet and proper exercise in order to a complete benefit. The less of this drug you use the better for you in the long run. Also be sure to follow doctor directions in order to avoid problems.

 Make sure you let a doctor know if you have past drug addiction problems. There might be specific reasons why you have addiction problems and this will increase the chances of you becoming addicted to Meridia. In order to get the most out of this drug steps need to be taken in order to address other drug problems first. If this isn’t the case not only might the treatment not work, but you can increase your risk of side effects.

 Don’t treat Meridia like an over the counter diet pill. This means it’s not designed to take too frequently or every time you want to control diet. You need to watch what you eat and try to control portion size. Meridia doesn’t work as a supplement, meaning it doesn’t provide a lot of additional nutrients that you might get from eating healthy foods. This is important to remember. Using this drug doesn’t mean you can eat whatever you want when you want.

Is there any important information you need to let a doctor know after you start using this medication that will help you?

Meridia is designed to help with diet suppression and weight loss, but it does work better if used with a proper diet and exercise program. In most cases a doctor will expect a certain result after a certain period of use. You will want to tell them if you don’t lost at least 4 pounds after about a month of using the drug with a diet that’s low in calories. It will need to be determined why you aren’t getting the expected results after this period of time.

What are some of the potential common side effects a person might be at risk for if they decide to use this medicational treatment?

 Dry mouth, upset stomach

 Changes in appetite

 Constipation, stomach pain

 Headache, back pain, joint pain

 Feeling nervous, dizzy, or depressed

 Flu symptoms, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, cough

 Warmth, redness, or tingly feeling under your skin

 Trouble sleeping (insomnia)

 Mild skin rash