Meridia: Prescription Medication for Quick Weight Loss

Meridia, the brand name for generic sibutramine, promotes rapid weight loss by suppressing your appetite. In fact, with regular and proper use, sibutramine helps you feel contented with very little food. Your doctor will advise you about specific details related to your condition, but several rules always apply: First, always take your medication at the same time each day, so that you body makes it a part of your diurnal rhythms. Second, because your body easily becomes habituated to Meridia, you must not abruptly stop taking it; you will experience severe withdrawal symptoms. Just as importantly, however, because Meridia’s action resembles the action of amphetamines, do not take more than your prescription dictates, and do not continue taking the drug longer than your physician advises. And if you have a history of amphetamine or cocaine abuse, tell your doctor, so that she may find a more appropriate prescription for your situation.

Benefits of Meridia

Physicians emphasize that Meridia is just one piece of a three-part weight-loss regimen, and they stress that only patients more than 15% above their proper weight or Body Mass Index should take Meridia. Patients taking Meridia absolutely must comply with their physicians’ dietary requirements, and they must stay on their exercise programs.

One promising study indicated, however, Meridia may become the weight-loss medication of choice for weight-loss patients who also suffer COPD. Despite Meridia’s contribution to heart palpitations and arrhythmia in about 5% of users, no COPD sufferers reported heart problems, and all of them reported significant weight loss with only minimal exercise. One participant in the Meridia/COPD study reported exceptional results with a combination of low-fat and low-carbohydrate diet, twice-daily yoga practice, and regular doses of Meridia; both her weight and her COPD “exacerbations” dramatically diminished.

Meridia warnings

Like all Endocannsbinoid System controllers, Meridia carries risk of psychological side effects. Some patients suffer moderate to severe symptoms of depression, including suicidal ideation. If you take anti-depressants of any kind, you and your physician seriously should consider alternatives to Meridia, because it carries exceptional risk of interaction with serotonin reuptake inhibitors; Xenical represents a far more viable alternative, because it works through the digestive system rather than the brain and hypothalamus.

Aracelli O’Neill, Certified Nurse Practitioner, cautions against relying on the drug too heavily. “Taking Meridia or any of the drugs in this family, you must make sure you remain properly hydrated. The warning labels do not always detail the diuretic effects of these drugs, and they can dehydrate you to the point your muscles cramp and you experience other severe symptoms.” O’Neill goes on to warn, “Follow the healthy diet your doctor outlined when she prescribed the drug; you gain no added benefit from starving yourself. We see Meridia patients in the ER who have eaten practically nothing for the duration of their prescriptions, and they are in the early stages of scurvy and malnutrition. Remember that, when you starve yourself, your body hordes calories; you slow your weight loss when you try some extreme fast in addition to your drug.”

Kelly Poff from Virginia never dreamt about perfect weight. Since childhood she was an obese kid. She had heart problems because of this, and for years doctors couldn’t find her a working diet. Kelly didn’t eat much, but the fat seemed to appear from nowhere giving her headaches and painful thoughts that she was too fat to find friends and become a happy woman. Two years ago she started taking Meridia. The results were unbelievable! Kelly lost 60 pounds in just 6 months!

This is what Kelly says, ‘I can’t say that my weight was losing fast enough to notice it. Every day I started with evaluating my reflection in the mirror. Nothing seemed to change. But after two months I have noticed the difference. In half a year I could afford making light exercises and taking long walks. I found new friends. You know, I am just 33 years old. But I feel that my life has just begun!’

Fat Causes Depression

As Kelly’s physician Charles Smith mentions, Meridia cannot be taken for cosmetic needs. This drug is very strong. It is designed for patients who are obese and whose BMI is 30 or more. Doctor Smith says that Meridia will never be prescribed to those who just want to lose a pound or two.

‘Today the whole America is suffering from obesity. This disease is on its rise. Millions of patients all over the world struggle with extra weight and health conditions it causes’, Dr. Smith explains. This includes high blood pressure, heart diseases, diabetes, increased level of cholesterol and others.

Many overweight patients suffer from their health condition. It’s difficult for them to leave their home. They are depressed. As they walk along the streets they feel hundreds of eyes staring at them. They can’t have fun, because their thoughts are occupied with one phrase, ‘I am too fat’. They repeat it again and again falling into a deeper depression and even seclusion.

A Chance to Laugh

Meridia gives overweight patients a chance to improve their lives. ‘Obese people try many different diets. Some of them are combined with exercises, however most pills give a result that disappears as soon as you stop taking the drug. Meridia works in a different way. It gives a permanent result’, Kelly says.

Meridia is an antidepressant. This drug cannot be bought without a prescription. It is designed for people who gave up fighting extra weight. Meridia works as an appetite suppressant. It also increases the levels of dopamine and serotonin.

Being a strong weight loss medication, Meridia can lead to severe side effects. That is why it is recommended to take this medicine under your doctor’s control. It’s very important to carefully follow the instructions. ‘My doctor also mentioned that I wouldn’t see any results for about six weeks. He repeated it every time I saw him. This helped me to fight my depression. It gave me a chance to laugh again’, Kelly adds.



Instructions

Dr. Smith assures that Meridia can cause addiction. More of it, every patient who increases the dosage of Meridia on his own, can form a tolerance to this medication. That is why it is necessary to follow the prescription.

Most doctors instruct their obese patients to take Meridia one time a day. The starting dose in most cases contains 10 mg daily. It can be increased to 15 mg in 4-6 weeks. It’s better to combine Meridia with low-calorie diets.

Meridia was my hope to live normal life. It really helped me to achieve my goal. Today I feel much better. I look better. And I know if I had to go through this again I would like to start with Meridia, because other diets didn’t help me’, Kelly says.

Meridia was Kelly’s chance to become happy. Maybe it can also help you to gain confidence and happiness.