Meridia, a weight-loss medicine available by prescription, is created for people who want to lose at least 30 pounds. It works in a way that people feel full, which is a signal to stop eating.
A laparoscopic surgeon at Kendall Regional Medical Center, Dr. Magaly Rodriguez, says Meridia is not a good choice for someone who has only 10 or 20 pounds to lose. ‘’You can lose that with calorie restriction and exercise'’ - she claims.
Meridia, a weight-loss medicine available by prescription, is created for people who want to lose at least 30 pounds. It works in a way that people feel full, which is a signal to stop eating.
A laparoscopic surgeon at Kendall Regional Medical Center, Dr. Magaly Rodriguez, says Meridia is not a good choice for someone who has only 10 or 20 pounds to lose. ‘’You can lose that with calorie restriction and exercise'’ - she claims.
Meridia - sibutramine HCL monohydrate - is for patients who have to lose 30 or more pounds.
A 43 year-old Rodriguezâ??s patient, Jos?? Ojeda, was about 300 pounds overweight when he met her last year, in August. He decided to took Meridia and after four months he lost nearly 50 pounds - his weight dropped from 520 to 472.
Meridia affects the appetite control center in the patientâ??s brain - it creates the sense of fullness and signals to stop eating. A studies have shown that Meridia combined with reduced-calorie diet helps patients to diminish their body mass and keep the results.
In 2001 The Journal of the American Medical Association reported a trial of 1,102 adults.
It proved that sibutramine, the Meridiaâ??s active ingredient, had resulted in clinically relevant weight loss (about 17 pounds) when administered for 48 weeks to an obese patients, in comparison with those taking a placebo.
Patients also noticed reduced waist size and improved levels of triglyceride and HDL cholesterol concentrations.
Patients treated with Meridia should regularly see their physican. It is importants, as taking the medicine may seriously increase blood pressure or heart rate.
Other side effects are: headache, constipation and insomnia, dry mouth and anorexia.
