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WHAT IS MERIDIA?

Meridia is an appetite suppressant that reduces food cravings that ultimately helps to weight loss and treat obesity caused due to diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  • Always remember that taking Meridia is only a part of treatment; follow your doctor’s advice to make the medication more effective.
  • It is essential to know that the health authorities have approved Meridia only for patients aged between 18 to 64 years.
  • You may need frequent medical examination while using Meridia.
  • Keep Meridia tablets in your custody at the suggested atmospheric condition and dispose of all the leftover medicine once done with the treatment.
  • You can either buy the medicine online or offline, provided that you should have a proper prescription from a doctor. It is because buying or selling without an appropriate prescription is not permitted under the law, and authorities may hold you liable for punishment if you do so.
  • You can also consult your doctor to learn more about the risks and benefits of the medicine and ask your doctor about all other necessary precautions that you should take while using Meridia.

WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE TAKING MERIDIA?

  • Meridia is a highly addictive and habit-forming medicine, and therefore, you should consider certain precautions before and while taking Meridia. In addition to this, please take care of the following things before starting your treatment with Meridia:
  • It is better to avoid taking Meridia if you are allergic to it or any of its components or a similar medicine.
  • Taking Meridia is not safe if you have or ever had the following health
  • disorders or history thereof:
  • High blood pressure level
  • Eating disorders
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Heart disease
  • Heart attack or stroke
  • Glaucoma
  • Liver disease
  • Kidney disorders
  • Depression
  • Thyroid disorder
  • Seizures or epilepsy
  • Bleeding or blood clotting disorders
  • Stones in the gallbladder
  • Using Meridia for treating lactating mothers and expecting women is not safe; it can harm their baby and cause them congenital disabilities.
  • Please don’t take meridia if you have recently consumed any MAO inhibition in the last 14 days.
  • Sudden withdrawal of Meridia can be fatal. Please consult your doctor before leaving it; your doctor will gradually decrease your medicine dose.

HOW TO TAKE MERIDIA?

Meridia is an appetite suppressant medication that affects your brain and nervous system to reduce food cravings and treat obesity. However, it can adversely affect your health if taken inappropriately.
You should consult your health expert before taking it and follow all the necessary instructions and directions while taking medicine.
Please talk to your doctor if you don’t feel any improvement in your health condition or it is getting even worse.

MERIDIA DOSAGE

It is an effective medicine for weight loss and treating obesity. To ensure that the medication you are taking is effective and safe, consult your doctor for suitable Meridia dosages. You can easily buy Meridia online and use it as prescribed by your doctor.
Your doctor will initiate your treatment with the medicine’s minimum possible dose and gradually adjust your medicine dose as and when required. To determine the best suitable dosages for you, your doctor should examine you thoroughly. Your doctor will recommend Meridia dosage keeping the following factors in mind:

  • Age of the patient
  • Weight of the patient
  • The medical condition of the patient

The following are the usual Meridia dosage that your doctor can prescribe you:

DOSAGE FOR WEIGHT LOSS

In the form of oral tablets

  • For older adults (65 years and above)
    Using Meridia for treating patients more than 65 years old might not be safe.
  • For adults (more than 18 years but less than 65 years of age)
    10 mg of the medicine once a day, with or without food.
  • For children (below 18 years)

Using Merida for treating patients younger than 18 years is not recommended.

OVERDOSE

Meridia overdose can be fatal and may cause you the following overdose symptoms:

  • Severe headache
  • Unusual dizziness or drowsiness
  • Irregular heart rate

Ignoring these overdose symptoms is not safe, and therefore it is advisable to consult your doctor ASAP if an overdose happens. You can also seek emergency medical help by calling the poison helpline at 1-800-222-1222.

WHAT TO AVOID WHILE USING MERIDIA?

  • Using Meridia can make your thinking or reactions impaired; therefore, avoid driving and performing activities that require you to be alert and attentive.
  • Consuming herbal products, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and other weight-loss products simultaneously with Meridia is not safe; please avoid taking them together.
  • Please consult your doctor before taking any cold or allergy medicine while using Meridia.
  • The interaction of Meridia with alcohol is life-threatening; therefore, you should avoid taking them together.

MERIDIA SIDE EFFECTS

Meridia turns down the food cravings to help weight loss and treat obesity and may cause you the following side effects:

  • Dry mouth
  • Upset stomach
  • Change in appetite
  • Constipation
  • Pain in the stomach
  • Headache
  • Pain in the joints or back or both
  • Nervousness
  • Dizziness or drowsiness
  • Depression
  • Symptoms of cold or flu
  • Stuffy or runny nose
  • Sore throat
  • Cold or cough
  • Redness, warmth, or tingliness in the skin
  • Skin rashes
  • Sleeping disorders such as insomnia

Although it is obvious to experience these mild side effects after using Meridia, you should not worry too much about them unless they bother you too much. However, please consult your doctor if these mild side effects are unbearable and causing you too much trouble.
Please stop taking Meridia and seek emergency medical assistance ASAP if you experience the following health issues while using Meridia:

  • Fast, pounding, and irregular heartbeats
  • Difficulty in breathing
  • Agitation
  • Hallucinations
  • Fever
  • Tremors
  • Overreactive reflexes
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Loss of coordination
  • Dilated pupils
  • Stiff muscles
  • Unusual sweating
  • Confusion or disorientation
  • Lightheadedness
  • Easy bruising
  • Bleeding disorders
  • High blood pressure level
  • Bleeding from the nose
  • Bleeding gums
  • Headache
  • Blurred vision
  • Buzzing in the ears
  • Anxiety
  • Seizures or convulsions
  • Pain and heaviness in the chest
  • Numbness in the body
  • Loss of balance
  • Weak eyesight
  • Weakness only on a particular side of the body
  • Pain spreading to the arms and shoulders

WHAT DRUGS CAN INTERACT WITH MERIDIA?

Some of the following medications can interact with Meridia and can deteriorate your health even more:

  • Lithium
  • Tryptophan
  • Ketoconazole
  • Antibiotics
  • Antidepressants
  • Ergot medicine
  • Medicines to treat migraine headache
  • Narcotic pain medication

Therefore, to avoid dangerous interactions between the medicines, please inform your doctor about all the drugs and therapies you are currently taking.
In addition to this, please ask your doctor before taking Meridia if you have recently taken the following medicines:

  • Sleeping pills
  • Cold or allergy medications
  • Sedatives
  • Narcotic drugs
  • Muscles relaxants
  • Antiseizure medications
  • Antidepressants
  • Medicines used for treating anxiety
  • Decongestants
  • Cough medicine
  • Other dietary supplements
  • Over-the-counter medicines