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Posted by Christina on May 1, 2001, at 21:00:31
I'm considering this for weight loss and presumed anti-depressant effects.
Anyone tried this, or have any information?
Thanks!
Posted by Elizabeth on May 2, 2001, at 4:31:31
In reply to Anyone tried MERIDIA for weight loss depression?, posted by Christina on May 1, 2001, at 21:00:31
> I'm considering this for weight loss and presumed anti-depressant effects.
> Anyone tried this, or have any information?
> Thanks!I'd like to know too. Meridia was originally going to be marketed as an AD, but the AD market was saturated with me-too drugs. With the removal of fenfluramine and d-fenfluramine from the market, there was an opening in the "diet pill" market, and Meridia's makers took swift advantage of that.
I doubt it would be a very good diet pill, but its pharmacological and molecular similarities to Effexor suggest that it would be a fine AD.
Posted by Christina on May 2, 2001, at 8:18:16
In reply to Re: Anyone tried MERIDIA for weight loss depression?, posted by Elizabeth on May 2, 2001, at 4:31:31
I wonder if Meridia's side effects mimic that of Effexor, because they were terrible for me.
WEll, if anyone has had experience with Meridia, I would love to hear about it.. good and bad.
Thanks> > I'm considering this for weight loss and presumed anti-depressant effects.
> > Anyone tried this, or have any information?
> > Thanks!
>
> I'd like to know too. Meridia was originally going to be marketed as an AD, but the AD market was saturated with me-too drugs. With the removal of fenfluramine and d-fenfluramine from the market, there was an opening in the "diet pill" market, and Meridia's makers took swift advantage of that.
>
> I doubt it would be a very good diet pill, but its pharmacological and molecular similarities to Effexor suggest that it would be a fine AD.
Posted by longsfrng on May 2, 2001, at 12:38:55
In reply to Re: Anyone tried MERIDIA for weight loss depression?, posted by Christina on May 2, 2001, at 8:18:16
Could it be combined with Elavil? It works for me, but I gained a ton of weight. Nothing else works.
> I wonder if Meridia's side effects mimic that of Effexor, because they were terrible for me.
>
> WEll, if anyone has had experience with Meridia, I would love to hear about it.. good and bad.
> Thanks
>
> > > I'm considering this for weight loss and presumed anti-depressant effects.
> > > Anyone tried this, or have any information?
> > > Thanks!
> >
> > I'd like to know too. Meridia was originally going to be marketed as an AD, but the AD market was saturated with me-too drugs. With the removal of fenfluramine and d-fenfluramine from the market, there was an opening in the "diet pill" market, and Meridia's makers took swift advantage of that.
> >
> > I doubt it would be a very good diet pill, but its pharmacological and molecular similarities to Effexor suggest that it would be a fine AD.
Posted by jimmygold70 on May 2, 2001, at 15:33:30
In reply to Anyone tried MERIDIA for weight loss depression?, posted by Christina on May 1, 2001, at 21:00:31
"Altough this (sibutramine / Meridia) failed to demonstrate efficacy as an antidepressant in early trials, subject taking it consistently lost weight..." (Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry 8th edition)
> I'm considering this for weight loss and presumed anti-depressant effects.
> Anyone tried this, or have any information?
> Thanks!
Posted by Jennifer1 on May 2, 2001, at 21:19:14
In reply to Meridia not an AD !, posted by jimmygold70 on May 2, 2001, at 15:33:30
Has anyone tried Xenical to lose weight?
Posted by kazoo on May 3, 2001, at 1:46:23
In reply to Anyone tried MERIDIA for weight loss depression?, posted by Christina on May 1, 2001, at 21:00:31
> I'm considering this for weight loss and presumed anti-depressant effects.
> Anyone tried this, or have any information?
> Thanks!^^^^^^^^^^^^
If you had done a simple search, my dear, with the keyword "Meridia," you would have found this:http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000401/msgs/28742.html
(rippling abs) kazoo
Posted by Christina on May 3, 2001, at 8:34:54
In reply to What about Xenical, posted by Jennifer1 on May 2, 2001, at 21:19:14
> Has anyone tried Xenical to lose weight?
If I'm not mistaken, Xenical is the drug that carries the fat out of your system, but I'm not interested in that since it can cause malnutrition (since it takes out even the "good" fat and fat-soluble vitamins) and has some yucky side effects.
Posted by Christina on May 3, 2001, at 8:36:24
In reply to Re: Anyone tried MERIDIA for weight loss depression? » Christina, posted by kazoo on May 3, 2001, at 1:46:23
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> If you had done a simple search, my dear, with the keyword "Meridia," you would have found this:
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000401/msgs/28742.html
>
> (rippling abs) kazooKaz:
I'm too complex for a simple search :)
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