Meridia Diet Pill Review
by Ann Vogel
Diet pills are a great help in weight loss when combined with a healthy diet and exercise. They are even prescribed to those who are obese and who need to lose a significant amount of weight. Meridia is an example of such drug.
How does Meridia work? It is a diet pill which is taken orally for the treatment of obesity. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1997, after numerous studies were done on its effectiveness for weight loss. It is distributed in Europe as Reductil. Meridia contains an active ingredient called sibutramine, a substance that enhances satiety. It works on certain chemicals in the brain that control the appetite and makes a person feel full sooner. It also increases the body’s usage of energy. An individual’s response to sibutramine may differ from another and some may lose weight faster. From the studies conducted, it was found that most lose weight in the first six months of using it. Thus, in order to maintain weight loss in the long-term, one must adopt a healthy lifestyle of a diet with the right amount of calories and regular physical activity. Meridia is best utilized as something to start a weight management program on the right track, especially for the severely obese.
While the effectiveness of Meridia is well-documented, it has also been known to exhibit side effects. The most common of these that were reported are headache, insomnia, dry mouth, weakness, sweating, constipation, increase in blood pressure and increase in heart rate. For this reason, Meridia must only be used under the supervision of a physician.
According to the FDA, this diet pill is created for fighting obesity, so especially made for people who have a body mass index of thirty or higher and for the overweight who are suffering from diabetes and cholesterol, since Meridia could help alleviate these conditions through weight loss. This means that if a person wants to lose only a few pounds, this drug is not the solution and other means of losing weight should be employed instead. It is also beneficial for those who complain of never feeling full because it takes away the constant sense of hunger. Ideally, Meridia should be used by those under forty years of age because of the risk in blood pressure increase. As an added precaution, a user’s blood pressure should be checked twice a month.
There is no question that Meridia indeed works as a weight loss pill but there are side effects that have to be taken into consideration. If one decides to use this drug, then he must do so only after carefully weighing the benefits against the risks.
