Meridia

Went to my PCP yesterday  to talk about  Lapband.  He thought   we should try prescription  diet pills Before I make the surgical move. He put me on meridia for one month,  And we'll revisit.  Anyone  else use this ?  Any success or horror stories I should know about ?  Thanks !

I found this info on WEBMD.com http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-5525-Meridia+Oral.aspx?drugi d=5525&drugname=Meridia+Oral hope it helps

i took it for a few months - lost about 20 lbs. it works similarly to an antidepressant, causing the release of serotonin and other neurotransmitters to make you feel full. of course, if we all only ate because we were hungry, this  would be a miracle drug but usually we eating for a number of other reasons (social cues, positive/negative emotions, habit etc). side effects are similar to the SSRIs - dry mouth, headache etc. i didn't have any noticeable problems. also it can take two weeks or more for the drug to work its way into your brain and start working, so i'm not really sure 1 month will be enough to know if its doing anything for you or not. anyway, your brain adjusts to the elevated levels, so the effectiveness sort of wears off. after a few months, i was switched to wellbutrin (for weight loss), which works in a similar way. long story short, i ended up gained half the weight (10 lbs) back once i stopped it.  again, in the long term, you'll have to make the lifestyle changes to lose and then maintain the weight loss.

Come to think of there isnt much on the market that I havent tried including Alli, Meridia and yes even the Lap Band. I had the Band (notice I said had) from 11/5 until 6/07 when after a 2nd Sippage I had emergency surgery to remove it. With all of the above you can still eat and eat around the drug or the Lap Band. The only thing that works for me and always has is to watch what I eat (lower the calories) and to exercise (the gym) which after 2 years of steady going, getting a trainer which I like personally and even belonging to a gym that has plasma TV's on the equipement I still HATE ti exercise because I am well to be point blank Lazy as hell! (excuse my language lol) I want to sit and eat what I want and not have to work for it. With the Meridia it decreased my appetite some I will admit but I never ever ever eat because I am hungry in fact cant remember when I have been hungry even if I forget to eat to be truthful. Bored, lonely, sad, happy, tired and not tired, or just because food is my drug of choice. What I did learn with the Lap Band is that since I can or should eat smaller amounts of food make it worth my while and I want good quality of food or I am not eating it which helps me to not stop at fast food joints.............