Question:
Has any Pre-Op ever had success with Meridia?

I found my answer for Xenical in the information library; however there isn't anything listed for Meridia.. Any comments? Thank you,    — Peri B. (posted on July 26, 1999)

July 26, 1999
Meridia is fairly new .. I've never heard of the other one, but ... did you try Phen Phen or Redux when they were available? They didn't help me .. I gained weight on them!
   — Sherrie G.

July 26, 1999
I DID TAKE MERIDA FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I FOUND THAT IT DOES WORK BUT VERY VERY SLOWLY. I LOST ABOUT 3 POUNDS EVERY 2 WEEKS AT FIRST AND THEN 1 OR 2 WEEKS I DIDN'T LOOSE ANYTHING. I BECAME DEPRESSED AND MY DOC TOOK ME OFF. THAT IS WHEN I BEGAN CONTEMPLATING WLS. I HAVE JUST BEEN APPROVED FOR SURGERY AND WOULD DEFINATELY NOT RECOMMEND USING MERIDIA. ONCE I DID GO OFF OF THE MERIDA I STILL WATCHED WHAT I ATE AND STILL GAINED WEIGHT BACK. HOPE THIS ANSWER HELPS.
   — j. L.

July 27, 1999
I was on Meridia for several months (at a cost of over $100/month) which I paid for. It worked well in the beginning supressing my appetite for sweets especially. But after a short time (a couple of months), I noticed it was not really helping anymore. I also felt it made me feel very angry and emotional. I was very uncomfortable with that so I stopped. I did lose about 15 lbs. on it and have kept it off for about 3 months. I do not see it as an answer losing a lot of weight. I began looking into wls after going off Meridia. Good Luck!
   — Dot W.

January 28, 2000
I found it really reduced my appitite for 2 weeks - 3 weeks max. After that, I didn't feel the reduction in appitite. I lost about 14 lbs. the first month. Nothing the second. I also tried X-enical after Meridia, but couldn't tolerate the side effects and didn't lose much at all.
   — Shar /.