"you must be your own advocate and do your research about meridia and the current drugs you are taking!

i was overweight, diabetic, with high blood pressure and high liver enzymes.  my doctor thought more pills and/or shots or increasing dosages was the answer to everything. i was on 11 different medicines and had no energy and just wanted to sleep all the time.

doctor prescribed meridia, nothing happened. 4 weeks later, she increased the dose, no change. so i was complaining about not losing any weight and someone said &quot;maybe there&#039;s a drug interaction with something you&#039;re already taking&quot;.  i never even considered that.  went online and gee-whiz and bang it wasn&#039;t just the meridia, there were several interactions going on! don&#039;t do this without consulting your doctor!  i went off all the medicines and started from scratch. began with 2 of the diabetic and 1 blood pressure medicine. my appetite dropped immediately.  took sugar and blood pressure readings every 4 hours for a week. my sugar and blood pressure stayed normal. so i added the meridia.

i ate only half servings of whatever i wanted other than sweets. my goal was not to diet but to learn a new eating behavior. my weight was 199.5lbs and now 6 weeks later i&#039;ve lost 16 pounds (2-3 pounds a week). had to reduce the dose of my diabetic medicines two times. (i&#039;m totally off the insulin).  now i only take the 2 diabetic and 1 blood pressure medicine and the meridia (15mg) daily. i feel good and have normal energy.

i have very mild nausea every day and get massive heartburn if i eat to many carbohydrates. the cost is $196.00 a month.  but this is well worth it to get my weight stable and improve my health."