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Weight Loss & Sibutramine
1. What are sibutramine
weight loss pills?
2. How to take this medicine?
3. What if I miss a dose?
4. Sibutramine overdose
5. What drug(s) may interact with
sibutramine?
6. Sibutramine side effects
Sibutramine weight loss pills
1. What are sibutramine weight loss
pills?
Actually, sibutramine weight loss pills cannot burn your body
fat! It is used to control hunger. Sibutramine is prescribed
along with a reduced-calorie diet and an exercise program.
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2. How should I take this medicine?
Take by mouth exactly as directed by your doctor, usually
once daily. The full effect on weight may require four to
six weeks. Do not increase your dose, take it more frequently
or use it for a longer period of time than prescribed because
this drug can be habit-forming. Also, if used for a longer
period of time, do not suddenly stop using this drug without
your doctor's approval. Over time, this drug may not work
as well as it did at the beginning. Consult your doctor if
weight increases.
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3. What if I miss a dose?
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it
is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and
resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose
to catch up.
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4. Sibutramine overdose
If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control
center or emergency room immediately. Symptoms of overdose
may include fast heartbeat.
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5. Drug interactions
Tell your doctor of all nonprescription and prescription drugs
you may use, especially:
- other weight reducing agents (e.g., diethylpropion),
- drugs that can raise blood pressure such as decongestants
(e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine),
- cough suppressants (e.g., dextromethorphan),
- antidepressants (e.g., nefazodone, fluoxetine, paroxetine,
sertraline, fluvoxamine, venlafaxine),
- lithium,
- psychiatric medications (e.g., MAO inhibitors such as
selegiline, moclobemide, furazolidone, phenelzine, tranylcypromine,
procarbazine, linezolid),
- drugs for migraines (e.g., dihydroergotamine, sumatriptan),
- tryptophan, certain narcotic pain relievers (e.g., meperidine,
pentazocine, fentanyl),
- ketoconazole,
- erythromycin,
- high blood pressure medicine.
Tell your doctor if you take drugs that cause drowsiness:
- medicine for sleep,
- sedatives,
- tranquilizers,
- anti-anxiety drugs (e.g., diazepam),
- narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine),
- psychiatric medicines (e.g., phenothiazines or tricyclics),
- anti- seizure drugs (e.g., carbamazepine),
- muscle relaxants,
- antihistamines that cause drowsiness (e.g., diphenhydramine).
Antihistamines and decongestants may be found in many nonprescription
drugs for cough and cold. Consult your pharmacist. MAO inhibitors
(see above) and this drug should not be taken together.
If an MAO inhibitor or this drug is stopped, wait 2 weeks
before starting the other drug. Do not start or stop any
medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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6. Sibutramine side effects
Frequently encountered side effects are: dry mouth, paradoxically
increased appetite, nausea, strange taste in the mouth, anorgasmia
and delayed ejaculation, upset stomach, constipation, trouble
sleeping, dizziness, drowsiness, menstrual cramps/pain, headache,
flushing, or joint/muscle pain.
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The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute
for, the expertise and judgement of your physician, pharmacist
or other health care profesional.
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