Sibutramine

Sibutramine is an appetite suppressant that can be used in combination with a healthier diet and regular exercise to reduce body weight that is dangerous for the health of the patient. If you are taking any monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, such as phenelzine, tranylcypromine, selegiline, or isocarboxazid, or have stopped the treatment within the past 14 days, tell your doctor before starting to take sibutramine. You may be recommended to wait for some time until taking sibutramine is safe. Continue taking this medicine even if you do not notice any progress, especially after 6 months of the treatment. Otherwise you can lose all the progress and gain the weight you lost very quickly.

Your health care provider needs to know if you have ever been diagnosed with gallstones, glaucoma, liver or kidney disease, anorexia nervosa, congestive heart failure, history of stroke, epilepsy or another seizure disorder, high blood pressure, bleeding problems, or heart disease. The following mils side effects of sibutramine can be ignored if they do not change in intensity or become particularly bothersome: headache, change in appetite, constipation, heartburn, dry mouth, weakness, back pain, nervousness, runny nose, flushing, flu-like symptoms, or insomnia.