Posted by Christina on May 2, 2001, at 8:18:16
In reply to Re: Anyone tried MERIDIA for weight loss depression?, posted by Elizabeth on May 2, 2001, at 4:31:31
I wonder if Meridia's side effects mimic that of Effexor, because they were terrible for me.
WEll, if anyone has had experience with Meridia, I would love to hear about it.. good and bad.
Thanks> > I'm considering this for weight loss and presumed anti-depressant effects.
> > Anyone tried this, or have any information?
> > Thanks!
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> I'd like to know too. Meridia was originally going to be marketed as an AD, but the AD market was saturated with me-too drugs. With the removal of fenfluramine and d-fenfluramine from the market, there was an opening in the "diet pill" market, and Meridia's makers took swift advantage of that.
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> I doubt it would be a very good diet pill, but its pharmacological and molecular similarities to Effexor suggest that it would be a fine AD.
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