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Posted by calaway on June 21, 2003, at 13:34:55
I would like to talk to my Dr. about taking Meridia for weight loss. Has anyone else take these two meds together?.
Any Success with weight loss?.
Posted by Sunnely on June 22, 2003, at 21:15:37
In reply to meridia and effexor, posted by calaway on June 21, 2003, at 13:34:55
It is not clinically advised to take Meridia (sibutramine) with Effexor (venlafaxine) or other serotonin-boosting antidepressants.
Both drugs has similar pharmacologic properties i.e., both are reuptake inhibitors of serotonin and norepinephrine.
There is a risk of serotonin syndrome. Since both has norepinephrine effect, this may also lead to a dramatic increase in your blood pressure and potential for stroke.
Posted by zeugma on June 23, 2003, at 16:44:41
In reply to Re: meridia and effexor, posted by Sunnely on June 22, 2003, at 21:15:37
> It is not clinically advised to take Meridia (sibutramine) with Effexor (venlafaxine) or other serotonin-boosting antidepressants.
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> Both drugs has similar pharmacologic properties i.e., both are reuptake inhibitors of serotonin and norepinephrine.
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> There is a risk of serotonin syndrome. Since both has norepinephrine effect, this may also lead to a dramatic increase in your blood pressure and potential for stroke.I take two norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, nortriptyline and Strattera. The nortriptyline helped the depression once I got up to a therapeutic dose (75 mg/day), but I still had lots of ADHD symptoms. So I started on Strattera with good results- it has a clearing quality for the mind which attentuated the ADHD fog in my head that had remained. Since the results were further improvement each time I upped the dose my dr. decided to try 80 mg a day of Strattera ( astandard adult dose). Should I be worried about my blood pressure? My pressure was taken last week and it was normal.
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