Meridia?'s Anyone else been perscribed this?

When I started the process with my PCP of looking into Bariatric Surgery he put me on Meridia  15mg     1xper day....(3/09)
I was wondering if anyone else has ever tired this or had any info on it.


I have no major complaint at this time...I am very happy that it is covered by my insurance with a minimal copay considering the full cost of it.

I took Meridia for a year in 1998, it works to supress the appetite and I had to force myself to eat.
I lost a considerable amount of weight, but gained back after stopping.
It is pretty good to get you started.  Sometimes they pair Meridia with Xenical.
I tolerated it well and had few side effects.

good luck.

Thanks for your reply... I notice a slight change in my degree of hunger but I still want to eat and get hungry. I even tried moving the time around when I take it but that really doesnt seem to make a difference....esp since I have to be careful about the drowsyness

The only side effects I have noticed are being sleepy and the dry mouth so far.

my husband was on this prior to having WLS. He lost approx 80 pounds. as soon as he went off the meds gained the 80 +. He had WLS RnY in Jan of 2006 and has kept his weight off for 3 years now.

been there done that. It was freaking expensive (not covered) and it didn't do squat for me.

Boy does that sound famaliar!!! That was exactly what my PCP did also, and insurance didn't cover it. It didn't do a darn thing to curb my appetite, just a waste of money. After I tried it for 2 months he wouldn't give me a referral to see a Dr. to talk about the WLS so I found a new Dr. and here I am 6 months post of and down 84 lbs.

My husband is on it and its a joke so forget that option. Doesn't do a thing .

IT'S FINALLY WORKING FOR ME...


The key for me was changing the time I took it...I changed that about 4x...I take it before I go to sleep  now and it actually works well ....To date I have lost 18 lbs and I have had issues with sticking to the new eating plan set out for me...but that is my own issue Im sure