Sibutramine

Sibutramine is a prescription medication approved by the FDA and intended for the treatment of obesity. It comes in a capsule that is supposed to be taken by mouth and should not be used by people to whom it was not prescribed. Before you start the treatment tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following drugs: anticoagulants, antifungals, caffeine-containing products, cancer chemotherapy medications, cyclosporine, erythromycin, heparin, HIV protease inhibitors, isoniazid, lithium, medications for allergies, coughs, and colds, medications for depression, medications for high blood pressure, migraine headaches, medications for anxiety, medications for nausea, salicylate pain relievers, sleeping pills, sedatives, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and tranquilizers.

Although the success of your treatment can depend on many factors, you are expected to lose at least 4 pounds during the first 4 weeks of the treatment. Talk to your health care provider if that does not happen, as you may require a dose adjustment. Keep taking sibutramine even if your process of weight loss seems to have stopped. This is necessary to maintain the progress already achieved and stopping sibutramine without previously checking with your doctor may lead to your progress being lost.