Meridia Side Effects Meridia side effects have resulted in the deaths of 29 people. The weight loss pill considered to be only “minimally effective” has caused a significant increase in blood pressure and heart rate in many people. To learn more about your rights regarding the dangerous Meridia side effects, CONTACT US. Meridia side effects can include:
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Meridia Side EffectsMeridia weight loss pills (sibutramine) have been associated to potentially fatal and serious Meridia side effects. Meridia side effects information warns patients of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), a rare and sometimes fatal disease. Accompanied by a feeling of constant breathlessness with minimal exertion, fatigue, dizzy spells, fainting, and chest pain, PPH causes high blood pressure in the lungs. There is no known cause of PPH, but it has been the dangerous result of Meridia side effects and other prescription drug reactions. Instances of PPH are still surfacing in the former weight loss pill Fen Phen, despite its 1997 FDA ban because of the latency period between weight loss pill intake and the surfacing of disease symptoms. Other Meridia side effects include, cardiac valve dysfunction, or heart valve disease. Valves in the heart allow blood flow backwards through them when heart valve disease is present. The most common Meridia side effects experienced are headaches, dry mouth, anorexia, constipation, and insomnia. There have now been 29 U.S. Meridia (sibutramine) causing deaths and hundreds of serious Meridia side effects. Since Meridia's entrance to the U.S. market, 8 million people have taken the weight loss pill. Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen, viewed FDA documents linking the weight loss pill to almost 400 serious and bad Meridia side effects from February 1998- September 2001. Public Citizen is the consumer advocacy group responsible for filing the March 19, 2002 petition asking the FDA to immediately ban Meridia. Meridia (sibutramine) is sold in 70 countries and has been used by 8.5 million people worldwide. Abbott Laboratories, the manufacturer of Meridia, has admitted that at least 32 Meridia side effects patients have died while taking the diet drug. Italy first reacted to the Meridia side effects after two cardiovascular deaths and 50 reports of health related problems were made. Italy’s temporary suspension of the drug due to Meridia side effects led to a Europe wide safety review of the diet drug. In Britain, two deaths were attributed to the use of sibutramine and 103 total serious adverse Meridia side effects reports were made in France and in Great Britain alone. Britain’s Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin published last December warning of the limited benefits Meridia can provide along with unwanted Meridia side effects that have led to the deaths of dozens of people. Individuals with existing coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, or high blood pressure is advised not to take the diet drug because of the increased high risk of dangerous Meridia side effects. Health Canada is also conducting an investigation of Meridia because of the 28 Meridia side effects reported.
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