Posted by SLS on July 18, 2003, at 9:48:38
In reply to Re: Anybody try SIBUTRAMINE (Meridia) for depressi, posted by ProzacPuppet on July 18, 2003, at 9:20:07
Hi PP.
> I think like someone mentioned in another post, about something similar, the reason WHY Meridia may work for depression is because Meridia and other anti obesity drugs like it (phentermine, tenute, adipex,) work like an amphetamine. They control the part of the nervous system and brain that controls appetite and they can over stimulate norepinperhine and dopamine levels that in turn can cause a lot of people taking them insomnia. But the most important thing to know here is that Meridia and it's cousin drugs, are for short term use for obesity, not long term use for depression. And they probably are only meant to be used for short term use because of the amphetamine effect they have, which could lead to addiction and also lots of other horrible side effects.
I don't know to what extent sibutramine resembles amphetamine with regard to psychostimulant effects. It might not at all. I don't know. However, that sibutramine has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of obesity does not indicate that it is not safe and effective for any other medical condition. An example of this would be Depakote (valproate). It was used effectively as a mood stabilizer and anti-manic agent for over a decade before the FDA approved it for use in bipolar disorder. Although I haven't researched sibutramine sufficiently to commit to trying it, I haven't yet come across anything that would disuade me from doing so.
- Scott
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