Reductil

Reductil (sibutramine hydrochloride) is a potent a neurotransmitter reuptake inhibitor that regulates your appetite by affecting certain chemicals in the brain. This medication is supposed to be combined with a healthier diet and exercise, so make sure you follow all the recommendations your doctor provided. Although Reductil is not expected to cause life-threatening health effects if combined with other medications, its side effects can be increased if you take sedatives, medicine for seizures, narcotic pain medicine, cold or allergy medicine, sleeping pills, or muscle relaxants. You have got to be very careful if you have to operate machinery or drive a car, as taking Reductil can cause drowsiness by itself, while using the drugs mentioned above simultaneously can add to this side effect. You can get even drowsier if you drink alcohol, so to make sure you are safe and do not put other people’s lives at risk when performing some hazardous activities after taking Reductil, make sure you know the way your body reacts to this medicine. It’s very important for your doctor to know your full medical history before prescribing Reductil, as some conditions you have been diagnosed with can potentially interfere with the effects of Reductil and cause some side effects that could be avoided. Make sure you mention the fact of ever being diagnosed with any of the following: seizures, heart disease, a history of heart attack, a history of a stroke, liver or kidney disease, glaucoma, a bleeding disorder, depression, or high blood pressure. Your doctor may want to monitor you for some side effects to make sure you get some progress and are able to maintain it. The side effects you get as a result of taking Reductil may indicate two things: that the treatment is going as planned, but your body needs some time to adjust to the dose prescribed; or that the dose prescribed is too high and you need some changes to be made to your treatment plan, as it is obviously not going as planned. The following side effects are considered to be serious and probably mean that you need a dose adjustment, as Reductil is not working for you: loss of muscle coordination, high fever, muscle rigidity, abdominal pain, restlessness, vomiting, nausea, mental confusion, sweating, anxiety, and depression. Less serious side effects are more likely. They can include increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, headache, dry mouth, insomnia, constipation, and profuse sweating. Mild side effects are most likely to go away on their own without any need for your doctor to do anything about them, and they can indicate that your body needs to adjust to the dose prescribed. If you develop any symptoms that are not mentioned here, and you are sure you did not exceed the dose prescribed, it’s best to call your doctor and ask for professional advice. You are not supposed to share your medicine with other people to whom it was not prescribed, as you are unable to evaluate their health condition and determine how safe taking Reductil is going to be for them.