Individuals taking SSRI's should
discontinue the medication for at least three weeks prior to
taking Reductil. Remember, you shjould not stop taking any
medication without consulting your doctor first (especially
antipressants which often require an individual to be "weaned
off" the antidepressant).
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Additional Conditions That
Warrant Caution When Taking Reductil
In addition to the above mentioned
conditions individuals should also use caution when taking
reduction if they have a history of any of the following:
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Allergies to sibutramine or any of
the other ingredients in Reductil.
- Cardiovascular disease i.e.
history of heart attack, stroke, coronary artery disease,
arrhythmia (irregular heart beat), congestive heart failure,
agina (chest pain), transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).
- Epilepsy (any of various
neurological disorders characterized by sudden recurring
attacks of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction with or
without loss of consciousness or convulsive seizures).
- Liver disease
- Glaucoma (Any of a group of eye
diseases characterized by abnormally high intraocular fluid
pressure, damaged optic disk, hardening of the eyeball, and
partial to complete loss of vision).
- Kidney disease
- Alcohol or drug addition
- Eating disorders (anorexia
nervosa, bulimia, etc.)
- Pheochromocytoma (a usually benign
tumor of the adrenal medulla or the sympathetic nervous
system in which the affected cells secrete increased amounts
of epinephrine or norepinephrine).
- Tourettes syndrome (which causes
uncontrolled movements and noises).
- Pregnant, planning to become preganant,
or breast feeding.
Additional Drugs That May Result in a
Possible Drug Interactions With Reductil
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors:
- Marplan (isocarboxazid)
- Nardil (phenelzine sulfate)
- Parnate (tranylcypromine)
- Eldepryl (selegiline hcl)
3) Medications prescribed for
Parkinson's disease:
- Larodopa (levodopa)
- Lodosyn (carbidopa)
4) Weight loss medications:
- Adipex P(phentermine)
- Fastin (phenetermine)
- Ionamin (phentermine resin SA)
- Didrex (benzphetamine)
- Bontril PDM (phendimetrazine)
- Pondim (fenfluramine hcl)
5) Cough serup ingredients:
- dextromethorphan
- phenylpropanolamine
- pseudo ephedrine
- ephedrine
6) Bipolar medication:
7) Epilepsy medications:
- Carbamazepine (carbamazepine)
- Phenob (phenobarbital)
- Dilantin (phenytoin)
8) Migraine medications:
- Imitrex (sumatriptan)
- Migranal (dihydroergotamine)
9) Opioid base pain- medications:
- Sublimaze (fentanyl)
- Elmiron (pentazocine)
- Touro DM (dextromethorphan)
10)Steroids:
- Gengraf ( cyclosporin)
- Aeroseb-DEX (dexamethasone)
11)Anti fungal medication:
12)Antibiotics:
- ERY-Tab (erythromycin)
- Rifadin (rifampicin)
- clorithromycin
13) Weight loss supplements
Please
Note: This list is only
an example of medications the list is
not all inclusive,
individuals should discuss all medications and herbal
supplements with their doctor prior to starting any new
medication.
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