Sunday, January 24, 2010

Meridia And Pregnancy Is It Safe To Take Chantix (smoking Cessation Drug) And Meridia Simultaneously?

Is it safe to take Chantix (smoking cessation drug) and Meridia simultaneously? - meridia and pregnancy

Is it safe to take Chantix (medical smoking) and Meridia stop time? I'm on Chantix (4 weeks ago, it should be 12 weeks) and a prescription for Meridia. Both of these effects on the brain. Chantix blocks the receptors, which is a great reward of dopamine in the smoke and Meridia said that "affect the appetite control centers of the brain."

2 comments:

Joshua H said...

Meridia is, inter alia, an inhibitor of dopamine reuptake, and also affects the activity of another neurotransmitter, which may be affected by varenicline. There is also the possibility that Meridia, like other SSRIs cause suicidal thoughts, which is a known problem with the Chantix. I think you should tell your doctor and pharmacist before combining medications and have concluded to advise if your doctor agrees prepared to wait until you start the Chantix on Meridia. I Chantix and I know he did a strange thing, no reason to push things if you do not.

rufust19... said...

I am not convinced that Chantix is safe to take on their own, not something material.

Take a look here: http://www.lawyersusaonline.com/index.cf ... and here: http://ismp.org/QuarterWatch/2008Q1.pdf

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