What are side effects of Meridia weight loss pill?
Meridia weight loss pill is under FDA review in response to the petition filed by consumer advocacy group Public Citizen to immediately ban the sales of sibutramine. This action was prompted by the 29 deaths and hundreds of serious Meridia side effects that have been reported. The side effects that Meridia weight loss pills have been associated to are serious and deadly. In Meridias patient information it warns patients about pulmonary hypertension (PPH), which is a rare and sometimes fatal disease. PPH causes high blood pressure in the lungs that leads to a feeling of constant breathlessness with minimal exertion, fatigue, dizzy spells, fainting, and chest pain, and there is no known cause of PPH. Cardiac valve dysfunction, or heart valve disease may also be a Meridia side effect risk. Heart valve disease causes the valves in the heart to allow blood flow backwards through them. The most common Meridia side effects include, headache, dry mouth, anorexia, constipation, insomnia, increa