Rimonabant

Rimonabant is a medicine that helps you lose weight efficiently – up to 20 pounds a year if you take it as recommended. At the same time it has been reported to prevent the development of diabetes and improve a wide array of cardio metabolic factors. People with BMI over 30 are most likely to benefit from this treatment. Rimonabant is usually taken for a lot time but not longer than 2 years in a row. If you need to be taking this drug for longer, make sure you discuss this with your health care provider. Weight loss is not the only benefit of taking rimonabant. This drug has been reported to boost the levels of good cholesterol in the blood by a third at the same time relieving inflammation in the blood vessels; all that besides helping you lose weight provided that you eat less and exercise regularly. If you have any medical conditions that may prevent you from taking rimonabant safely, report them to your health care provider. The following ones are very important to mention: liver problems, impaired kidney function and a history of epilepsy. In some cases a dose adjustment will work, and your health care provider will need to monitor you for side effects. In other cases you will be unable to be using this medicine. Mild side effects are sometimes possible. They are impossible to predict, as different patients may have different reactions to rimonabant treatment. However, there are some most commonly reported side effects that include dizziness, depressions, vomiting, nausea, nausea, diarrhea, and sleep problems. There is no need for you to report the reactions mentioned unless they interfere with your treatment and prevent you from enjoying your everyday life activities. Since rimonabant can cause dizziness, make sure you avoid taking part in any activities that are hazardous until you are sure this drug is unlikely to affect your thinking and reactions in that way. Do not combine rimonabant with any of the following medications, as interactions have been reported: St. John’s wort, medicines for weight loss, HIV medications, epilepsy drugs, antibiotics, rifampicin, antifungals, antidepressants, drugs for normal blood lipid levels, depression medications, and antidiabetes medications. An overdose of this drug is not expected to become severe and affect your wellbeing, but you will need to report it anyway. The following symptoms may indicate an overdose of rimonabant: fatigue, insomnia, euphoria, and headache. Allergic reactions are rare but possible. Make sure you tell your health care provider if you have a history of an allergic reaction to rimonabant, as well as lactose monohydrate, lactose monohydrate, povidone, croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose, maize starch, sodium laurilsulfate, magnesium stearate, or titanium dioxide, as these are the ingredients likely to be found in every tablet of rimonabant. Never share this medication with other people to whom it was not prescribed as you may be unable to determine whether they have any contraindications.

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