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Diet Pills

Evenstar

13

Has anyone used anything to aid weightloss (prescribed by your GP, of course)? What have you used, and did it work?

Reply 1

Just_Izzy

I used some... but you don't have to get them done by your GP... you can buy em...

Reply 2

pikaboo

13

They're only recommended for the morbidly obese aren't they? Personally if I was overweight I wouldn't mess my body up further with pill crap but do it the good old fashioned way. Healthy diet and exercise!

Reply 3

Evenstar

OP

13

Well, I'm trying to lose some poundage. I'm cutting crap out of my diet and have joined (and am actually attending!) a gym. Was curious about diet pills though. Just wondered if anyone had personally used them, and could tell me what they're like?

Reply 4

Barny

17

Different diet pills do different things, its unlikely your GP will prescribe anything if you've "cut crap" and started doing exercise.

Reply 5

Leisure17

8

Some diet pills stop your body from absorbing everything. You usually have diarrhoe when on these pills because of the fat-content of the stools. These pills are meant for dangerously obese people and are usually prescribed. ("Xenecal")
The OTC pills curb your appetite and are similar to amphetamines ("speed"). They are dangerous, can make you dependent and have serious sideeffects. Nothing you want to take.
There are also "fibre-pills" availabe, more or less dehydrated fibre pressed into pillshape. They enlarge as they fill with the water you are supposed to drink with them. Your stomach is "full" (of fibre) and you are less hungry. If you don't drink enough you could cause a stoppage in your bowls though, diarrhoea from lots of fibre is possible too.
I think what you are doing now, excercise+less fat etc. is the best way!!

Reply 6

Just_Izzy

Use Adios... works quite well... but you need to not eat a lot at the same time.

Reply 7

SammyD

7

Nothing you can buy over the counter will make much difference, except that you are paying so much for it you are more likely to stick to the healthy diet they advise. I don't know how much weight you have to lose but it is very unlikely that your gp would prescribe anything at this age, even if you were morbidly obese.

Reply 8

Barny

17

Was gonna say, pills like xenical block the uptake of dietary fat and stuff, so instead of taking a pill you can just reduce your intake of trans fatty acids.

Most other products will contain ephedrine, which is basically a less potent version of speed, it will increase your heart-rate and give you a "buzz", they're also likely to be stacked with caffeine and aspirin.

Either way - diet and cardio will give you the most profound and long lasting effects.

Reply 9

lilsk8achic666

My friends mam used Adios and it seemed to work for her, but she's unable to exercise, if it was me I'd just pull my trainers on and run a couple of miles :smile:

Reply 10

Just_Izzy

lilsk8achic666

My friends mam used Adios and it seemed to work for her, but she's unable to exercise, if it was me I'd just pull my trainers on and run a couple of miles :smile:

Adios and exercise works I tell you! :smile:

Reply 11

toipot2

1

Eat carefully and exercise reguarly is all you need to do, and the best/safest way of doing it. Pills seem to me like a bit of a dodgy idea.

Reply 12

No Future

17

It's hard to get hold of ones that are potent enough to work...Probably through your GP or dodgy/expensive ones.

Reply 13

Kittennffc

15

I'd be really careful taking diet pills, because as soon as you come off them, the weight piles back on. Happened to Anna Nicole Smith *Eww*, I think thats enough of a warning, because shes huge!

Reply 14

Barny

17

As people have said time and time again, losing weight is a lifestyle change, whatever you do, you have to be prepared to do forever, otherwise it won't work, whatever diet you follow at the moment has obviously led you to put on fat, so reverting back to it after you have lost some fat will do exactly the same. You need to change the fundamentals..

Reply 15

FranzFan

1

I've seen that a lot of people on diet pills lose weight really fast then gain it all back and often more really quickly so i wouldn't recommend them. I'd just do it the slow and steady way-i've been slowly losing weight for about 3 years and i'm quite fit now

Reply 16

Logan

4

This reminds me of linsday lohan who got so slim that she looks yucky already. Id say its just all up to diet and lifestyle. Sometimes you can go on extremes if you are really determined

Reply 17

SammyD

7

None of them will contain ephedrine, it has been banned in both the UK and USA. Usually they contain Phentermine or Phendimetrazine, which are another type of amphetamine that will reduce the appetite and increase your metabolism. However, amphetamines will cause an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, so you have to have to go to the doctors every week to monitor these. They will only be prescribed if the risk of you dying from a heart attack or stroke caused by the medication is less than the immediate risk of death from an obesity related illness.

Reply 18

Leisure17

8

Losing surplus weight should be doing your body good, not damage it.

Pills are a dangerous thought and there is no way the weight loss will make up for the damage you will do to your body. :mad:

As has been said ad nauseam the only way to healthy lifelong weight reduction is a change of lifestyle, which has to be stuck to. That means nothing "fancy" like formulas, leaving out foodgroups, pill etc. Use your body!

Maybe this vision is of help: if you were a prehistoric person or even someone living in a deprived country such as parts of Africa, then you would either be hunting for food (=game) or looking for fruit or maybe if you were lucky enough to own land walk for 3 miles to your field to dig up potaoes or whatever. You would also walk a long way for water and firewood. After all this work you'd sit down to 2 or 3 potaoes/Yams, fruit or if you were lucky enough to kill an animal after having chased it for 10 miles you'd have meat.... So maybe the next time you sit down to a meal just ask yourself "Have I hunted my boar today? Got water, firewood, veg etc?" Meaning is there a healthy balance between my calorieuptake and my excercise? :redface:

Reply 19

Barny

17

SammyD

None of them will contain ephedrine, it has been banned in both the UK and USA. Usually they contain Phentermine or Phendimetrazine, which are another type of amphetamine that will reduce the appetite and increase your metabolism. However, amphetamines will cause an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, so you have to have to go to the doctors every week to monitor these. They will only be prescribed if the risk of you dying from a heart attack or stroke caused by the medication is less than the immediate risk of death from an obesity related illness.

If Ephedrine is banned how come you can still buy it in both the UK and the US? Its classed as an illegal drug in sports, as in, if you were found to have taken it you would be disqualified, but its not illegal in itself.

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