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What about pills which claim to do "detoxication"? Is it as bad as laxative too?

Cuz it makes u frequent the toilet too...

its probably not that bad cos it just helps u "do ur thang" in the bathroom..... it basically cleans ur intestines also....

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truthfully i heard abt extrim quite a few times already and they told me it works...but where the heck do u get them?

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Has anyone tried Orlistat before? Can we get over the counter here?

And yea where can you get that Extrim from? anyone help pls.

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i took before but i hate the feeling that alway need to go toilet plus in long term is really not good. but now i stop taking, i think stil diet work the best..

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I'm got consider to take slimming pills..before. But luckily i didn...just for you gals out there..slimming pills, if long term >years,/some evn months, (coz due to diff body diff effect), for women we can be forever cannot be mother d..this is the common side effects(this is based on my aunty exp)..so..i hope that if u really wan to slim down, no matter eat what for slimming pills..have to think first...currently have some nutrition drinks tht able to provide healthy diet(like herbalife, i lost 2 kgs in one week)..i think tht is better..dun risk ya life.

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I had one friend, taking NH-Detox slim. causing her to have Auto immune disease whereas her antibody multiples within month. The antibody then will attack all the organ in the body coz it cant identify which to attack and which not to attack. My friend said its maybe due to slimming thing coz its the only supplement that she takes for long term and her genetic doesnt contribute to this factor. So girls, i advice you not to take any supplements coz its not worth to risk our life just to get sllim

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dear shuvan...can u give us more details of the herbalife which u consume and the product??thanks...feel to add me in msn too..yishiang9@hotmail.com...

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tried the NH Detox SlimPlus and let's just say it was so bad, I still have 8 tabs to give away to anyone who wants to worship the toilet godess. Almost instantenous effect man... food goes down and i gotta make sure I am not more than 2 minutes run from the loo. For RM 38, I would rather have had a bad plate of fried la-la for te same effect.

did take a month of this other one from gnc.. total lean. it's suppose to be 3 products under the range but malaysia only carries the tabs. RM 150 (after member discount) and it worked quite well i must say. The late night twisties and cheezels had no effect on my weight while i was on this. it does give you a great buzz of energy though cos of the high caffeine content. gave it up cos i'm not discipline enough to take 2 litres of water a day and was worried my kidneys would die on me.

will be starting the herbalife formula 1 and formula 3 next week cos this lady i know from work is an agent. she has slimmed down alot and she reckons i should use it twice a day - breakfast and lunch and have a normal dinner. each "meal" is suppose to be only 175 calories. so i reckon, going on this, i would be consuming only about 1000 calories a day. quite expensive though cos i would need 2 cans of formular 1 and 1 can of formula 3 which would come to RM300.00 But then again, if i am spending RM 8 average for breakfast and lunch, it would work out to be bout the same right?

hope this info helps.

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hey hey...just wanna tell u guys that im taking orlistat...yup u could get it over the counter..just dont go to big pharmacies like guardian or somethign...just go to those small pharmacies n they will sell it to you without prescription...Anyways, i dont have the side effects mentioned by those who have took the medicine b4...i dont get oily shit or something...its really smooth flow no diarhhea or anything bad..i usually take it b4 eating somethign fattening or chocolates..dont eat it if you're taking vegies coz it does not contain any fats

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I tried the SNE, its a direct sales product. 3 sets for a course of 1 set each month. 2pills + 1 Tea bag a day. It was fairly efficient and dropped off weight fairly fast.

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:rolleyes: Hi,

I thought I'd share my personal experience with everyone. Two years ago I joined Mayfair and they had me on treatments like the electric blanket and chilli cream, but what REALLY worked were the slimming pills they sold me. They were costly like about 300-400 and to be taken every day. HOWEVER, they damaged my kidneys. The specialist at the hospital told me that most pills especially herbal pills and even painkillers like Ponstan and Voltran are very bad for our internal organs and so now I'm off these herbal slimming remedies for good! I really strongly advise anyone wanting to lose weight to stick to a consistent exercise program at least 3-4 times a week and watch what you eat!! :wink3: I know it's hard especially in malaysia bcos we have alot of yummy food but they are mostly fried or oily and very bad for our bodies. SO I am also struggling to watch my diet.

Everyone is looking for an easy way to lose weight fast, but I think we all need to wake up and realise that there is no easy way in life la....If we want something badly we have to work hard for it. i recommend running or any cardio exercise to sweat it out 3 times a week. If you really can't exercise, try walking..sometimes when got no time I take night walks with my boyfriend. Try to sweat and burn those calories!! the key is to burn more calories than you take in.

good luck...any questions, let me know. Would love to have friends to share my losing weight expedition.

I posted another article in the Herbalife topic. Protein shakes seem to work too. I lost 3 kgs in 2 weeks! (together with exercise la)

:wub:

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hi there....

i'm new here and i read abt all the slimming products and tactics tat some of you had been thru. (i've been thru like some of you too)

wellll.... i'm also one of the "wanting" to lose weight ppl in the society. i've tried a few products(wouldnt want to mention names) and sad to say tat i didnt work for me at all, even exercise can only help me reduce a little of my weight and unhealthy fats in my body.

i've done some own research on other products like meal replacements, taking pills tat makes us go diarrhea, etc....

not until i found this particular product and i'm really satisfied over the results. no harm done to our body system and unhealthy fats are taken away from my body. (i dont think i can mention product names in this webpage and also for the company) if you wanna know more, then u can email to me, and would love to share my experiences for the non-effective and effective products tat i've tried.

u can calculate yr adult standard weight by using this formula,

height in cm - 100 x 0.9 = ......kg.

cheers,

dolphin76

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I tried the SNE, its a direct sales product. 3 sets for a course of 1 set each month. 2pills + 1 Tea bag a day. It was fairly efficient and dropped off weight fairly fast.

yeap :) i know about tha product too.

very efficient because i know quite a lot of people who have hard time slimming down actually managed to shed weight.

and the good thing about the product is that you can stop eating after you reach your ideal weight/size. plus it actually improves your skin at the same time 'cos it uses chinese medicine, unlike some dieting pills which makes your skin look yellow sallow and pale. my cousin tried it and she s now slim and her skin looks great. :) the best is after stopping, if you manage to control your diet well, you wont suddenly blow up back to your original size.

sorry if i talk like some sales person. cos i know a lot about it since my mom sells the product. been and through with real life examples of friends and relatives. atm, i have not heard any failed cases. it's now really hot among the bruneians. :)

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I have tried quite a few slimming pills.

When I started seriously considering losing weight, I was severely depressed due to a relationship breakup. So a relative who is a medical professional recommended I try Duromin. I never lost weight on it however, but I made everyone around me very nervous as I had severe moodswings, I felt very thirsty, and I felt my whole body system go haywire.

I then tried Xenical ( orlistat ) which was actually much better except for it's intestinal side effects. It was very amusing for a while but it did make me change my diet unconciously as I realise certain meals = very oily output, so I started avoiding them. I also stopped eating late at night ( which is actually one of the best ideas ) so that I didnt have to rush to the toilet in the middle of the night with abdominal cramps. Unfortunately, I stopped Xenical due to work as it really got embarrassing during meetings when I really need to 'go' and I really cant.

I then moved to a new drug called Reductil. I found it much more pleasant then Duromin. I wasnt as moody, no more dry mouth though my menses is irregular. I lost 17kg from 97kg to 80kg in 4 months. I stopped feeling hungry all the time. Now I hardly finish my meals as I feel full after a few mouthfuls, I stop taking any supper. Only side effect is insomnia if I take this drug too late in the day ( recommend mornings ) However my weight is stabilising /sigh as it seems I am now making a lot of muscle bulk ( I started exercising a lot lately ) but apparently my gynaecologist ( who knows I am taking Reductil ) says I had PCO ( polycystic ovaries usually caused by overweight ) is resolving and my ovaries are back to normal and the reason my menses hasnt gone back to normal yet is due to my sudden weight loss ( was 70kg at 16 and always been 70 to 80kg ) I do think it causes me constipation though, and a bit active ( hence the exercises I started recently )

Now that I am taking a nice long break from work, I am back on Xenical and Reductil, which sortof regulates my bowels and makes me quite concious of my diet ( but no accidents ! YAY ) and reductil as I dont really want to suddenly start overeating again. I have gone periods off Reductil before ( forgot represciption and forgot to take it in the morning due to skipping breakfast ) and luckily, I dont find going hungry like before /whew.

I wouldn't say Reductil is a wonder drug. But it did help me with less side effects, but should NOT be prescribed over the pharmacist counter. I know a few doctors taking them at present so it is safe in a way. I have to agree, it's side effects are rare and I would advise seeing a medical doctor before taking them.

There are some disreputable doctors out there that dish out thyroxine tablets. Please dont trust them.

I also dont trust traditional and chinese medicine as there isnt any proven clinical trials and the few that have had clinical trials done that I have seen are of dubious reputations. Word of mouth doesnt cut it for me unfortunately if I am going to start taking pills into my body daily :X

Out of all these, I would advise Xenical ( oily = change in diet, change in lifestyle, makes you aware of how unhealthy your diet is ) I mean if you see those oil pouring out of your backside and the pools of oil in the toilet bowl, can you imagine that this drug is only taking out 1/3 of your oil intake... so 2/3 is actually STILL being absorbed!

Only problem is Xenical does reduce the absorption of certain fatty vitamins like A, D, E, K. I have to watch my vitamins ( which I havent been /sigh )

Now looking for slimming centres :P

leigh

Edited by leigh

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I understand from a pharmacist friend that there are 3 kind of prescription pills in the market..all three already mentioned..

duromine, works directly on the central nervous system (CNS), or `brain' to stop the eating, craving etc etc... hence, you will likely see associated side effects like moodswings, depressions etc. I was not comfortable hearing about this, so i never tried... :loser:

Xenical - like everyone who's tried that attest to, it does not work on the brain but straight on the gut..the side effects are oily stools, farts which might not always be controllable..so, i understand the embarassment etc.. i tried only 2-3 days, i didnt like the feel of passing oily stools and the embarassment of farting unexpectedly... ^_^

Next would be Reductil...now, this is the new `wonder' drug as hailed by some, but i tried it and my first box, not much effect, my weight remained the same after 1 box. so, the strength was increased to 15 mg (lowest strength is 10mg), and then i started having very bad constipation. everyday to pass motion was plain torture, was also bleeding all the times i have to pass motion... so, imagine my "pain in the butt" all the time... :( i managed to lose about 2 kg, and then i stopped. then started again on the lower strength, this time the bad constitpation also came... so, now, i stopped altogether!!

guess my conclusion is , all these pills do not work for everyone... it also depends on your individual needs and expectations, and what you can put up with...

Edited by Wishingstarr

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Have to agree, the constipation does get quite bad. I used to be regular, once a day, but while on Reductil, it would get once every 3 days and /sigh. Started taking more water and changing my diet to papaya and anything that will make me go ! ( including thai food and hot curries ! ) That is one of the reason why I started taking xenical again.. WEEEE toilet time!!

I do agree, I wouldnt advise pills for anyone to slim down. Sensible diet, good exercise /nod

I was advise to be on these pills as I was really OBESE and endangering my health.

There is really no magic pills for losing weight. All the pills I posted, are taken on medical advice ONLY. That is why I dont recommend traditional medicine or chinese medicine due to the fact some are from china and havent been researched well. My mom took some pills and destroyed her liver ( from a relative who told her this is good and she got it from china... )

I am still taking these tablets. Xenical to make me really self concious on my diet and Reductil, as I still have a long way to go to losing all these fat. I will probably stop once my doctor feels I have lost weight satisfactory and feels I am confident in carrying on my present diet :)

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how about more traditional pills like LIPASU ? anyone with the experience?

these help me to go toilet more... but didndt help in losing weight, only in maintaining weight...

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i used to be a very fat girl.. weighing around 78 - 90 kg.. that was few yrs back.. and it is very hard for me to slim down.. try a lot of slimming pills, including xenical, some chinese medicine, whatever slimming tea.. it doesn't help. what i would recommend is fiber drinks. u can get any brand out there, some came wit flavours like apple, orange and lemon. it is nice to drink and it helps to regulate ur bowel system.. it does help u loose weight and maintain ur figure and ur appetite. when u feel hungry, just down a glass of fiber, it will helps u eat lesser.. till now, im satisfied wit the result and im maintaining my weight at 52-54. there is one period i slim down to 48kg.. my mum starts nagging me so i put on some weight back to 52. fiber is good for health too cuz it is made from fruits and vege if i not mistaken..

for anyone out there who took laxative as a way to loose weight, u are doing harm on ur body.. and slimming tea is also no no.. cuz it contains a bit laxative.. this is just my experience to share with all the babes out there.. take care of ur body b4 its too late..

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