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Brazilian Diet Pills Causing Stir

Imagine failing a pre-employment drug test after taking a diet pill. It seems that a number of popular Brazilian "herbal" diet pills have shown traces of amphetamines, and other substances (via Miami Herald):

Most users aren't aware of the pills' possible dangers. Four women seeking jobs at Baptist Health South Florida in the past six months have failed drug tests, said Thomas Moore, who works in the hospital system's employment program.

All said they were taking nothing more than over-counter diet pills and were stunned to hear their urine was laced with controlled substances. "This one woman was crying, saying this hospital job was what she wanted to spend her life doing," Moore said.

She brought Moore her Brazilian diet pills -- yellow pills to take in the morning, orange pills to take at night. Moore sent them to Robert White of the federally certified DSI Laboratories in Fort Myers.

White told The Herald the yellow pills contained amphetamines. The orange pills contained tranquilizers and a generic Prozac, apparently to bring users down from the jitters caused by amphetamines and allow them to sleep at night.

Dodgy Diet PillsThe main culprit is a pill called Emagrece Sim - supposedly an "all-natural" pill. It seems that no one can be sure exactly what's in these pills. The claims are of 20-30 pound per month weight loss.

Let the buyer beware! I'll leave the final word to one poor user of these Brazilian pills:

After she learned what the pills contained, she stopped taking them. "I felt very bad. I slept for a week."
Most versions of the pills come in five levels, depending on how much weight a person wants to lose. One woman who lost almost 20 pounds in a month said that after she went from Level 4 to Level 5,

"I was really hyper," but when she took the nighttime pill, she couldn't stay awake and fell into a deep sleep at 8:30.

Suspicious, she had the pills tested and discovered the amphetamine-tranquilizer combination.

"This is really big," the woman said. "People in medical institutions, police officers. Everybody is taking these pills and nobody knows what's in them."

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Rica

WHICH WEBSITE IS THE CORRECT ONE, SINCE SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE BEEN MENTIONED? AT THE NYEMAGRECESIM WEBSITE ITS FOR $170, IS THAT THE RIGHT ONE? THANKS, RICA.

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Lucia

Where are have you ordered from?


www.emagrece.com

www.originalemagrecesim.com

www.nyemagrecesim.com

www.emagresim-labs.com

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Olivia

Get on herbathin.com it wii explain both products to you.
They are from the same makers. or emagrecesim.com leave out the word LAB.

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tameshia

Patricia where did you get the body slim. the only site I found was http://www.nutritionmanufacturer.com/bodyslimfree.htm

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Lisa

LUCIA-
I ordered from the www.braziliandiet.com site and now I am worried that I may have ordered the wrong ones simply because they did not cost $200....Someone who has taken them please let me know...thanks

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Rica

Brazilian Pill Fan, or anyone else who lost weight from this, can you tell us where you ordered your pills from or did you get it locally from a mall, store and if so where? Thanks,
Rica.

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Spectra

I hear over and over again about how many people are dieting and exercise and "still haven't lost any weight". Part of that could be due to a lack of awareness. Many people overestimate how much they actually work out and underestimate how much they eat. Working out is also not a free pass to eat more, which is what a lot of people do. You have to be brutally honest with yourself about portions, exercise, and the types of food you are eating in general. I understand the desire to "want the weight gone ASAP" but if you didn't gain it in 2 weeks, it's pretty hard to lose it in 2 weeks as well.

I kind of wonder too, why everyone who is touting these pills is so defensive about it. Take them if you want; those of us who think they are dangerous are only warning people of the serious side effects that they usually come with. If you feel that taking illicit drugs is the only way your body will respond, go for it. No one's really stopping you except the US government and the laws in force surrounding controlled substances. I always thought those laws were there for a good reason.

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Lucia

FDA? yes, they do protect us from harmful medications like nexium, celebrex, vioxx, and betra but not when the pharm companies pay them to keep quiet so they can continue to profit.

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jam

I have some info for you. If you go to www.siglas-inc.com there is some info on emagrece slim but it is only in spanish. If you call them at 1-888-273-8121 and ask for an english speaking person and give them your email address they will email you all the ingredients. Of course I don't know what half of them are but maybe this will help some of you. jam

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tulip

Patrick from CNN :
I posted this because I thought it might help people. I live in Europe, my friend lives in Miami. She & her family have gone through painful moments because of this, she is recovering, but very slowly. I really doubt that she wants to go public, as I said, doctors have not said that she ended up in the emergency room because of the emagrece sim pills, but she was taking them, so this is only a possibility. If you read the Miami Herald article, she was one of the two the doctor spoke about. In the meantime, we are just hoping she recovers soon.

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Lisa

The pills I bought were called Emagrece thin on the braziliandiet.com website

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Lucia

I just ordered from www.nyemagrecesim.com they seemed more user friendly and from reading the posts today they seem to have good customer service.

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Michelle

please understand there are many versions available such as:

emagslim
emagrece slim
herbathin

the original is called: Emagrece Sim

I have found many fakes though that say Emagrece Sim... The logo was printed from a PC and glued to the bottle.. beware from where u get them...

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Michelle

There is a distributor in Miami, FL called Johnson Pharmacuticals. They say that they are FDA approved but the reason they are approved is because they needed to remove 2 ingredients. Those 2 ingredients are the 2 major ingredients to lose weight. I do not know what these ingredients are though.

I did see the FDA approval on them myself but are less effective than the original non FDA approved

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MP

I HAVE THE ORIGINAL EMAGRECE SIM ALL LEVELS. I'M ACTUALLY TAKING THEM AND IN A WEEK AND A HALF I'VE LOST 8 POUNDS AND I KNOW LOTS OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE TAKEN THEM AND THEY FEEL GREAT. THERE ARE ALOT OF IMITATIONS OUT THERE PLEASE BE CAREFUL YOU COULD CONTACT ME AT RAWCHICA@AOL.COM AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU WITH MORE INFO.SOME PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET SELL THEM AND THEY ARE FAKE SO BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU BUY JUST BECAUSE YOU READ A CHEAPER PRICE.

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Kristin

Michelle, where can you get the ones with those 2 missing ingredients?Thanks

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Michelle

Its really hard to get them now because of the controversy. I get them from a brazilian lady that goes to brazil herself.

The FDA approved brings the orange and yellow capsules and are lighter in color than the original. This box looks exactly like the non approved FDA original, except its more narrow, because it does not contain the gel.

The non FDA approved pills are darker and bring the cellulite gel. the box is wider because it brings the gel.

you need to do your homework.. findind the originals is not easy any more

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Kristin

Well if you can help me locate some non fda or the next best working pill-I would greatly appreciate it. I have been gaining weight for the past year and I cannot stand it. My self esteem is destroyed. So if anyone wants to assist me in locating the solution please just email me at lewickik@msn.com. Thanks

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michelle

kristin are u in miami? word of advise dont take imatations... they are not worth it and very dangerous.
If u do get the originals u still need to eat right and excersice. if u stop taking the pill and continue not haveing a healthy eating lifestyle and excerise YOU WILL GAIN IT BACK..

unfortunaly.. I cant help you find them.. because the woman i know that goes to brazil is having a hard time getting them.. but when she does i will e-mail u

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Brandi

It sounds like there is no way to get the original with the effective ingredients, unless you are in Miami or know someone who brings them over from brazil. I was looking at buying the herbathin from http://www.herbathin.com/, I called and they said they are the same product as emergence sin, but under a different name. It takes anywhere from 3-6 weeks to get because it comes from brazil. Although I am hesitant to spend that much money if nobody can confirm if they work or not.

This has been asked a million times so far on this blog, but can anyone provide a website that is up and running and selling the original product (the one that works great)?

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michelle

to be honest no website will ship the originals to the US, because they are not FDA approved. The ONLY way to get the originals is if u know someone who goes to brazil.. all these websites that sell "emagrece sim" or pills that have the same ingredients but are under a diffrerent name are DANGEROUS and not the ones

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Kristin

Thanks Michelle-that would be awesome. I am in Michigan so I am not having the easiest time locating it here. But I would love to hear from you any suggestions, or when your connection has product availability.

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Brandi

There must be some you can find online that work, Nelly said in her posting that she found some online and has lost 56lbs. I am not sure if these are dangerous ones. But, from what I have heard the original and VERY effective ones have amphetamines in them, and this is why they are so incredibly effective. This obviously makes them dangerous.

If anyone has tried any from a website and they have worked, please let us know.

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alotlikelucy

Diet Supplements do not have to be approved by the FDA.

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alotlikelucy

Correction

Herbal supplements do not have to be approved by the FDA

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michelle

i am sorry thank you for the correction.

My point was that many companies are trying to duplicate Emagrece Sim

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Kristin

Nelly-is there a # for emagrecesim-labs.com? Please advise

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Reality Check

First of all, I am astounded at the percentage of people asking for information to buy these pills. I just shake my head and wonder at how crazy you people sound. You really sound psychotic and obsessed.
Second, I think that the old saying "if something sounds too good to be true.." might apply to these pills.
Third, have you ever thought that this might be Darwin-ism in the 21st century? If all the psycho idiotic people take these...then would there be less of them around to mess up the gene pool?

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Reality Check x 2

Hey, "Reality Check." Here's a reality check for you: Get off your damn high horse and shut the fuck up!

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lbs

Why not just try a Lap-Band? A lot of insurance companies will pay for that and the risk of having surgery is probably less than the risk of ingesting unregulated diet pills. Plus it is a program under the supervision of a physician, dietician, and psychologist.

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Aly

This is scary, but why did I still look up "Brazilian Diet Pills?" Even though I heard how horrible they were on the Today show...I don't know, it's weird, you almost feel like it is your last resort.

I was ADDICTED to Metabolift pills in college. I mean, I could not function without them, the ephedra kept me going all day, I was skinny, happy, and actually got the best grades ever. How sad...

When they banned Ephedra, I obviously gained the weight back...and more. And I have tried every diet pill since then (about 5 years now), just to try and get the same effects.

The latest one is Lipodrene, supposidly it has some ephedra alkaloids (they mimic ephedra) in them. They do give me almost the same feeling. But, it's a drug...and I know I have become addicted to that feeling...it is like speed, I did spend days in the hospital.....
I never told them that I was taking the pills though. I had one bout where I threw up for days, and could not keep anything in my stomach, I went to the hospital and they pumped me with IV's all day, since I was so dehydrated. I don't really remember that much of it, since my electrolytes were so messed up.

So, why did I order Brazilian Basic pills? Who knows, easy fix?? IT is sad, I am an extremely well educated woman, who is in control of every other avenue in my life except for this.

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Reality check !!!!!!

Reality check needs to get a grip!!! Why the hell are you on this site!!! Guess you have nothing better to do than to put people down,so you can feel better about your worthless life.
I think you are the one who stems from the fucked up gene pool!! So the answer to your question #3 is NO!!!!
Go eat a royal bag of fuck you!!!

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Aly

I think it's best to just ignore those people instead of getting upset, obviuosly they looked on this website for a reason??? Right??

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Kristin

Aly-where did you order your Lipodrene from? Did they work?

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Aly

you can get them online, just google "Lipodrene", they make you feel full, they have hoodia...and make you a little jittery....I just got them a few weeks ago, and I haven't seen much improvement.

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Lucia

Lap-Band is very dangerous and there is a very good chance you won't lose any weight.

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Lucia

They can print out labels and glue them on packages in Brazil, too. Computers and scammers exist in Brazil also. My point being that there has to be more to indicate that the product is authentic. Vendors can distribute this product Made in Brazil from anywhere on the globe. I need more indicators as to what to look out for when mine arrives.

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Lana

Spectra-that does not always work. I have ate right and exercised for along time and still put the weight on-some people need the extra help

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Lucia

What was on the "Today Show?" I want to read about that. Nothing is showing up for that. When did they mention this product on the show?

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