Beware: Fake Diet Pills

You always have to watch it with supplements and diet pills and the like...if the FDA doesn't regulate it, the company can put in whatever they want. In a magazine I read, there was an ad in there for how to "combo pill", mixing Relacore with Zantrex 3...how dangerous is THAT?? Seriously, you're better off leaving these pills alone. At 20-40 bucks a bottle, buy a gym membership and save yourself the pain.

I agree with Spectra. You'd have to be crazy to take non-FDA approved pills. Remember the whole phen phen craze? People were popping those like candy and dying of heart attacks. It just doesn't seem worth it when you can just visit the local gym and work out. There is no "easy way" of dieting.

Spectra said:
You always have to watch it with supplements and diet pills and the like...if the FDA doesn't regulate it, the company can put in whatever they want. [...]

Acomplia (Rimonabant) isn't a supplement, nor an OTC diet pill, it's sanofi-aventis' drug awaiting FDA approval for sale in the US; it is already legally available in the UK, Germany and some other countries.

I hate the fact that so many haven't woke up to the fact that the answer to permanent weight loss is not in a diet pill or supplement.

They could save a lot of money and feel a whole lot better if they just paid a little more attention to diet and exercise.

Brian

The problem with fake pills is not just limited to diet pills, counterfeiting prescription drugs is becoming a big black market business.

It really makes sense to use a reputable pharmacy over a mail-order pharmacy that you have never heard off. Sam's Club and Costco are two great places to start (the over-the-counter prices are sometimes less than insurance co-pays). Consumer Reports recommends looking at PharmacyChecker.com. Licensed Canadian pharmacies are also a good choice (to see if one is legit, go to http://www.ciparx.ca/).

As a Brazilian, I'd just like to say that while use of diet pills here is ridiculously large, they are in fact regulated by an FDA-like agency, and they are *not* available OTC. People get prescriptions for them. The problem is, doctors everywhere, including the public health system, will prescribe them for anyone who could stand to lose 20lb. It is just that here, diet pills are like antidepressants are in the US, it is something doctors think it is easier to prescribe, even if for the placebo effect on the patient, so they are like an elixir for all problems.

Diet pills are of course gimmicks that don't deliver the promises.

Diet pills bother me immensely... At best, ineffective... at worst, dangerous for your health.

Hell, meth will make you lose weight. Sometimes the risk of the cause far outweighs the health benefits of losing weight. I just don't understand people who think a tiny waist is more important than their health.

If it's THAT important to you, that it's worth damaging your health, than certainly it's worth going to the gym and watching your Calories.

I am so tired of these "statistics". Yes diet pills are not the best way to lose weight, but if you choose the right ones and not use them forever, you will be fine.

The government gives with one hand and takes with the other. Why then are more than half the diet pills prescribed, can be more dangerous then a herbal alternative. The herbal alternative could be more beneficial for the body long term, yet it is discredited and rubbished.

ok first of all i have used sum of these weight pills and i like sum of them and sum do work while other do not anyway what i'm trying to say is not everyone agrees with "spectra"

kara said:
ok first of all i have used sum of these weight pills and i like sum of them and sum do work while other do not anyway what i'm trying to say is not everyone agrees with "spectra"[...]

If you've kept your weight loss without the pills for 1 year, then I'll take your endorsement of pills. Until then, sorry, but it is not a very good endorsement.

You have to be carful about fake Hoodia. The hoodia plant is rare, and so many people wanting to make money have resorted to selling fake hoodia. You need real Hoodia to see results. Hoodia is an amazing element when it comes to weight loss. You can find real hoodia at www.chubaway.com. You can also get the information you need about appetite suppressants.

well I tried acomplia and it's not for me. I'm going to throw away what I have left. Those are very dangerous pills in my opinion, they gave me the shakes, just awful. I still have over 30 left, but I doubt if anyone has taken these without any side effects.

Just wanna share that:
Manufacturers of diet supplements are not required to be reviewed by FDA for their safety after the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 became a law.

would have to agree with one of the posters above eating healthy and excercising is much more important to losing weight and gaining lean muscle. I use dietary supplements for pre-workout energy boost(NO) and recovery(creatine).

There are definitely diet pills out there that will make you lose weight..But beleive me the side effects are all too real. In my twenties i was about 60 lbs overweight and found out about ephedra with ma-huang. I lost 60 lbs in 4 months. I continued to take these pills for 7 years to maintain my weight. I was ordered by my doctor to stop taking them a few years ago when i was diagnosed with severe anxiety and heart related problems. I also have degenerating joints and severe muscle pain as a result from these pills. The bottom line is...It is NEVER worth risking your health to look good. Take it from me, I know.

Hey....just was reading all those comments...thought would leave a comment myself....I lost 75 pound during last couple of years and I do see and understand concerns people express when it comes to prescription pills. And Yes those can be harmful to your health it you do not follow the rules. I took phentermine 90 days/to7 month off..lost my weight gradually and kept it off. Did not break arules of doses or time, always have very physically demending jobs and those did help me to control my appetite. I do believe in fitness and healty foods, but some of us just needs that extra help.

The plant hoodia gordonii was the original plant tested to have appetite suppression properties. This was based on the folk medicine of tribal bushmen who found that sucking the juice helped quell hunger and gave them some energy when they had not eaten for days. So, here is the problem with taking this and trying to make a diet product from it all...

These bushmen who were helped by sucking the juice from these... had not eaten for days. So, yes I can see that the liquid from these would rejuvenate the bushmen... that having something in their stomachs would be a great thing. So, does that translate to the suburban american dieter who has a refrigerator full of food suddenly not wanting to eat? I am not so convinced. Also, These plants are extremely rare now. They grow extremely slow and while there was enough of them for bushmen to forage for their own use. There certainly isn't enough of them to distribute around the world. I would doubt that most of the hoodia supplements in fact contain any of this plant.

I don't understand why everyone freaks out about things not being approved by the FDA. Because the FDA has such a good track record of being trustworthy?? They are incredibly corrupt and only care about one thing- MONEY. Why do you think they won't "approve" completely reputable natural herbs and supplements that have been safely used for centuries, yet will ok drugs and chemicals like pesticides and food additives (like aspertame)that have been without a doubt linked to everything from cancer and diseases to hundreds if not thousands of deaths a year? Anyone who trusts the FDA is naive and living in a dream world. Get off of it!