Alli (Xenical) - the new over-the-counter weight loss drug

annie_d

Geri...i have IBS..i tried it, i thought i was dying! Spurred me on though to lose weight and i tried Cambridge and it worked for me. IBS a MILLION times better.
p.s. Nice sig!

rednose66

onetomany wrote: »

im not saying that its crap

There is no shortage of that on Xenical. I have to say. My reactions werent as extreme but I knew that I couldnt pass wind in safety on Xenical. As I posted elsewhere my ex colleague will never forget his Xenical experience! :rotfl:

dolally_2

I am on xenical and have found it brilliant. My doctor explained that it should be used in conjunction with a low fat diet and I haven't really had too many side effects. A couple of nasty toilet trips if I have been letting my diet slide have been good reminders to behave!!

I have lost two stone so far and it is definitely not the easy option as you still need to diet and exercise, it is more of a back up.

Edited to say I get it on prescription for £4 a month (scotland)

onetomany

dolally wrote: »

I am on xenical and have found it brilliant. My doctor explained that it should be used in conjunction with a low fat diet and I haven't really had too many side effects. A couple of nasty toilet trips if I have been letting my diet slide have been good reminders to behave!!

I have lost two stone so far and it is definitely not the easy option as you still need to diet and exercise, it is more of a back up.

Edited to say I get it on prescription for £4 a month (scotland)

how long have you been on it?

dolally_2

I am just at the end of my second month.

onetomany

how you getting on? do you mind if i ask how much you have lost? ive been on it for 2 weeks and i have lost 4lbs!

dolally_2

onetomany wrote: »

how you getting on? do you mind if i ask how much you have lost? ive been on it for 2 weeks and i have lost 4lbs!

Hi, well done I am at 2 months & two stone down so far but I have a fair bit to lose and have been very good and throwing some exercise in for good measure

I expect I shall slow down on the weight loss front now though as I normally shift it well to begin within and then it slows down (& I normally give up!!) I am hoping being on Xenical will motivate me to keep going though which is really why I am taking it.

lrr_2

Not a pleasant thing to try and certainly a nightmare if you like to be sociable or your friends need to use your toilet....

Never again!

Pennylane

dolally wrote: »

I am on xenical and have found it brilliant. My doctor explained that it should be used in conjunction with a low fat diet and I haven't really had too many side effects. A couple of nasty toilet trips if I have been letting my diet slide have been good reminders to behave!!

I have lost two stone so far and it is definitely not the easy option as you still need to diet and exercise, it is more of a back up.

Edited to say I get it on prescription for £4 a month (scotland)

I know a couple of people who have been on it via their GPs and one has lost 4 stones and feels fine and the other only used it for a few weeks because of the "accidents". Mind you she did NOT follow the advice on the leaflet which is to avoid fatty foods. So it's her own fault really.

It is not a miracle cure and you have to take regular and plentiful exercise alongside a low fat diet. It's the "hidden" fats in foods which it is supposed to remove. You have to have a BMI over 28 to be given it at a chemists and they explain it all to you in detail.

onetomany

dolally wrote: »

Hi, well done I am at 2 months & two stone down so far but I have a fair bit to lose and have been very good and throwing some exercise in for good measure

I expect I shall slow down on the weight loss front now though as I normally shift it well to begin within and then it slows down (& I normally give up!!) I am hoping being on Xenical will motivate me to keep going though which is really why I am taking it.

well done hun xxxxxxxxx