Hydroxycut?

douglaswiener
douglaswiener Posts: 6
edited September 29 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello. I've recently started taking Hydroxycut to 'help' during my weight loss plan. Does anyone have advice and/or experiences with this product?

Thanks -

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  • imgone324
    imgone324 Posts: 84
    Bump....thinking about taking it...curious to see what responses you get.
  • lazatin
    lazatin Posts: 452 Member
    would like to know?
  • kellyscomeback
    kellyscomeback Posts: 1,369 Member
    My husband took it for a month and his Dr called him telling him to stop because it his bloodwork was all over the scale in a bad way.

    I've had more success eating better foods and working out vs when I took that product years ago.
  • brbetha01
    brbetha01 Posts: 179 Member
    I've taken it before. I had the jitters so cut back on how many to take at a time - don't take them late, either or else you might be up all night.

    It really didn't do anything for me but I've read a lot about OxyElite Pro on message boards here and some independant research. Still debating on trying them, though.

    Good luck!
  • urbanhomesteader
    urbanhomesteader Posts: 20
    i tried it years ago but couldn't stay on it. it made me extremely jittery.
  • missjaiy
    missjaiy Posts: 58
    I used this product 10 years ago and it gave me really bad jitters. I'm not a fan of diet pills, so I'd personally advice against it. Invest in a great workout program instead for the money. But if you insist on the pill, make sure you eat, eat, eat. Because I wasn't taking in enough calories, I was lightheaded and hypersensitive. After a night of being insanely paranoid, cold sweats, the shakes, and insomnia, I've vowed to NEVER take these pills again. Good luck on this journey!
  • purplecait1212
    purplecait1212 Posts: 56
    I think it is a bad idea. For one, it was in the news not too long ago for a huge stock having to be recalled (scary!). Also, I took it to try a 'quick fix' diet, and all it does is make you super jittery, weird heart rates, etc. Stick with healthy foods, exercise, and those pounds will come off soon enough. I think anything you lose with pills just comes back on again (and then some) after you stop taking them.
  • kimberly702
    kimberly702 Posts: 369 Member
    I had the same experinces as the others... Very very jittery and my heart felt funny, I would not recommend it.
  • ☆ShawnsMom08☆
    ☆ShawnsMom08☆ Posts: 74 Member
    My hubby took it and barely lost anything. He was always cranky and had terrible anger. People would set him off and he'd snap. We weren't together at the time. He told me about the experience. He said it's better to do it on your own and he did. He lost 80lbs in 7 months with lots of cardio and high protien and low carb diet. He is a 34 :)
  • evilbanks
    evilbanks Posts: 166
    Hello. I've recently started taking Hydroxycut to 'help' during my weight loss plan. Does anyone have advice and/or experiences with this product?

    Thanks -

    Dude---just my opinion but I think all that stuff is nothing but a bunch of overpriced hype.
  • editara13
    editara13 Posts: 384 Member
    Serious Health Risks

    FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. One death due to liver failure has been reported to the FDA.

    Liver injury, although rare, was reported by patients at the doses of Hydroxycut recommended on the bottle. Symptoms of liver injury include jaundice (yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes) and brown urine. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, light-colored stools, excessive fatigue, weakness, stomach or abdominal pain, itching, and loss of appetite.

    Other health problems reported include seizures; cardiovascular disorders; and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to other serious health problems such as kidney failure.

    FDA urges consumers to stop using Hydroxycut products in order to avoid any undue risk, says Linda Katz, M.D., interim chief medical officer of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. "Adverse events are rare, but exist," Katz says. "Consumers should consult a physician or other health care professional if they are experiencing symptoms possibly associated with these products...

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  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    With all the product recalls on it... I'd stay away.
  • Charlie003
    Charlie003 Posts: 1,333 Member
    I use Sub -Q. It works well and the only stim is caffine. I get no jitters at all. I almost had a stroke with hydroxycut. I was in and out of consciousness for 4 hours. Look up sub-q.
  • beachbum8
    beachbum8 Posts: 82 Member
    I take Hydroxycut but the CLA pills. I've been taking them for about a month now and I notice a difference. Helped me personally get over my plateau that i was stuck at. I drink lots of water, eat right and get in my work outs. Doesn't have caffeine in it, so no jitters or crashes. With these, you take 2 pills right in the morning with a glass of water and 2 pills before you go to bed with water. It has Saffola Oil i believe its called. I did some research and thought that this was good for me... Hope that helps! :)
  • springtrio
    springtrio Posts: 429 Member
    I took them back in the late 90's before they took the good stuff out and was at the smallest I've ever been at. I'm currently on a doctor prescribed one atm, and am having good results so far. IMO, I haven't heard the best results since. You can probably get a cheaper version through mail order and give you just as good results.
  • wriglucy
    wriglucy Posts: 1,064 Member
    None of those pills work, or even help. If they did, we wouldn't have overweight people.
  • Ladydi1982
    Ladydi1982 Posts: 218 Member
    A friend of a friend took it and ended up in full organ failure. This happened over a year ago and i believe he's still having major complications. His life will never be the same all to just lose a few quick lbs. Please do not take it, save your life by doing it on your own!
  • walkwithme1
    walkwithme1 Posts: 492 Member
    Really not a good thing. I tried it many years ago and didn't see any REAL results, felt jittery all the time and the worst part, felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest.....Do it the right way, exercse and eating right.....you'll feel better about yourself doing all the work in the long run.
  • dragonflydi
    dragonflydi Posts: 665 Member
    Anything that says I cannot eat at any time other than the meals they tell me with no snacks is never going to be in my possession. I work out. Hard. My body tells me when I need fuel and what kind Not a box.
  • Kalrez
    Kalrez Posts: 655 Member
    I take Hydroxycut Max a couple times a week, mostly on days when I'm at work. Has it helped? Maybe, maybe not. I've been losing around 1-5 pounds a week. I do feel a little less hungry and a lot more energetic when I take them. I don't feel jittery or sick or anything like that.

    I got them to give my loss a kick start. I'm changing my food & exercising more. I'm doing the hard stuff and not relying on a pill to make me lose weight. But if it helps, even with 5-10lbs, then that's okay by me.

    I do know that once I finish this bottle, I won't be getting any more. Not because I've had any problems with Hydroxycut, but because I'm going to try a fat burner that a friend of mine recommended.
  • carbons2k
    carbons2k Posts: 383 Member
    Its not a "diet pill" I take 1 pill between breakfast and lunch. Its an appetite suppressor so you dont feel hungry and binge. If you take the max dosage it does give you the jitters for sure. I take it when I THINK im feeling hungry.. the pains go away and im good till lunch and I eat a smaller portion too. I have a protein shake at about 4, work out from 5-6 and Im good. You can do without it for sure, if you feel hungry, have a fruit or some veggies.
  • mom2sbbj
    mom2sbbj Posts: 12 Member
    My personal opinion is that with any of these quick fix weight loss remedies (pills or special diets), even if they aren't harmful, you're going to gain the weight right back as soon as you stop.
    When you lose weight by changing to healthier eating habits and moving more it does take longer, but its also establishing healthier HABITS. And its a lot easier to stick with a habit of healthy eating that you developed over months, than it is to try to start eating healthy after you lose weight quickly w/ weight lose pills. I truly believe that's why we gain the weight right back when we lose it quickly. JMHO
    I'll also admit that I considered taking Hydroxycut several years ago just to jump start my weight loss. My husband is a chiropractor and asked me to let him do some research before I took it. It didn't take him long to recommend that I NOT take it. Its just too dangerous and not worth the risk.
  • portexploit
    portexploit Posts: 378 Member
    This is what i don't get about those pills. They all say "use with a diet and exercise plan" If you don't diet or exercise it's not going to work. Okay that's fine. So you diet and exercise and take these pills and you lose some bodyfat. That's cool, so was it the pills that reduced the bodyfat, or the diet and exercise? I think pills are a scam.
  • LolasEpicJourney
    LolasEpicJourney Posts: 1,010 Member
    Think about the name

    HYDROXYCUT

    you are stripping your body of h20 my friend... dehydrating yourself to lose weight...

    thats why you get jittery and stuff
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    I've blogged about this topic already in my health blog, feel free to read it, better that than reposting it all.

    http://bankshealth.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/my-take-on-diet-pills/
  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    Ronny from the Jersey Shore approves it, and he knows about keepin' it real, so it must have a good scientific backing!

    http://www.usdrugrecall.com/hydroxycut-side-effects-include-seizures-heart-problems-liver-failure-death.html

    Or not. =/
  • Bdosen047
    Bdosen047 Posts: 13 Member
    I am in a modeling agency, (from 20 lbs ago) and we got a offer to do a Hydroxycut commercial, the factors for the job was you had to be able to lose 20 lbs, and they wanted you to lose 20 lbs without using Hydroxycut because of the risks, sounds a little two faced to me. So I can tell you that the models that you see on the commercial before/after pictures did it without Hydroxycut.
  • sak90027
    sak90027 Posts: 12 Member
    I don't recommend it. i got a bottle one a long time a go and makes you dehydrated and jittery. it's not good for you! please don't do it!
  • AI1108
    AI1108 Posts: 488 Member
    I agree with everyone else. I used it for a period of maybe a few weeks a while back. I saw results but not anything to brag about. I think it was mostly just mental... knowing that I was on a new supplement and working out harder just because I thought I could with this new "magic" pill. My advice.. push yourself to eat right and exercise harder without the pill. You'll save yourself the heart attack later on.. literally.
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