Anyone taking XenicAL??

solomonsmom

MY DR JUST PRESCRIBED IT AND JUST WONDERED IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT IT THANKS

pamw22

You can't take anything high in fat or your will literally fart grease out!!! It's so gross!!! I took it for like 2 months like 3 yrs ago I think it helped but deff not interested again!

gabriellesca

Isn't it the prescription version of Alli?

fiendiish

I've personally never used it but have a little bit of experience with patients that have. It's a fat blocker which is supposed to block up to 1/3 of the fat consumed. The blocked fat is then passed through bowel movements...which in turn CAN have some nasty side effects (of course the risk of side effects increase with a bad diet):

Anal leakage
Urgency or inability to "hold it"
Cramps
Oily flatulence
Night awakenings due to sudden bowel movements

you get the idea...

I would do some research to make sure this is something you want to take on considering the side effects can be unpleasant. For the most part, people find that the side effects (if proper diet is followed) are a drop in the bucket compared to the results.

kstoeger

Sounds like the RX version of Alli as mentioned earlier. I took Alli, and let me tell you....OMG, be prepared if you eat over the fat limit. I had a few "accidents". The side effects are not worth it. And I just started really watching what I ate. Just keep trying without the medicine.

Mirlyn

I took Alli (the over the counter strength of Xenical) for a few months a few years ago and it worked to keep me accountable for what I ate. I never exceeded my allowance of fat grams so I never once experienced a treatment effect but that's because I was scared of the effects so I made sure to eat under the allowance.

I dropped weight fast but alas, I stopped taking it and gained it all back because I wasn't committed to changing my lifestyle.

tattereds

A friend of mine took it over a two month period at the beginning of last year and sufferred the same awful side effects that others have mentioned already... She lost 15kg within 2 months tho, which I thought was pretty amazing!

She learned quite quickly cut the high fat foods out of her diet, let me tell you! She stopped taking them after the two months and was able to lose another 10kg over the following 2 months with continued diet and exercise, but plataued and slowly crept up again after that due to some high stress personal issues which was a shame. When I spoke to her last she said that all up she has put all but 5kg back on, from her lowest 12 months ago.

It's a great drug to encourage good habits, but only if you actually learn the lessons it's there to teach rather than relying on it.

I don't think I would take it though - side effects are too yucky for me... and I just don't trust myself enough yet not to slip up and eat something naughty!