Dexatrim Max 7 thoughts?

shannonj8489
shannonj8489 Posts: 32
in Health and Weight Loss
I sorta picked it up on a whim at Target last night. I've read a LOT of mixed reviews....what do you guys think? Is it just a waste of money or can it help? I've never taken diet pills before so I don't know much.

I took two this morning (per bottle's directions) and haven't felt much of a difference besides maybe a little more energy and I took a nice big poop lol

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  • Spanaval
    Spanaval Posts: 1,200 Member
    Is there any particular reason you decided to go the diet pill route?

    IMO, this sort of thing does not fit into a lifestyle change paradigm, and is therefore not sustainable. IOW, what you're trying to do is change your eating and exercise habits to be more healthy so you can be at a healthy weight and maintain there, and stuff like this, if it works at all, is a short term fix.
  • sarahleeroy
    sarahleeroy Posts: 45
    These OTC diet pills are innocent enough, but I don't think they are very effective. The only true appetite suppressants are by prescription. I take Adipex (prescription) which works wonders, but not everyone is a good candidate to take the drug. Anyway, I don't think it could hurt to take them, so report back if you got good results!

    And, you can take a diet pill and still learn how to live a healthy lifestyle. There are many diet routes that don't include pills where people don't learn how to eat healthy and gain the weight back i.e. slimfast, medifast, jenny craig, etc. Pill or not, people have to make the conscious choice to change. Pills are a good helper b/c they suppress the appetite so make those changes are easier for people who have tried repeatedly and not gotten the results they wanted.
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
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  • shannonj8489
    shannonj8489 Posts: 32
    Is there any particular reason you decided to go the diet pill route?

    IMO, this sort of thing does not fit into a lifestyle change paradigm, and is therefore not sustainable. IOW, what you're trying to do is change your eating and exercise habits to be more healthy so you can be at a healthy weight and maintain there, and stuff like this, if it works at all, is a short term fix.


    To suppress my appetite and hopefully give me more energy to be active
  • curtnrod
    curtnrod Posts: 223 Member
    Read the ingredients label. A blend of 7 herbs including green and oolong teas, caffine, ginseng, and B vitamins among others.

    A single serving -- 2 capsules -- contains 1,000 percent of daily value of thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin B-12, based on a 2,000 calorie diet. A serving also contains 500 percent and 250 percent daily value of vitamin B-6 and pantothenic acid.

    Can you think of any reason your body would need 1,000% of the daily recommend dose of anything if you weren't prescribed it by a physician to address a medical issue? You would be better off getting your nutritional needs through eating healthy and long-term, sustainable lifestyle changes. Spend your money on fruits and vegetables :)
  • sarahleeroy
    sarahleeroy Posts: 45
    Most vitamin supplements contain much more of certain vitamins than the body needs, b/c you don't absorb all of the vitamin and your body gets rid of it. All vitamins except for A, D, E, and K are water soluble therefore your body easily excretes what it doesn't need. B vitamins are almost always in very large amounts in a multi b/c of the nature of this vitamin it makes sure you actually absorb your daily requirement.
  • Spanaval
    Spanaval Posts: 1,200 Member
    Is there any particular reason you decided to go the diet pill route?

    IMO, this sort of thing does not fit into a lifestyle change paradigm, and is therefore not sustainable. IOW, what you're trying to do is change your eating and exercise habits to be more healthy so you can be at a healthy weight and maintain there, and stuff like this, if it works at all, is a short term fix.


    To suppress my appetite and hopefully give me more energy to be active

    Have you tried just eating right, staying within your calorie goals and exercising? It doesn't look like you have a lot of weight to lose, so any safe weight loss would be fairly slow, but it would be healthy and sustainable.
  • wildside79
    wildside79 Posts: 46
    If you are already dieting and exercising you'll probably get a bit of a placebo effect from them. If they work for you, great, for me since I don't drink coffee or pop they gave me the caffeine shakes and made me feel ill.
  • xtinydancerxx
    xtinydancerxx Posts: 13 Member
    Dexatrim does stand out from others in the diet pill isle with a little research. Just glancing, they all look the same. But Dexatrim contains the drug PPA, which you can google for more in-depth pharmaceutical explanation. In short, PPA in some people suppresses appetite. And for those in desperation, isn't that the golden key for less calorie consumption. However, it does not do this in everyone. But the placebo effect could also work. Be wary if you experience increased heart rate, or stroke/heart attack. Pretty scary side effects to it.

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