Plexus Products
artslady96
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Has anyone used Plexus products? If so, did it help you crave less sugar and feel in better health / spirits? I understand that calorie deficit is key, but looking for thoughts on these products to enhance / assist efforts. In advance, thanks for your feedback.
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Overpriced crap....you won't get much love for any of the scams....1
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I haven't seen anyone rave about these products. But I get it...they are priced ridiculously high.1
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Yeah, I suspected it. I bought a month's supply because I had been advised that it would help me manage my PCOS and hypothyroidism. The first time I tried it, I got bad headaches and stopped. I thought about giving it another try since I have the product anyway, but then thought I should get some feedback before I do so since I am on a standard vitamin regime that has been helping me feel more energetic.1
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artslady96 wrote: »Yeah, I suspected it. I bought a month's supply because I had been advised that it would help me manage my PCOS and hypothyroidism. The first time I tried it, I got bad headaches and stopped. I thought about giving it another try since I have the product anyway, but then thought I should get some feedback before I do so since I am on a standard vitamin regime that has been helping me feel more energetic.
If you want help managing your condition, see a doctor. Maybe a dietitian can help. No overpriced vitamin or electrolyte supplement will help you, and nobody hocking them can give you advice.2 -
There are no MLM products that can cure/manage/improve medical conditions. This is the bunk they push to get "coaches" to con people into buying their crap. Sorry you were duped, but I would strongly advise avoiding these schemes.3
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Yes, I have an endocrinologist appointment in two months that I made two months ago. The vitamins are a way to get by until that appointment since my old endocrinologist refuses to give me a Synthroid refill since I ask to use diet instead of Victoza to manage PCOS since I am not insulin resistant and would prefer not to become dependent on it if I don't have to.1
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artslady96 wrote: »Yes, I have an endocrinologist appointment in two months that I made two months ago. The vitamins are a way to get by until that appointment since my old endocrinologist refuses to give me a Synthroid refill since I ask to use diet instead of Victoza to manage PCOS since I am not insulin resistant and would prefer not to become dependent on it if I don't have to.
Have you tried lowering your carb intake to see if this helps not only weight management, but also PCOS. There is plenty of research out there that says lower carb (30%) is better for this. May want to try.0 -
artslady96 wrote: »Yes, I have an endocrinologist appointment in two months that I made two months ago. The vitamins are a way to get by until that appointment since my old endocrinologist refuses to give me a Synthroid refill since I ask to use diet instead of Victoza to manage PCOS since I am not insulin resistant and would prefer not to become dependent on it if I don't have to.
Have you tried lowering your carb intake to see if this helps not only weight management, but also PCOS. There is plenty of research out there that says lower carb (30%) is better for this. May want to try.
That is the main reason I returned to my fitness pal. I know that a low-carb diet is best, and I know that this program will help me to track. I'm also gradually going gluten-free, reduced Dairy, and contemplating grain-free. Thanks for the advice.0 -
Depending on when you purchased your plexus products you may be able to get a refund since there is a full 60 day money back guarantee.0
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Expensive Kool- Aid, combined with a "multi-level marketing" pitch. Comes with the standard "in conjunction with exercise and a healthy diet" disclaimer. You can eat a Snickers bar for breakfast, a Snickers bar for lunch, and a healthy meal for dinner and get the same effect.6
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My only friend who used them, raved about them, and sold them is now working with a medical weight loss program because obviously they didn't work.3
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I think its shameful how MLMs like Plexus will tell people it will help medical conditions. It's one thing to say they help you lose weight (if they put you in a calorie deficit, then arguably they're helping you lose weight), but it's morally reprehensible how they will tell you that it can help medical conditions.5
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I tried Plexus as I have a friend who is fighting breast cancer who tried it and raves about it. All it did was make my migraines way worse. So, I decided to ditch it. But when I tried to do the 60 day money back guarantee, I called and got the authorization code, mailed them back and somehow it took more than 60 days for the package to arrive at their location.... or so they said anyway. Bottom line, out a couple hundred dollars with more migraines and no actual weight loss to show for it.
Back to the CI<CO - it works.4 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »I think its shameful how MLMs like Plexus will tell people it will help medical conditions. It's one thing to say they help you lose weight (if they put you in a calorie deficit, then arguably they're helping you lose weight), but it's morally reprehensible how they will tell you that it can help medical conditions.
First of all guys, PLEXUS DOES NOT SAY THEY WILL HELP WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS. The people who say that are the ambassadors who try and upsell the product. My boyfriend works in compliance at plexus and they have a team that is constantly looking for people on social media sites who do this, and they tell them they have to remove it. Plexus USED to be a weight loss supplement that did in fact help people lose weight. Now they are more towards health supplements and vitamins. They actually just did a study to where if you take the pink drink like you're supposed to, you will lose weight. But plexus itself does not advertise that it helps with medical conditions.1 -
mulberry_xoxo wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »I think its shameful how MLMs like Plexus will tell people it will help medical conditions. It's one thing to say they help you lose weight (if they put you in a calorie deficit, then arguably they're helping you lose weight), but it's morally reprehensible how they will tell you that it can help medical conditions.
First of all guys, PLEXUS DOES NOT SAY THEY WILL HELP WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS. The people who say that are the ambassadors who try and upsell the product. My boyfriend works in compliance at plexus and they have a team that is constantly looking for people on social media sites who do this, and they tell them they have to remove it. Plexus USED to be a weight loss supplement that did in fact help people lose weight. Now they are more towards health supplements and vitamins. They actually just did a study to where if you take the pink drink like you're supposed to, you will lose weight. But plexus itself does not advertise that it helps with medical conditions.
By what mechanism does "pink drink" help people lose weight? By encouraging compliance with a reduced calorie and exercise program so people don't feel like they've wasted their money?13 -
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Alatariel75 wrote: »I think its shameful how MLMs like Plexus will tell people it will help medical conditions. It's one thing to say they help you lose weight (if they put you in a calorie deficit, then arguably they're helping you lose weight), but it's morally reprehensible how they will tell you that it can help medical conditions.
The FDA has told Plexus they cannot claim to help improve conditions. See the above referenced warning letter (since @mandalynn120 beat me to it).3 -
S C A M ..there are a lot of them..because losing weight is a $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Industry.1
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Our local ambassador had this story this morning.......
Their friend just had a newborn. With that they were having a hard time pumping 14oz of milk per day...started with "pink drink" now they're miraculously pumping 14oz by noon.
That was a good one. I remember one where she claimed it cured arthritis.The FDA has told Plexus they cannot claim to help improve conditions. See the above referenced warning letter.
Really? I see at least 1-2 of these on my FB feed daily.2 -
mulberry_xoxo wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »I think its shameful how MLMs like Plexus will tell people it will help medical conditions. It's one thing to say they help you lose weight (if they put you in a calorie deficit, then arguably they're helping you lose weight), but it's morally reprehensible how they will tell you that it can help medical conditions.
First of all guys, PLEXUS DOES NOT SAY THEY WILL HELP WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS. The people who say that are the ambassadors who try and upsell the product. My boyfriend works in compliance at plexus and they have a team that is constantly looking for people on social media sites who do this, and they tell them they have to remove it. Plexus USED to be a weight loss supplement that did in fact help people lose weight. Now they are more towards health supplements and vitamins. They actually just did a study to where if you take the pink drink like you're supposed to, you will lose weight. But plexus itself does not advertise that it helps with medical conditions.
If there were a weight loss supplement that actually did make people lose weight, everyone would know about it and the company would be rich. There are no weight loss pills that work AND are safe to take. Right now it's always one but not the other.1 -
Very true we do not claim to cure, treat, or prevent any disease.
There are thousands of people who have found benefit in using these products including myself.
I am a believer☺1 -
nancyhemphill62 wrote: »Very true we do not claim to cure, treat, or prevent any disease.
There are thousands of people who have found benefit in using these products including myself.
I am a believer☺
I worry about people who are blind believers.
“The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested Plexus Slim Accelerator capsules and Plexus Slim Accelerator 3 Day Trial pack capsules and found that:
They contain the undeclared banned chemical 1,3-dimethylamylamine (DMAA)
Consumers are advised that DMAA is listed in Appendix C of the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP). Substances within Appendix C are of such danger to health as to warrant prohibition of sale, supply and use.5 -
I wouldn't drink that vomitous "pink drink" if it was served from the Holy Grail, and I can't decide if those hysterically smiling snake-oil salesmen on Facebook, who take their pics hiking/camping/seeing Santa/etc., "pink drink" in hand, are more absurd, annoying, or hilarious. Probably equal measures of each.2
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