Alli / Xenical, Does It Work? (Please Only Answer If You Have Actually Taken It)
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ruqayyahsmum wrote: »
I moved towns not long after and have been through several doctors since one of whom used to tell me my blood work was normal and i just needed to lose weight.....
Turns out my blood work had been coming back abnormal for years. I have hypothyroidism and by the time the hospital reviewed my notes i was in horrific pain, could hardly stay awake, had lost so much hair and couldnt string together a coherent sentence. I also had crystals forming in most of my joints from years of high uric acid levels
I dont trust doctors these days
I asked my new doctor how much more weight i needed to lose for the pains to go away ( ive lost 150lb ) only for him to be shocked i was told it was a pure weight issue and he started me on new meds immediately, the reduction in pain these last 2 months has been immense
It took me a while to find a good general practitioner and even longer to find a good neurologist. I'm sorry you had such a bad experience and I'm glad you are improving.0 -
Rebecca0224 wrote: »
This. If my doctor's weight loss plan is diarrhea that's a *kitten* plan.
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I’ve been taking orlistat for about a week now as an addition to my sertraline to try to stop the weight gain. I have been more constipated now than ever and after reading these stories I’m not taking any more. I follow a mostly plant based diet and have been instructed to keep my intake below 1700 calories. Even still, I’m gaining 2-3 pounds per week. No idea wtf to do.0
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I'm not ashamed to admit I have this thread bookmarked.11
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I wasted good money on Alli years ago, for about 3 months. Nothing, no embarrassments, no weight loss!! I may as well poured money down the loo.2
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BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
Heck yeah! Me too. It's the best thread ever.
I will never tire of it. And I still turn into a twelve year old reading the OP's user name.6 -
kiramckell wrote: »I’ve been taking orlistat for about a week now as an addition to my sertraline to try to stop the weight gain. I have been more constipated now than ever and after reading these stories I’m not taking any more. I follow a mostly plant based diet and have been instructed to keep my intake below 1700 calories. Even still, I’m gaining 2-3 pounds per week. No idea wtf to do.
Gaining 2 pounds of fat each week would be you eating 7,000 calories over your maintenance. That would mean that (if you were indeed) eating 1,700 calories a day......your maintenance = 700 calories. Nope - no way.
A couple of things to consider - normal water weight fluctuations. High sodium = water retention, sore muscles = water retention, time of month = water retention. If you are indeed gaining weight week after week after week....see a doctor.
How are you measuring & logging your intake? Are you logging every bite, every lick, every taste? Are you inputting recipes into recipe builder? Are you measuring solids with a digital food scale and liquids with a measuring cup? Double check your database selections...plenty are wrong.
See this flowchart - http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10484320/why-i-am-not-losing-weight-flowchart1 -
suzannesimmons3 wrote: »
Me three....this and the gummy bear reviews on amazon
"Adorable little bears plucked from the pits of hell..."4 -
Gaining 2 pounds of fat each week would be you eating 7,000 calories over your maintenance. That would mean that (if you were indeed) eating 1,700 calories a day......your maintenance = 700 calories. Nope - no way.
A couple of things to consider - normal water weight fluctuations. High sodium = water retention, sore muscles = water retention, time of month = water retention. If you are indeed gaining weight week after week after week....see a doctor.
How are you measuring & logging your intake? Are you logging every bite, every lick, every taste? Are you inputting recipes into recipe builder? Are you measuring solids with a digital food scale and liquids with a measuring cup? Double check your database selections...plenty are wrong.
See this flowchart - http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10484320/why-i-am-not-losing-weight-flowchart
Yes I am. My doc put me on this specifically because my sertraline is messing with my hormones so badly that my body is holding on to everything it can. When I’m not on it, my body goes back to normal very quickly but the depression is too severe to stop treatment. He’s advised me to slowly lower my doe until I’m at half and he hopes that will help.0 -
Interesting thread...2
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kiramckell wrote: »
Yes I am. My doc put me on this specifically because my sertraline is messing with my hormones so badly that my body is holding on to everything it can. When I’m not on it, my body goes back to normal very quickly but the depression is too severe to stop treatment. He’s advised me to slowly lower my doe until I’m at half and he hopes that will help.
There are mistakes that people commonly make that cause them to not lose weight that we might be able to spot if you change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings
Sertraline / Zoloft is more commonly associated with loss of appetite and weight loss than weight gain.
Look, there are plenty of antidepressants out there. No need to use one that has bad side effects for you. I stopped Prozac because it gave me anxiety attacks and Zoloft because it caused me to lose the ability to orgasm. I'm taking Wellbutrin now, and am very happy with it.
My brother was on anti-psychotics that worked for him for 15 years...until they stopped. It was a rough two years before his team found a new set of meds that worked for him. Good thing they kept experimenting, because he might have died otherwise.2 -
I took Xenical as prescribed by my doctor. It was awesome at first. I had tons of energy and lost weight fast. The bad news was I did experience some pretty annoying side effects like insomnia and hair loss. The hair loss hit me hard because I am a young woman. It was definitely a huge mistake for me and I will never take a pill again to lose weight. It’s not for me, but it did work.1
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Im still laughing at soneone "platapussing" themeslves
Ive tried it all. Lost weight miserably and put it all back on. My problem was always too many calories, mfp has been the only sustainable thing for me. No side effects ether.6 -
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jofjltncb6 wrote: »
If she took Alli, probably unintentionally in a lot of places.
(Yeah, I know, I'm replying to a 2+ year old post...but the recent thread bump had me rereading this whole thread and was disappointed that I missed this one the first time.)
This thread doesn't die. It gets it's own special exception to the rule. Have at it.
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »
This thread doesn't die. It gets it's own special exception to the rule. Have at it.
I have it starred just to see how many times it comes back to life. Plus, it's MFP gold!0 -
OK everyone - here is an update! I have now been on the stuff a year. I have lost 2 stone over 10 months as had 2 months off at maintenance. I agree that, between 1500-1650 cals a day without Orlistat I would probably lose weight anyway. BUT it has reeducated me re the amount of fat I was having and I am making better choices now. I still have fat - around 45g a day or less, take a multi-vitamin and so far so good. However, I don't want to be on these pills for much longer as worried about the side effects. For me it has been a fairly good experience.
Side effects have been some hairloss and dry skin (which I have never suffered from before). Once I upped my vitamin intake things did improve.
Cheese was my main downfall and is a "no" on this diet. I used to crave it - not so much now.. I still have matchbox-sized amounts without any problems. I can go out to Pizza Express and make sensible choices and still lose weight!
The consultant now wants me to lose another stone before the op which is depressing as I had originally agreed 2 stone loss but I am determined to get there. Summer is my deadline.
I can sympathise with a lot of comments above and my "near misses" taught me to be very careful! Need to work out how to bookmark this post.. If anyone is thinking of trying this stuff feel free to message me - my diary is open to friends.13 -
I sometimes like to bump up this thread because of how sadly hilarious it is
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FattieBabs wrote: »OK everyone - here is an update! I have now been on the stuff a year. I have lost 2 stone over 10 months as had 2 months off at maintenance. I agree that, between 1500-1650 cals a day without Orlistat I would probably lose weight anyway. BUT it has reeducated me re the amount of fat I was having and I am making better choices now. I still have fat - around 45g a day or less, take a multi-vitamin and so far so good. However, I don't want to be on these pills for much longer as worried about the side effects. For me it has been a fairly good experience.
Side effects have been some hairloss and dry skin (which I have never suffered from before). Once I upped my vitamin intake things did improve.
Cheese was my main downfall and is a "no" on this diet. I used to crave it - not so much now.. I still have matchbox-sized amounts without any problems. I can go out to Pizza Express and make sensible choices and still lose weight!
The consultant now wants me to lose another stone before the op which is depressing as I had originally agreed 2 stone loss but I am determined to get there. Summer is my deadline.
I can sympathise with a lot of comments above and my "near misses" taught me to be very careful! Need to work out how to bookmark this post.. If anyone is thinking of trying this stuff feel free to message me - my diary is open to friends.
Honestly, I'm a bit concerned about having a near accident being a form of rededucation. And yes I know it's an old thread
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FattieBabs wrote: »OK everyone - here is an update! I have now been on the stuff a year. I have lost 2 stone over 10 months as had 2 months off at maintenance. I agree that, between 1500-1650 cals a day without Orlistat I would probably lose weight anyway. BUT it has reeducated me re the amount of fat I was having and I am making better choices now. I still have fat - around 45g a day or less, take a multi-vitamin and so far so good. However, I don't want to be on these pills for much longer as worried about the side effects. For me it has been a fairly good experience.
Side effects have been some hairloss and dry skin (which I have never suffered from before). Once I upped my vitamin intake things did improve.
Cheese was my main downfall and is a "no" on this diet. I used to crave it - not so much now.. I still have matchbox-sized amounts without any problems. I can go out to Pizza Express and make sensible choices and still lose weight!
The consultant now wants me to lose another stone before the op which is depressing as I had originally agreed 2 stone loss but I am determined to get there. Summer is my deadline.
I can sympathise with a lot of comments above and my "near misses" taught me to be very careful! Need to work out how to bookmark this post.. If anyone is thinking of trying this stuff feel free to message me - my diary is open to friends.
Just want to point out at 1650 calories a day eat 45 g or less (especially the or less parr. How low are you going?) you are just hitting your minimum daily requirement for fat intake. Other than pills that make you have explosive diarrhea why are you eating so little fat?3 -
Oh if you don't get at least your minimum rda odfat taking a multivitamin won't matter for some esssential vitamins as several are fat soluble.4
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I am taking a vitamin supplement. I have tried dieting without the pills bylowering the fat intake so the actual farmer input is the same but it doesn’t seem to work so well. Difficult because I want to try and manage without the pills. I need to see the go to get another prescription so was trying to do without.7
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Lesscookies12 wrote: »I sometimes like to bump up this thread because of how sadly hilarious it is
Glad you are finding it so entertaining. try being in constant pain, unable to exercise and with an unsympathetic consultant when desperate for an operation. Some of us have real difficulty losing weight under these circumstances. I have been very sensible whilst on theses pills and they have helped. Try walking (if you can) in my shoes before being so judgemental and I hope to “amuse” you more!
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@FattieBabs I was almost 200 pounds before I decided to stop and I realized I needed a change. I started walking more, cutting my portion sizes, and started trying to lose weight. I'm now 141 pounds. All one needs is a deficit, and I don't understand how putting oneself in danger of literally having to carry extra clothes, and in danger of leaking contents is a good long term solution. One needs to know about calories, and portion sizes, and if that requires using a food scale to be a bit more accurate so be it.FattieBabs wrote: »
Glad you are finding it so entertaining. try being in constant pain, unable to exercise and with an unsympathetic consultant when desperate for an operation. Some of us have real difficulty losing weight under these circumstances. I have been very sensible whilst on theses pills and they have helped. Try walking (if you can) in my shoes before being so judgemental and I hope to “amuse” you more!
I've even posts from people who've had weight loss surgery, and they regained the weight back all because the understanding of eating less still hasn't resonated. I don't think you know enough about my situation to know if I've been in constant pain or not so I'll ignore that comment, and anyone can work out. I've heard about people being 600 pounds literally bed bound and working out in their bed, and if you're mobile all one needs is to walk around. I know what's worked for me, and I shared my input. Good luck to you!22 -
Lesscookies12 wrote: »
Honestly, I'm a bit concerned about having a near accident being a form of rededucation. And yes I know it's an old thread
This thread is exempt from zombie thread etiquette.19 -
FattieBabs wrote: »OK everyone - here is an update! I have now been on the stuff a year. I have lost 2 stone over 10 months as had 2 months off at maintenance. I agree that, between 1500-1650 cals a day without Orlistat I would probably lose weight anyway. BUT it has reeducated me re the amount of fat I was having and I am making better choices now. I still have fat - around 45g a day or less, take a multi-vitamin and so far so good. However, I don't want to be on these pills for much longer as worried about the side effects. For me it has been a fairly good experience.
Side effects have been some hairloss and dry skin (which I have never suffered from before). Once I upped my vitamin intake things did improve.
Cheese was my main downfall and is a "no" on this diet. I used to crave it - not so much now.. I still have matchbox-sized amounts without any problems. I can go out to Pizza Express and make sensible choices and still lose weight!
The consultant now wants me to lose another stone before the op which is depressing as I had originally agreed 2 stone loss but I am determined to get there. Summer is my deadline.
I can sympathise with a lot of comments above and my "near misses" taught me to be very careful! Need to work out how to bookmark this post.. If anyone is thinking of trying this stuff feel free to message me - my diary is open to friends.
Still puzzled what these pills are doing for you that you couldn't do without them.13 -
I am now trying to do without them and am trying to walk as exercise but it is hard! The pills did help because they got me used to eating lower fat which did help. lesscookies 12, thanks for your honest reply and I am pleased that you got through this. Did you build up your walking slowly. I can manage two 15 minute sessions at the moment before the pain flares up...
I did follow the guidelines whilst on the pills and only had one near miss. The rest of the time I was fine and did not have the sort of disasters other people reported. But I was worried about the effects of them long term...9
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