Diet Pills 101: All You Need to Know About Diet Pill

Heide Lynne Canlas II
Nowadays, diet pills from chemical formulations to herbal medicines are available in the market, pharmacies, and drug stores. They can be dietary supplements, herbal formulations, or prescribed by the doctor.

These drugs can be grouped into two types - the fat burners and the appetite suppressants. Drugs that cause the body to use up its stored fat are called fat burners, while appetite suppressants are those that when ingested will alter your brain's chemical make up by ending hunger pangs.

While you can always go to the drug store to buy your own dosages of these diet pills, it is still always best that you consult your doctor or cosmetic surgeon first whether or not these drugs are advisable to you and your health.

IONAMIN is an appetite suppressant in capsule form and taken 30 minutes before breakfast. Users of this pill had feelings of restlessness, nervousness, dry mouths, and palpitations. Ionamin users can lose an average of five pounds per week.

XENICAL contains a substance called Orlistat that blocks absorption of fat in the body. It blocks 30% of the fat that is absorbed by the body. Users of this pill develop irregular bowel movements, headaches, sleep disorders, dizziness, and irregular periods. They lose weight within two weeks of use and lessen body's absorption of fats.

REDUCIL contains Sibutramine Hydrochloride Monohydrate, a substance that works in the brain by altering its neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are responsible for the regulation of intake of food and energy usage of the body. The negative effect of this pill is dehydration, heart palpitation, nausea, constipation, dizziness, and insomnia. This pill suppresses appetite while the energy used by the body increases. It makes the body burn more fat and calories, and gives the user a fullness feeling. Users can lose 10 to 15 pounds in two months, together with an exercise and a proper diet

XENADRINE contains caffeine with some natural ingredients such as ginger root, green tea, grape seed extract, and bitter orange. It causes user to have high blood pressure and irregular heartbeat, constipation, dizziness, and insomnia. One may also get cardiac arrest and stroke. Xenadrine increases a person's sense of physical and mental energy to help an individual to be motivated to exercise.

BANGKOK PILLS contains fenfluramine and phenteremine - a fatal combination. You will get heart palpitations, chest pains, restlessness, hyperactivity, insomnia, anxiety, dehydration, and dizziness. A user can lose twenty pounds in a week's time.

Diet pills really do work, however, keep in mind their negative effects on the body. Right diet and exercise are still the best way to lose weight, according to doctors and cosmetic surgeons.

Published by Heide Lynne Canlas II

Heide Lynne Canlas is a Linguistics graduate who loves playing with words and expressing her feelings. She has already written a number of e-books, blog posts, news and feature stories, and how-to articles....   View profile

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