Is Xenadrine A Good Weight Loss Product?

The weight loss industry exploded in the 1990's with new and improved drugs such as Fen-Phen, and new promises of being able to loose weight without exercise. Everything appears to come at a risk, however. Fen-Phen itself is actually 3 different drugs, fenfluramine, phentermine and dexfenfluramine, and is known to cause cardiac valvular dysfunction, among other things. Today, 7 years later after the governments warnings on that drug, we have a new drug Xenadrine.

Xenadrine is made by Cytodyne, and is ephedrine free. Ephedrine is a synthetic drug originally used to treat bronchitis and asthma. Although recently, it's use in weight loss products has led to more than 800 reports of adverse effects associated with use of products containing ephedrine alkaloid since 1994 to the food and drug administration. Xenadrine EFX contains Vitamins C, B6, Panthothenic Acid, Magnesium and a proprietary Thermodyne Complex, which constitutes 89% of the ingredients. I'm sure you've heard of those vitamins, along with Magnesium. Panthothenic Acid is vitamin B-5, an antioxidant used to break down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, as is an important ingredient in hair growth.

Panthenol is a common ingredient in Pantene, a leading shampoo by Proctor and Gamble. Panthenol is also Panthothenic acid, in the form of alcohol. While Xenadrine does have some important vitamins in it, you have to decide whether or not you feel that it is safe to take Panthothenic Acid orally, I would also look into the patented Thermodyne Complex, if at all possible. The Thermodyne complex could be anything., if the company isn't willing to list the ingredients that make up that complex on the label. Xenadrine also contains Tyroplex, which contains green tea extract, and stimulants like caffeine. A health product website encourages using the drug to lift one's mood, to fight depression.

There are side effects. Users of the RFA-1 version of the drug have experienced side effects that have not affected users of the newer EFX version. The side effects are similar to those experienced with other stimulants, such as light headedness, feeling faint, increased heart rate, the need for water (which could turn into dehydration) and upset stomach. Xenadrine is a "mix of all types of chemicals", some of which we mentioned previously in the article. It wouldn't surprise me if the "chemical mix" was in the Thermodyne Complex and Tyroplex, of which the exact ingredients are unknown to consumers. Plus you have the fact that vitamin B - 5 is a shampoo ingredient. In fact, the manufacturer has discontinued RFA-1, because of reported Ephedrine issues.

But there's more, an 8 hour version, NRG, which bodybuildingforyou.com describes as addicting. The 8 hour NRG also contains Norambrolide and a Thermoxanthin Blend. Norambrolide works by increasing c-AMP (cyclic adenosine monophosphate). Basically, the drugs work with each other to burn fat in ways that the vitamins and stimulants alone can't. This the "chemical mix", that bodybuildingforyou.com is referring to, the mix that changes with each new release of the drug.

Drugs have always had patented ingredients, although these ingredients in fat burning drugs have always been a bit more complex, difficult to accurately describe, and unproven, given the concerns over fat burning drugs in the past. For one, why Cytodyne would even consider using Ephedrine, in any capacity, in the original version of Xenadrine confounds me, particularly as stimulants have always proven themselves to be harmful to individuals who suffer from heart conditions.

Xenadrine is a rarely new drug, manufactured primarily by one company, with no generic alternatives. While you can try this drug out for yourself, without any studies by the food and drug administration it would be rather dangerous to rely on it to loose weight that you could loose through other means. Some of the stimulants in the drug, like Ephedrine and Caffeine, can be found anywhere. Most of the vitamins can be purchased singularly or digested through food. It is never safe to digest manufactured vitamins without food anyway, as the body is not readily prepared to break down vitamins in highly concentrated does, particularly when such vitamins are synthetically engineered.

Xenadrine may be good in small incremental dosages, then again the drug contains alkaloids. Many alkaloids, such as nicotine, quinine, cocaine, and morphine, are known for their poisonous or medicinal attributes. Interesting, the alkaloids in Xenadrine are known for their medicinal attributes, for now, but if the risk outweighs the benefit, those attributes will be seen as poisonous. There are two ways to loose weight, one is to exercise, the other is to take the various shortcuts, which often includes using diet remedies. The drugs in these remedies have both positive and negative effects, you can loose weight, but they're also habit forming, for the right person. It's a personal decision you have to make for yourself.