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MeggzieGeelong, Victoria
- 5 reviews
- 3 likes
didn't work for me
I started taking this 2 weeks ago. So far I have not experienced any side effects. I have only lost 300 grams and I am sure that is because I have been eating healthy. Cost me $120 and it doesn't work for me. I'm sure it works for some people as my Dr said it is the only over the counter one that does help.
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Im very hapoy
I lost 3 kg in 3 weeks only taking it for dinner and if i was having a high fat lunch or breakfast...it kickstarted my eating habits made it thru xmas no xenical and lost another kg... helped me discipline myself break bad habits and decreased ny apoetite...veryy happy
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Xenical does work but takes some Tweaking :-)
I have now been on Xenical for just over 2wks. Initially, yes I did have the yukky toilet issues like everyone else mentioned; but it only lasted for around 4-5 days as I started reading labels and thinking about food more seriously.
I had a few danger signs regarding where my health was headed with high blood pressure even though I am on medication and a high cholesterol reading both on the good and the bad cholesterol figures. And my BMI was up around 38 which is right up in the Obese category.
I have it seems without very much effor...Read more
t gone from 97 kilos to around 93; so a loss of 4 kilos; and even when I get on the scales at night with shoes on and fully clothed my weight is still a lot less than it used to be when weighed first thing in the morning naked !! I have virtually cut out all refined sugars i.e. white rice/white bread/biscuits/cakes/lollies and several other snack foods with no nutritional value. I have not exercised furiously but rather at least 30 minutes of moderately intense walking prior to eating as I had been doing before but couldn't budge a Kilo! On Pharmacist's advise I only take x 1 tablet with my main meal whether that be in the late afternoon or evening as previously taking 2-3 tablets but pointless if taken with fibre rich breakfasts like bran etc or with a light lunch like a piece of toast. You do need to be mindful that Xenical will strip the body of certain nutrients and minerals. And you cannot be exactly sure which ones that will be in your circumstances. I learnt this the hard way when I became very constipated even though having two servings of Weet-Bix High Bran with fresh frozen blueberriest daily. The pharmacist suggested doubling up my vitamins plus taking a multivitamin (2 hrs either side of Xenical). Plus she suggested having some Prunes to soften the stools and that has done the trick nicely. But don't take more than 3-4 at a time or you will have the opposite extreme.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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mcmooreTasmania
my personal opinion about using xenical
I would love to say that it worked for me, however, unfortunately I have not lost any weight, none. I read the reviews and how people run to the toilet...this didn't happen to me. I feel that for it to be useful for me I would need to have had a history of fat in my diet. I always use skim milk and really do not eat cakes or ice cream. I really do not have much fat in my diet. Because of my diet, my pharmacist thought that it would not help me to lose weight but my Doctor thought that I might be surprised at how much sugar is in my diet, so Xen...Read more
ical turned out to be very expensive...price wise. I do think that from reading all the reviews that it does help people depending on their eating habits. I hope that this response is help full. I am happy to have tried it but if anyone can suggest something else;..good...as I would like to lose some weight.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
MummaWodonga
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
This is greasy providing you read & follow the instructions
I'm half way through my first packet and have lost 3 kg. i don't excercise much due to ankle and heal problems. I don't eat fat very of term either. After reading a lot of the reviews I'm shocked at how some people think you can eat what ever you like. If you eat fat it will go straight through you. It's is required to follow a low dat diet and excercise regime. If your pooping yourself constantly to the point you can't control it then you are having too much fat or you are having an adverse reaction and I would stop immediately. Oily stools wi...Read more
ll be evident as the tablet will remove up to 1/3 of fat per meal. If I don't eat fat them my stools are normal. Like all medications you must read the instructions and tell your pharmacy if you are experiencing constant diareah painful cramps and so on. This medication won't be for everyone. Please use common sense and stay away from fried or fatty food! Over all the instructions are clear and so far these have helped me. Instructions are clear and they do work providing you eat low fat and exercise The cost is ridiculous!!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Lillypilly74Mareeba qld Australia
Working great
I have been on xenical for nearly 3 weeks and have lost 5kg so far, I have had some side effects but have learnt what I can and can't eat that will exacerbate the side effects, yes some are horrid but can be controlled. Iam happy with the results so far.
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ds16WA
Not good for long term use
I took this drug every dinner time over a 90 day period. At first it was great, the weight was coming off and I didn't experience many side effects (only the oily discharge in stools) but that didn't bother me too much because I could see it was working.
After around 60 days I started to experience slight abdominal pains now and then, I didn't think much of them and continued to take the drug. The pains then gradually increased, especially after eating fattier foods. At one point, the pain in my abdomen became so severe that I couldn't move,...Read more
I was in agony for hours and I seriously considered taking myself to the hospital. I stopped taking the pills immediately, thinking that might be the problem...and I was right. I've been off them for 30 days now, have no more pains and I'm still losing the same amount of weight. Don't get me wrong, Xenical does what it says it will, but the side effects of long term usage can be quite severe. So be mindful of that if you plan on taking them. Helped kick start my diet Very bad side effectsSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Hottest product on the block
Answering every one question
Yes it's normal too be pooing your brains notice how your stool is a little more softer ? It's helping you to be able to digest everything in your body
It keeps you mindful of what u are putting in your mouth ! We all know how dirty junk food is yet we eat any way it's not till you see it come out of your body that your like what the stars am I putting inside of me!
This pill dose drain out everything so be mindful that you should double up ur doses on vitamins and nutrients too be safe!
Remember Every one is different I lost 3kgs in a week my sister lost 2kgs my friend lost 10kg in a month ! It's expensive shop around the chemist I think the cheapest I find it was $118 - 1 months supply
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Suz13BAU
Early Days
I have only started using this product 3 days ago and haven't had a full 3 tablets a day until today. I am trying not to eat fat and have gone thru and thrown out all the junk in my fridge and cupboards to make the transition easier. I haven't had any side effects (oily stool, but thats a given). Although I do feel a little bloated today. Im putting it down to all the water Ive drunK!! Its early days but Im hoping for a positive result!
Helps me be mindful of what Im putting in my mouth!
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Kazzar how long did it take you to lose 40kg???
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outraged 88melbourne
- 3 reviews
- 3 likes
Constipated on xenical
I have being on this pill for a week. I'm not getting the side effects that people are talking about.
I have barely lost anything on it... Maybe it just doesn't work for me and what I lost is due to exercising and eatin healthy rather than the pills. I am on the obese side of things and was hoping to use this pills to give me a kick start. Before hand I was exercising and eating right but scale was not moving. Now I have up the exercise and lost .4kg. Is there anyone else who is having a hard time losing weight with xenical ?
Expensive
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heya.. i've been on them for a month now and lost 7kg. I've not started exercise yet, so happy with the result thus far. I did, however, find a little trial and error. on the weeks that I ate little t... Read more
o no fat daily, my loss was less. When I included a fat, be it in meats, a sausage and sometimes chips with a meal, my losses have been greater. I think you need to eat a little fat to make them work properly. At least thats what i've found. hope this helps :)yeah it does help.. but isn't the whole point to change your eating habits. if I don't change they way I was eating before and eat the food that I was eating before then isn't that what got me here in... Read more
the first place. I want to eat healthy and change my life style was relaying hoping that it would work for me. but am truly happy that is working for you keep up the good work yeah and hope you reach your goal.changing your eating habits, yes.. but to something you are able to sustain without difficulty. Quite often with 'diets', and trust me, i'm a lifetime of 'diets', we try and do everything exactly righ... Read more
t and when we fall off the wagon, we punish ourselves,s and quite often this turns into in a domino effect. You eat one thing bad, so then you punish yourself by eating something else, then you eat something else and off we go shoving all the wrong things in and feeling worse than when we started! or is that just me? lol. anyway, after 6 weeks on these things now, i've lost nothing more than I did after the first 4 weeks. Long story short, too much money. I'd love to stick with it to see where it goes, but I just can't afford the expense. :)Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
1st-tryerPerth, Western Australia
day 1-pooing like crazy !!!
1st day of starting these, had 1 tablet this morning, and pooing my brains out ....is this normal, as ive only had one tablet all day..120 mg, cand would i need to up my dose if its already "cleaning me out "', also any food tips would be great, thanks, am looking forward to seeing how thses tabs go
fast !
to exspensive
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geejbaMELBOURNE
useless so far
I am 84 kg and 70 years old. not obese but clothes are shrinking in the wardrobe. Dr. recommended Xenical. Chemist said to reduce expense by taking it only after a meal containing fat. I dont eat much fat, had gall blader out, so take one capsule with evening meal. After three weeks I have not lost one jot!. The first week it was a rather unpredictable laxitive but nothing too stressful, now just feel normal. Dr did warn that I might only lose about 2kg in six months which is about the rate I am putting it on.
Does not require a lot of effort
No result at great expense
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Does your doctor know you've had your Gall bladder out and that you don't each too much fat? Xenical works by stoping your body from absorbing the fat, so its unlikely to do much for you.
This happened to me the first time the doctor prescribed it so I stopped. I started taking it again because nothing else was working twice each day and lose about 100gm - 150 gm a week- nothing like ... Read more
the 1kg everyone else I know loses. Not much but add it up and it's better than the slow gain I was having. I am looking at this being a long term thing as I can't exercise due to arthritis in my knees and the weight loss is helping the pain. I have really cut back on sugar as well as fat intake isn't my problem. In 12 months I have lost 1 dress size from 18 - 16, but no one really notices apart from me and my knees! So don't expect dramatic results and good luck!Thanks for the above comments.Update; As stated I started at 84kg. Very little result in the first month. Went on a months holiday, no xenical and much wining and dining. Put on three kg. Now on xenic... Read more
al again . One good meal a day supplemented with fruit, vege soup and coffee.ISimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
MilizzyBRISBANE
- 2 reviews
this is a good product but must be taken with a sensible diet.
I am menopausal and was the heaviest I had ever been 84 kilos at 164 cm - at first I lost weight but put it back on because I was using it like a wander drug which it isn't. Now I've changed my diet to something I'll be able to sustain after I finish and the weight is visibly dropping off. I recommend using it with a healthy sensible diet but don't treat it like a dispensary - the reality is it takes 1/3 fat out of food so do the maths! I should also add that on its own the healthy diet was only sustaining my weight NOT helping me lose it as it would have when I was young.
reliable when taken with a good dollop of sense.
not a wander drug
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Laurie27Peak Crossing
losing weight on xenical
I was putting on weight due to a combination of steroids and an auto immune disease. Really distressed as I have NEVER been overweight. Even when my steroids were petered out I still couldn't lose the weight. Then my specialist warned me I was in danger of becoming diabetic which gave me a kick start and advised xenical. Combined with a low carb, low fat diet I lost 9 kg steadily in 3 months. However, it has now plateaued and I need another 9 kg off to be happy with my weight. Not sure how to achieve this now. I'm taking the full dose of...Read more
3 tabs a day strength 120 mg. I was in UK visiting family at the time and couldn't get xenical there due to some American court case going on (2 bad reactions in all the thousands that take it), ended up buying it in Egypt and Dubai. Very expensive back home in Australia and out of stock (probably due to the above). Did help to take off weight It is expensive but beware buying it on line that you are getting the 120 mg. It does come in smaller doses so looks cheap.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
SpiceyAU
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
Early days but is working
Morning of day 7 have lost 3 kg - very encouraging. have experienced oily stools in morning (sometimes twice by lunch time) but otherwise no side effects. This in itself is encouraging for me as demonstrates that the Xenical is working to expel excess fat. It also encourages you to make lower fat choices. Looking forward to the coming 2 months during which I hope to lose a total of 10 more kg's.
Is working so far - and 3 kg in 7 days is really very encouraging
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Is it just emptying the user is bowel or it's really stopping the fat while you eating on that day. Did you lost the fat which you had in your body before you using this medication?? Or it's burn the ... Read more
fat that you already have in your body please let me know. Is your food is digested properly or not or not? What is the point of eating if food is not digested you eat and go to toilet to flush out the food you just ate or later that day. Does it surpresses the hunger please do let me know please anyone who is using this please. I am slim they won't sell it to meHi - the xenical expels a lot of the the fat/oil you eat each day. You still digest your food, the xenical just gets rid of a lot of the excess fat and oil. It does not dissolve any pre-existing fat ... Read more
in your body. Xenical does not work like a laxative to just get rid of your food, it only targets the fat and oil in your food. It does not suppress your appetite. I found that very quickly I made low fat choices so that I didn't have so much of the oily waste. I did lose the weight that I wanted to lose. If I feel that weight is creeping up, I use xenical just for a few days and I have been able to maintain my weightloss (just over 10kilos). I purchase the xenical from my local chemist (NSW) and have not been refused a purchase. I hope this helps.Thank you Spicey for your respond. They said they will sell it to me when my IBM is 25 at the moment mine IBM is 17-18 do they won't sell it to me. I notice this product has Sodium lauryl sulfate which dangerouse to our body.
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aleaha82NSW, 2749
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
Excellent
I had lap band surgery back in December 2006 and have lost about 20kgs so far, down to about 125kgs now. However I am in a slump and have just started on Lite n Easy while taking Xenical at the same time which has already started to help. I've lost 2.6kgs in 4 days. I originally wanted to take Xenical prior to my lap band surgery but my doctor wouldn't prescribe it.
I've read everyones reviews and it seems people are not following the instructions correctly when it comes to taking Xenical. The idea is that you take Xenical with a balance...Read more
d diet and exercise. If you eat something fatty, yes you will get an oily discharge which I experienced this morning after having some extra creamy dressing on a salad last night but thankfully I wasn't at work. If you go out and eat KFC then of course you are going to be visiting the toilet afterwards. You have to learn to eat healthy and THINK before you eat something. There is no miracle drug, you have to change your mindset. I'm expecting more visits to the toilet however I will be managing it, the same way I've learnt how to manage eating with a lap band. Now available over the counter at the chemist. Previously had to be prescribed through a doctor. Price: $150 for 1 month.2 comments
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eslit
- 2 reviews
Bad
I have noted no change in my weight or appetiate or any other change. No side effects or affects at all.
Easy access to, no need for script, you just talk to pharmacist.
Didn't seem to do anything
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chook123AU
great so far so good
so far i have only been taking this for 5 days im not watching the scales just how i feel in myself and my clothes so far so good i havent found myself running to the loo if you eat the right things you dont have to worrie about it, its almost like it scares you into eating the right food because you know what will happen if you dont,i think this is one diet pill that will really work for me
easy to buy and how it is teaching me just how much fat i can eat
expensive
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Excellent
This drug works for me as it makes me stop and think before I eat. That is the whole idea of it. In order to avoid oily stools, you need to eat low fat foods. Then, 30% of the fat eaten does not get absorbed. I needed something to help me get over my drive-thru and chocolate addiction, and after just a week I can see a difference in my appearance, and I am not craving them anymore. I also do stomach crunches and other exercises, as I am not to walk or run due to ankle problems. I'm excited about continuing with Xenical.
Makes you take note of how much fat you're eating
Concern about what will come out the other end!
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lisha_galSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 122 reviews
OK
I lost 10 kgs when i went on xenical the first time. It trains your body into knowing what you should eat. If you eat something bad then it will go straight through you. I look 5 months on xenical to loose the weight. Only problem was when i went of xenical i put on the weight as the scare wasnt there anymore. I tried going on xenical a second time and it didnt seem to work.
It worked for me. I lost 10 kgs
What comes out the other end. Do not eat fatty foods when taking xenical. Its expensive!
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That's what happens if you don't execrise unfortunately.
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Erwin C.asked
Price in uae?
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Debi63asked
I have lost just on 20 kilos but I have stopped losing weight. If I have a break and start to take it again will it work? I only need to lose around 7 kilos - so I was disappointed that I didn’t keep losing
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Does xenical play a role in hair loss?
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Kazzar
If you keep to the rules you will loose the weight and wont have that nasty side effect. I lost 40kg on this product so it does work and that was with minimal excercise, but you must stick to the low... Read more
fat rule. I only ever had one nasty bowel motion and I learnt my lesson real quick. Stay with it as once you get that weight off, you'll agree the cost was worth every cent. Good Luck!