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louiseb

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Has anybody tryed these weightloss tablets my gp prescribed them for me and im very unsure about taking them.
 
Hope you have a season ticket for the loo. You'll need plenty of loo rolls too. This c**p stuff (pardon the pun) goes right through you !! Get your diet and meds right first, do some exercise and the weight comes off naturally.
 
I am on orlistat and have been since feb. If you stick to the no more than 15 g of fat per meal rule, and don't eat fatty snacks you won't have any side effects.
I have not had any tummy upsets or accidents. It did make me rather bloated for the first week.
It is not a magic bullett but a tool.
I did see something on the diabetes uk website v recently that suggested that orlistat may well have a part to play in treating diabetes, but I don't know how to post links on my I pod!
It must be approved for diabetics cos we can have it with a bmi of over 28, not 30 like non diabetics.
 
Dippy3103 said:
I am on orlistat and have been since feb. If you stick to the no more than 15 g of fat per meal rule, and don't eat fatty snacks you won't have any side effects.
I have not had any tummy upsets or accidents. It did make me rather bloated for the first week.
It is not a magic bullett but a tool.
I did see something on the diabetes uk website v recently that suggested that orlistat may well have a part to play in treating diabetes, but I don't know how to post links on my I pod!
It must be approved for diabetics cos we can have it with a bmi of over 28, not 30 like non diabetics.
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thanks for the reply, this is my 4th day of taking them and so far I have not had any side affects although I am sticking to a very low fat diet, have you lost any weight since feb with orlistat?
 
silver fox said:
Hope you have a season ticket for the loo. You'll need plenty of loo rolls too. This c**p stuff (pardon the pun) goes right through you !! Get your diet and meds right first, do some exercise and the weight comes off naturally.
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I have had no side affects so far although I have only been taking them for 4 days does it take longer a few days before side affects kick in? I am sticling to a low fat diet so maybe I ownt get any side affects :?
 
I've had Orlistat, but I lost more weight low carbing and had fewer side effects
Hana
 
Hi
I have lost 11kgs taking it since Feb.
Honestly, as long as you are careful how much fat you eat you should be fine.

Good luck, :D
 
Hi, I have been on orlistat since february and loat 2st, but now I am feeling tired, no energy and low. I swim twice a week and walk every day but now I have to push my self every day, I thought with 2 stone off (which makes me 13st) I would have more energy and feel great. any ideas what I am doing wrong.. Help. :( Jan
 
pebbles61 said:
Hi, I have been on orlistat since february and loat 2st, but now I am feeling tired, no energy and low. I swim twice a week and walk every day but now I have to push my self every day, I thought with 2 stone off (which makes me 13st) I would have more energy and feel great. any ideas what I am doing wrong.. Help. :( Jan
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You may have lost the weight but I wonder what your Bg levels are throughout the day, fasting, pre- and post meals. Have you discussed this with your GP as tiredness and lethargy can have many causes.

Ken
 
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