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(also known as Orlistat, Alli)
Orlistat (marketed under the trade name Xenical by Roche; or over-the-counter as alli by GlaxoSmithKline) — also known as tetrahydrolipstatin — is a drug designed to treat obesity. Its primary function is preventing the absorption of fats from the human diet, thereby reducing caloric intake. It is intended for use ... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Diets & Weight Maintenance | 157 |
62% |
| Obesity | 160 |
56% |
| Food Addiction | 3 |
33% |
| Arthritis | 1 |
100% |
| Polycystic Ovarian Synd... | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 59% (325
Members)
find Xenical helpful
Xenical Reviews
Working / Worked
I found this helped but its expensive then i heard about the side effects
Working / Worked
great for 10-30 lbs of weight loss but thats it. Side effects are embarassing and frequent. Put weight back on soon after stopping pills.
Working / Worked
I had plateaued and I used Xenacal for 6 months to kick start my weight loss again.
Working / Worked
watch out for those greasy dinners.... will come back to haunt you!
Working / Worked
i was taking this for about 3 months and did good on it but the stress from dealing with child custody caused me to gain back all that i lost
Somewhat Helpful
It did make my heart beat faster and due to the fact it gave me a dry mouth I got over 8 glasses of water a day but that only meant I needed to get something to help get rid of the water weight
Somewhat Helpful
Again i couldnt afford to keep taking it
Somewhat Helpful
grease...yuck
Somewhat Helpful
I tried this when I was 16.5 stone and it sucessfully got me down to 14 but the side effects (loose stools) were a little bit more than I could handle.
Somewhat Helpful
Made everything run right through me like a herd of elephants
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Orlistat (Xenical)
I would just bring a change of clothing with you everywhere... just in case.... [More] -
Orlistat (Xenical)
IT WAS AMAZING FOR ME HONEY! dONT BE SCARED OF IT, SO LONG AS YOU DONT ABUSE IT AND YOU STICK TO A LOW FAT DIET... YOU WONT EXPERIENCE THE SIDE EFFECT... [More] -
Orlistat (Xenical)
i went on xenical for two years and lost over two stone on it but i came off them because of other medical conditions but i would recomend them to a... [More] -
Orlistat (Xenical)
Hi folks, I've been put on xenical. I'm very, very nervous about it! Anyone ever used it with good success? Kind regards, Kate x x [More] -
Xenical
Orlistat is marketed as Xenical (RX necessary) and as an over-the-counter drug as alli which is available in drugstores without a prescription. I wou... [More]
