Womens Weight Loss Pills

Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   One a day womens weight loss pills, do they work?
   Do they work? how do they work? can teens take them?

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2. QUESTION:
   What is the best womens weight loss pill?
   My boyfriend is going to be outof town for a month. So for that month that he is out of town I want to lose some weight, to surprize him. I already plan on dieting and going to the gym. I just want to try a weight loss pill to maybe help a lil bit.
   I need a weight loss pill you can get at the drug store

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     Xenadrine I think, but there's another one formulated for women, but I for get what that's called

     But weight lodd pills really aren't healthy.

     Neither is starving yourself, or making yourself throw-up.

3. QUESTION:
   wanted to find out womens experience with Yaz birth control pill with weight gain/ weight loss..?

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     No weight gain or loss for me, but I hear that weight gain is common. Wouldn't let it scare you off though - no harm in trying it and quitting if you don't like the side effects. Most birth control pills cause weight gain anyway.

4. QUESTION:
   what are the effects of using weight loss supplements under the age of 18?
   so i have a bottle of weight loss supplements and was wondering if they would have negative effects if i took them. its called "slim seduction" ( womens weight loss supplement) and says its not intended for people under the age of 18. now i have an extremely difficult time losing weight because of my hormone stabilizers (aka. anti-depressants), my inherited slow metabolism, and long term effects of medical steroids i had to take when i was little which cause weight gain. i am fifteen and was wondering if anyone knew if the pills could be potentially harmful, if so i wish not to take them. i'm assuming that the pills would interfere with hormones in order to make weight loss easier, if not please correct my childish assumption.

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5. QUESTION:
   Whats the name of this pill?
   Theres a commercial that comes on tv with a lady and her husband. She says this is my husband... he's fat and happy...im fat...not so happy... The commercial is advertising womens weight loss pills... does anyone know the name of them??

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     The pill is you're talking about is called Slimquick, I believe. Formulated to target women's problem areas, with diet and exercise, of course.

6. QUESTION:
   has anyone been on the Acai diet pills, do they work?, or could you suggest some other diet pills?
   never really tried diet pills, I take fish oil and womens one a day daily. so i want to try something that will accelerate my weight loss. I also go to the gym several times a week and consume around 1000 calories a day or less.

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     Re acai, people have reported on these pages that they lost money notweight.
     It is a berry with a short shelf life that unscrupulous people have turned into an industry based on lies, fictional testimonials and airbrushed photographs.

     It has no more antioxidants (which do not aid weight loss) and other beneficial properties than locally bought fresh berries.
     http://www.cspinet.org/new/200903231.html

     The only FDA approved diet pill is Alli and even then you have to diet and exercise. Also recently some health concerns have been voiced over Alli.

     All the slimming pill/fat burner ads tell you to change your diet and lifestyle. what do you think leads to any weight loss?

     Nothing for it but diet and exercise. Why not join a gym?

7. QUESTION:
   How can I go from a women's 22 jean size to at least a size 8 in womens jeans?
   I don't know what my weight is, but I know I'm over weight. I just hit up to size 22 in jeans this year, and I'm about to go a size above that. How can I loose at least 14 jean sizes in one year? I am willing to try weight loss programs online if they are free, diet pills and anything basically. I was browsing about the surgery, but I am cautious about it because I am only 21.

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     Have you talked to your doctor yet? That's probably a good place to start. Advising patients to lose weight is something doctors do a lot of, and so they are probably pretty familiar with the options and well equipped to steer you in the right direction.

     As to surgery - yeah, you have to be pretty hugely obese for that to be a good option, and have tried other things. I'm guessing you're not there yet.

8. QUESTION:
   Has anyone taken the GNC womens ultra mega active vitapak?
   I bought this product to help boost weight loss after having my baby. I've taken xenadrine and hydroxicut in the past but I was extremely sensitive to it. I can't seem to find any reviews on this product. I'm looking for anyone who has taken this and if they found it to be effective, and/or if they found it had any side effects i.e racing heart, dizziness etc. I also wondered if it is necessary to take all 7 pills at one time or can they be spread out throughout the morning?

   Thanks.

   • ANSWER:
     I actually bought this product last week. I have panic attacks and can't take alot of the weight loss products. I have only been using this product for a short time. The only side effects I have experienced are slight headaches. So far I am really satisfied with this product:) I do reccomend you take with food and drink plenty of water!!!

     Good luck to you!!!!

9. QUESTION:
   Losing weight.......?
   I'm 14, 5'7 ish, and about 54 kg - 118 lbs . It is a healthy weight but I would love thinner legs and arms and a flat/flatter stomach.
   - I am NOT targeting weight loss.
   - I will NOT take any pills to lose weight
   - I am NOT going to buy things off the internet.
   I would like healthy recipes, nothing expensive and fancy. So it's easy to grab and make. And I would like some workout websites where you do NOT have to sign up for anything or pay blah blah blah. And a womens workouts would be nice to, no men muscle stuff.

   Sorry about all the 'rules', but I have too be specific for a good answer.
   Thank you for answering!

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     HI, you want to loose your wait then you have to do YOGA everyday continuously. After 2 and half month you reallies how much wait you loose yourself.
     thanks

10. QUESTION:
    is acia pure ok repost from womens health?
    have had weight problems for a while but i got engaged in january and i was like a size 11 at the time and i am now goign on a size 15 and its driving me nuts casue 2 years ago i was a size 7/8 i was looking into weight loss stuff and i saw that acci pure is the best of the pills . i dont want to hear about how bad they are for you and that they dont work unless you took them and they didnt work if you didnt take them dont answer. i need somthing to cut this back i want to be 140 july 7th and i am like 160 to 163 right now and continueing to gain weight even though i cut down the fat shortend my portions and watch my calorie intake and i am walking alot more since it is warm now nothing is working
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    Additional Details
    when i got engaged i started birth control sorry i forgot to put that i am not sexually active but i wanted to start BC so i didnt get pregnant on the honey moon
    13 minutes ago

    • ANSWER:
      Yes acia pure does have a good reputation and is probably the best weight loss pill out there.

      =)

11. QUESTION:
    swelling legs, weight gain, night sweats, 28yrs old, no doctor knows why. whats wrong?
    I am 28 years old and have been experiencing night sweats since I was 23 years old. I have seen many specialist and have come up with no answer. I go to sleep every night praying I will not have sweats but normally I have to get up and change towels on my bed 3 times.. My bed sheets and the towels I use get so wet that I can ring them out. I sweat from my neck right down to my feet... I have tried many different kinds of birth control and non seem to help... I have low estrogenwhich is normal because womens estrogen goes up and down, and that seems to be all they can figure out. I have been gaining weight some weeks I gain up to 10 , but I am finding it hard to loose, it seems to be getting ahead of me more that I can handle. I have also tried Zoloft to see if that would help incase it was caused from stress. But it doesn't seem to help I went of the pill to see if that would help and I still had the sweats. I still get my period and have no kids.getting married and need weight loss

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      I have been racking my brain about an unusual illness, I read in a magi zine, I cannot remember what it is called, but it shows up in young women, has the same symptoms has yours, weight gain, even when they restrict their calories, has something to do with hormones, but they still get periods, something about the ovaries not fluctuating properly, have the doctors perform every test on your ovaries, that they can, what I do remember is that it often go undetected,because doctors ignore the patients complaints, like the weight gain, they believe the patient is just eating more than they say. I hope someone out there read this article too, and can recall what it is, if I remember later, I write again, but MAKE your doctors realize something is wrong, they have not given you the right tests, (I swear, if a doctor does not know the answer to your health problem, then they believe a problem does not exist)

12. QUESTION:
    Medications and Vitamins, Know anything about them?
    Ok, I have a question. I take alot of vitamins that they say are good for you that we need. My question is, what, if any side effects can these pills cause? Do any have reactions with one another? Are they safe to take? Am I over doing it? Im starting to worry about things these pills might cause in the longrun maybe to my health. The list is

    Two prescription pills:
    Wellbutrin 150MG
    Prilosec for heartburn 20MG

    Vitamins:
    Womens one a day weight smart multi vitamin
    Vitamin c 500mg
    vitamin d 1,000 iu
    Vitamin B complex
    One a day omega 3 fish oil 1200 mg
    (I take all them because they say its good for your health to get extra b c and d, and fish oils)

    Acai pills
    Acidophilus Proboitcs (these for weight loss, I heard they were good and antioxidants)
    Green tea mainly for energy 315 MG twice a day

    Not sure if anyone even knows anything about these pills, but wondering if im over doing it and endangering my health? Thank you

    • ANSWER:
      WOW! Ok, so I am NOT at all a doctor, or even in the health profession, but I have taken everything you are currently taking and can tell you a few things on how they affected me:

      Wellbutrin - made me GAIN weight like Crazy. So I took Acai pills to "counteract" and once I read the long laundry list of side effects I wanted to puke.

      I also still take a daily B Complex vitamin, as well as a C & D. Once or twice a week I will throw in an additinal Calcium pill. The B Complex is wonderful for energy and metabolisim, I don't think you still need the additinoal Acidophilus Probotics or the Green Tea (although Green Tea has many other health benefits).

      Most vitamins are water soluable, and you will only pee out the excess that your body does not immediately absorb - so make sure you are taking the extended release or else it is really all for nothing.

      Overall, I have been advised by my physician that a good multivitamin daily is all you really need - and he even went as far to say that the vitamin supplement companies market in such a way that we "believe" that we need all these extra vitamins when really, if we eat a balanced diet, everything we need comes from our food.
      Hope it helps, and again, I am no doctor but have been in your shoes!!

13. QUESTION:
    working out too much?
    I am about 155lbs and only 5'0 I need to lose about 30-40lbs. I am on a schedule of working out for about 2-3 hours a day. I do a variety of different things and switch them up such as spin class for 45 min/treadmill or eliptical for 30 min/ zumba dance class for 45 min/and I lift weights for about 40 min/ its a mixture each day for 5 days of the week.
    I also have been watching what I eat. Ive been doing this for about 3 weeks now and love every minute of it-most of the time..lol-at least how good it makes me feel.
    I sweat a lot and was wondering if I should be taking some kind of potassium pills. I take a womens one a day and thats all for now. I also drink a lot of water. I haven't seen much weight loss about 5lbs. But I do feel a lot firmer and tighter in areas.
    Is that normal not to loose a lot right away? I know im building muscle but I thought I would be able to loose a little more than that by now. Any suggestions/or ideas would be great. Thanks so much

    • ANSWER:
      bananas are a great source of potassium...

      also your weight loss is normal, you should take measurements, you will see more significant numbers at first, then the weight will start to come down.

14. QUESTION:
    Vitamins? When & can i combine?
    I had weight loss surgery & am trying to figure out the best times I should take all of the vitamins that I should be taking. Also I have no clue if I can take them all @ the same time..please help.
    I am taking the following:

    1 multivitamin/multimineral (one a day womens)

    2 Vitamin D's

    4 Calcium citrate w/ vitamin D.

    I was thinking about adding in Fish oil (2 pills daily) but idk when I should be taking what I'm already suppose to be having & if I can combine any of them to take @ once.

    Please help!

    Thank you!

    • ANSWER:
      i take a multi with iron. i also do the calcium citrate with D. because i,m arthritic, i take 0steo bi flex. i take them in the morning with breakfast. since you want to increase, i,d take the multi in the afternoon, or at lunch.

15. QUESTION:
    ORTHO TRI CYCLEN LO questions?anyone who knows anything?
    I know this isn't really the proper section but in Womens Health you pretty much never get answers..and i need answers!

    ANYWAYS;
    I just got it today and took the pill @ 6:45
    then i decided to read some reviews...they were terrible.
    Some people said they had panic attacks,their skin got worse,gained lots of weight,hair loss and that it doesn't help to prevent pregnancy.

    Has anyone experienced good things with ortho LO?
    I was put on it for moderate acne around my period and horrible cramps(i throw up because of them.)My doctor gave me the LO because I'm 5'3 100.5lb and 15.I think since she knows the reason that I'm going on it that she wouldn't prescribe a bad pill...so the negative reviews are a little scary.

    I'm super nervous now because not because of the weight gain,but for the mood swings because i'm already a |3!TCH!

    Will it help with my skin and when should i see results?
    Also,did anyone experience breast growth?

    HELP! :/

    • ANSWER:
      I take the same pills... I gained like 4 or 5 lbs the first month or 2 that I took it, but then I lost it again afterwards. It just made me hungry all the time. I've never had a problem using it.... and I've never gotten pregnant while taking it. I had moderate/mild acne as well... It cleared up a little... but not as much as I wanted it to. I NEVER have cramps while I take the pill....my boobs have always been too small for my liking, but it did help them along whenever I started taking LO. But with most women, their breasts will be bigger when they're ovulating/on their periods, than they will any other time of the month.
      EDIT:
      oh yeah, about the mood swings. personally, im a total b ! t c h (when people deserve it haha) I haven't noticed any thing out of ordinary in that area. I think I do get upset or flustered easier while on LO...