does dexatrim really work and what side effects are there?
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Dexatrim is full of caffine if you want to buzzzzzz around that's the way to go\nBut if you want to loss weight the right way Go the\nSouth Beach Diet I've lost 120lb and my 78 year old Mom lost 89lbs\nBe smart go Healthy
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A friend of mine was on Topamax and she experienced tingling in her hands and feet.  She also had a change in her taste.  Anything with artificial sweetners tasted very metallic to her and she couldn't stand the taste of anything alcoholic.  She also suffered from weight gain (about 25 lbs).  All of the symptoms went away when she stopped taking the med.
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I agree with everyone so far. These products are usually unlikely to work at all, and sometimes have negative side effects. Nothing works better than regular sensible exercise and good eating.
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This is a direct quote, the link to this answer in posted below...\n\n"There appear to be no adverse effects associated with taking glucosamine or chondroitin supplements. You may, however, experience some mild side effects, such as an upset stomach, nausea, diarrhea, heartburn, and indigestion.\n\nIf any of these side effects persist, you should talk to your doctor."
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It is not a common side effect, though it is considered a rare one. I would call your doctor, as water retention is a rare side effect of this medication
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First of all, being on an antidepressant was the key.  Should have checked with your doctor first.  Second, any thing that promises what the commercials about Leptopril does, it is too good to be true.  The best weight loss is a healthy diet and exercising more.  Trust me it works.  We all want instant and magic cures, but it is the plain old hard work that achieves results.
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No, although some medications have that as a side effect
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I have been taking beyetta 10mg. for over 6 months.  I have never had any side effects.  I take it before breakfast and dinner.  They say that you need to be sure not to take it after eating.  There is a blog on beyetta.  I looked into it before starting.  There were alot of people having problems with it.  I googled beyetta and found it that way.  Hope things work out for you.  They say it's suppose to control the weight gain from insulin.  It has stopped my weight gain but has not helped me any in reducing.\n\nAgain, I hope it works out ok and don't forget to look for the blog.
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It's a fairly new procedure that shows promise. The body of research is still young and has a small pool of subjects, but looks good. It will only work for type 1 diabetics, but I believe it will improve a lot of these folks lives, if no long term side effects pop up down the road.
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Having tried pretty much every diet pill known to man heh, this is what I found.\nThese are just my *personal* experiences, these pills work differently for everyone.\n\nMetabolife - curbs hunger a bit, gives whole body a warm feeling as if metabolism is higher, little bit of nausea and anxiety, fairly mild long-lasting (half a day).\n\nHoodia - did nothing at all for me\n\nStacker (2 or 3) - makes heart race, body heats up tons, no appetite at all, jitters, nausea and anxiety, intense and brief in action (few hours)\n\nXenadrine (my favourite) - reduces appetite and makes it manageable, feeling of fullness, little bit of nausea, general mild long-lasting feeling. (half a day)\n\nHerbalean - somewhere between Stacker and Xenadrine.. heats up whole body, slightly sick feeling with very little appetite, works for a few hours.\n\nPhentermine - did nothing for me (but I got it online so might have been fake)\n\nOverall, these days I use Xenadrine alternated with Herbalean... before a work out I use Stacker. This is definitely not healthy, and has given me chest pain with palpitations at times. However, I was miserable enough with the weight that it was worth it to me. Gone from 240 lbs to 150.\n\n----edit----\nmeant to add that my weight loss attempt also included hardcore working out, and very little food, I don't think the pills themselves made me lose weight, but rather assisted me in curbing the hunger from not eating, and giving me the energy to exercise. On their own they'd probably do nothing at all.
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PLEASE REFER THE BELOW SITES\n\n\nDiuretics Effective for People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure \n\nIn people with diabetes, diuretics work as well as ACE-inhibitors and calcium channel blockers in protecting against heart attack and improving survival, and offer more protection against congestive heart failure. \n\nThe latest findings from the �Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial� or ALLHAT, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, are published in the June 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. \n\nALLHAT is the largest study to compare these three major classes of medications to treat high blood pressure. The study originally reported in 2002 that diuretics were more beneficial as initial treatment for high blood pressure for protecting against adverse cardiovascular outcomes. This latest analysis shows that even among diabetics and those with mildly elevated fasting glucose � a sign of pre-diabetes � the less costly diuretics are at least as effective, may be more beneficial for some people. \n\nAbout 73 percent of adults with diabetes have high blood pressure � which in diabetic patients is defined as greater than or equal to 130/80 mm Hg � or use prescription medications for their hypertension. Both diabetes and high blood pressure are major risk factors for coronary heart disease, and when both are present, significantly increase the risk for developing heart and kidney diseases. High blood pressure can lead to congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart is weakened and cannot pump enough blood throughout the body. \n\n�Controlling high blood pressure is an urgent concern especially for people with diabetes. Our findings demonstrate the advantages of diuretics in diabetics as well as in those with impaired and normal fasting glucose levels,� said NHLBI director Dr. Elizabeth G. Nabel. �As a physician, I have seen the consequences of poorly controlled hypertension and diabetes. These results show many people and their families can be spared that devastation.� \n\nThe ALLHAT blood pressure study was a randomized, double-blind trial involving 42,418 participants with high blood pressure, ages 55 and older. Of those, 31,512 participants were randomly assigned to a diuretic (chlorthalidone); a calcium channel blocker (amlodipine); an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (lisinopril). 13,101 had diabetes, 1,399 had elevated fasting glucose and 17,012 had normal glucose levels. \n\nCompared with the ACE inhibitor and the calcium channel blocker, the diuretic was: \nMore protective against congestive heart failure in patients both with and without diabetes (by about 1/6 compared with the ACE-inhibitor, and by about 1/3 compared with the calcium channel blocker). \n\n\nMore effective in lowering systolic blood pressure � the measure of blood pressure when the heart beats � among those with and without diabetes. \n\n\nAt least equally protective against fatal coronary heart disease or non-fatal heart attacks in people with diabetes, those with elevated fasting glucose, and non-diabetics. \n\n\nEqually protective against death from all causes, end-stage kidney disease, or cancer in people with diabetes, those with elevated fasting glucose, and non-diabetics. \n\n\nIn Black study participants, more protective against stroke in people with and without diabetes (compared with the ACE-inhibitor). \n\n\n\n�This study shows the advantage of diuretics for preventing congestive heart failure in most people with high blood pressure � regardless of diabetes status. Because some patients may respond differently to medications, they should discuss these results and their treatment with their doctors before making any changes�, advises Dr. Jeffrey Cutler, NHLBI Senior Adviser. \n\nThere were more heart attacks among participants with impaired fasting glucose taking the calcium channel blocker compared with those taking the
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This is an excellent site for explaining the results of a DEXA scan.\n\nhttp://courses.washington.edu/bonephys/opbmd.html
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This has never been studied.\n\nThe good news is that is is probably safe, the bad news is, the reason this is probably so is relacore is CRAP.\n\nWorthless marketing junk. If it worked as it said it would interact with insulin, because it does not work any better than any of the other ephedra wanna-bes it would not be a problem.\n\nEVERY physician will tell you DON'T take the risk. but the real answer is DON'T waste your money , the risk is low becuase the product is worthless and potentially dangerous.\n\nGo ask your doctor about BYETTA.\nA new injectable medicine (non-insulin) called an "incretin"\n\nThe avg pat loses 4 to 6 pounds in the first 1 month and I have seen up to 60 pounds at two years (this is above the avg weight loss)\ninsulin doses go down, and need to be adjusted. there is a high nausea rate, but only 3% of patients stop for this reason.\n\nIt works for weight loss. \n\nIf your doctor is an internist or family pratice they may not be familiar with this med, in that case go see an endocrinologist. It is a safe, brilliant new way for insulin dependant diabetics to get better control of diabetes while losing weight.\n\nTry BYETTA under physician supervision. Please don't try relacore.\nConsider less late night TV too - the infomercials will kill you faster than the diabetes ever could!\nGood luck!
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Yes it does help, if you are taking antacids they inhibit absorption of it because minerals are broke down in stomach acid. For more good info on diabetes check the link below.
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My daughter suffered from severe migraines including vision loss, blacking out, fainting, tunnel vision and vomiting.  We were never able to find relief for her and I'm not sure the medical world actually has anything to cure this.  She tried everything.\nWe then found an all natural product that has medical validation that she decided to try.  She has not had even a mild headache since starting this and no longer worries about fainting at work.  This is an adaptogen which works on all auto-immune deficiencies and we have found it works when nothing else did!  Contact me if you would like to learn more about it.
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For years doctors told me you do not get diabetes from eating a lot of sweet stuff (sugar) but I no longer believe that. I used to use 3 tsp. of sugar in every cup of hot beverage. I now find that doing that put a lot of stress on the pancreas.\n\nI cut way down on sugar, my diabetes is under control-recently my dr. took me off of diabetic medication and I have lost 22 lbs!\nOthers who have stopped certain brands of diabetic oral medication have also experienced weight loss. Brochures that come with your prescription will often mention weight gain as side-effects and it is true! Ask your doctor, if you go on medication, if there is one that will not have that side effect. I got up to 188 lbs! My weight continues to decline!\n\nI scarffed down sweets much of my life-please try and wean yourself off of it-the price to your health is not worth it! Diabetes is now in eptidomic porportions in this country and we have to make choices that,in the end, effect us a life-time. marlyne B
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you havn.t give your ritalin script in girl......i have been on dexedrine ten years now,i read 60mg made you really "speedy." well i was given it not knowing what it was,buy a stupid dr.anyway your tolorance soon grows with dexedrine im on 200mg a day.yea,40 dex a day,i hardly feel it.Unless im coming off,the only diffrence between dex and ritalin is one is amphet,rit is coke,no matter what the drs say......snort one youll rave.Coming off amphetamine can be bad,in my case,its a big NO NO withdrawl to extreme.It is normal to feel depressed,as it fills you with confidence,and a good feeling.It does damage the brain with long term use.....Ste.Q.