A few years ago a drug called Orlistat was developed to help BLOCK fat calories from the meals you eat. There are two forms of Orlistat available - The prescription 120 mg version called Xenical® and an over the counter 60 mgs version called Alli®.
What seemed like a great idea at the beginning, soon turned into a "messy" one.
| ORLISTAT (Xenical® & Alli®) "Fat Blocker" Side-Effects | ||||||
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Clinical Stats On Orlistat Usage
Below are "Commonly Observed Adverse Events" based on FIRST YEAR usage of Orlistat, at 120 mgs, 3x daily. Which is a TOTAL of 3 capsules of Xenical or 6 capsules of Alli daily usage.
| Adverse Side-Effects | Orlistat % Patients = 1913 |
Placebo % Patients = 1466 |
| Oily Spotting | 36.3 | 1.1 |
| Flatus Gas with Discharge | 33.8 | 0.8 |
| Fecal Urgency | 29.3 | 2.4 |
| Fatty/Oily Stool | 24.9 | 1.3 |
| Oily Evacuation | 22.6 | 0.4 |
| Increased Defecation | 18.7 | 1.9 |
| Fecal Incontinence | 13.3 | 0.7 |
As you can clearly see with the above table, individuals using Orlistat, had some VERY uncomfortable and EXTREMELY embarrassing "episodes" and negative side-effects.
My Personal Experiencing With Xenical
Now, in all honesty, I DID give Xenical a try when it first came out. I was curious to see if it really worked and if it would be worth the "risk", based on the side-effects. After all, how cool would it be to still eat some fat and not gain weight?
But at the prescribed 120 mg dosage, it just gave me a lot of side-effects - mainly BATHROOM issues (if you know what I mean). And the longer I was on it and higher the dose, the worse the side-effects got!
Alli - New 60 mg Over-The-Counter Dosage
Recently, a non-prescription OTC version was available - which is HALF the dosage of the prescription Xenical and hence, instead of 120mgs, it's 60 mgs. I haven't given it a try, but half a dozen of my patients have and they have said the side-effects are less, but they have seen NO results after 2 months of usage (hence, a waste of money!). They had to double the dose to see some weight loss, but then the side-effects started.
Conclusion - It's An Easy Decision ...
Why take an EXPENSIVE drug that at the correct effective dosage, has some very uncomfortable and embarrassing negative effects ... and at a lower dosage does NOTHING (except empty your wallet)... When you can take CHEATmeals™, which has NONE of the side effects, it's a fraction of the price AND blocks carbohydrates and sugars, in addition to the fat?!! It's a clear choice ... CHEATmeals™ wins every time!