Danger of Diet Pill:
Diet Pill Dangers
There are a number of products on the market, both prescription and non-prescription, which claim to be effective weight loss tools. Many of these have been associated with serious medical risks, including heart abnormalities, heart attack, tachycardia, stroke, seizures, and death. The side effects sound daunting, but how realistic are they?
Diet pills fall into several different categories. Most are appetite suppressants of some type, and they are generally stimulants with effects similar to those of amphetamines. They are approved for treatment of obesity, where the medical logic states the health risks associated with gross overweight tip the scales with the risks associated with the drug.Hmmmm.... come again?
But for someone who has less than 30 pounds to lose, the risks are far less cut and dried. While the FDA and manufacturers allow sketchy and dangerous drugs to hit the American public routinely, over the counter medications can be just as dangerous. Same with "herbal" diet pills.
Even though the manufacturers of over the counter diet pills don't enjoy the bed politics of Big Pharm and the FDA, they can be just as bad for your body as an addiction to amphetamines or a prescription appetite suppressant. These pills are not subject to FDA review, be that better or for worse. Instead, the manufacturer is held responsible for the safety and effectiveness of their products.
Here are some things you can do to lessen the risks associated with using diet pills.
Research is your friend. There's a lot of information out there about drugs and so-called herbs like ephedra, ephinedrine, phentermine and sibutramine. Know what you're taking and what the risks are so you can watch for side effects.
Always talk to a nutrionalist or herbalist before you start taking any drug or herbal supplement. If you're on prescription drugs, talk to the doc about diet pills. Many of them interact poorly with other drugs, or have an adverse effect on chronic conditions.
Follow the dosage label. Overdoses of stimulant medications, which are a component of most weight loss preparations, can be serious and severe, like overdosing on any drug or prescribed medication.Here at H & B we don't recommend any diet pills whatsoever. The best way to lose weight is by changing your eating habits and lifestyle and exercise, exercise, exercise. Like everything in life, there are very few quick and easy solutions.
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