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| 2 | Weight Loss | Weight Gain!!!! Tiredness and constipation. Bloating. | Have been taking for 3 weeks and as I said - have gained 2 kilos. I have a pretty good diet [except the wine] and i am only 5-10 kg over weight. Any suggestions or comments would be much appreciated. You can email me. | F | 40 | 20 days | 1/8/2010 | 3 | Maintain Weight loss after reductil | Oily gas, cramp, skipping my period occasionnally. | Had lost 35 kg with reductil and doc prescribed me xenical to maintain the weight. Works well... take 1 or 2 daily but I'm "addicted" to it and cannot stop it because i'm affraid i will gain back all the weight... | F | 28 | 6 months | 1/2/2010 | 4 | Lose 15 pounds | Lethargy and the trots | I tried it for a couple of days with no side effects - or weight loss either. This morning, WHAMMO!!! I didn't quite make it to work. I'm glad it's working. I was worried that I'd have paid all of that $$$$ and it wouldn't work at all. We'll see if I lose weight. I feel like a hippo right now. | F | 49 | 4 days | 11/30/2009 | 4 | To help me loose and control weight | I havent had any as yet. I must say, i am very healthy at the moment. I also joined Weigh Less, so will be able to give you my reslults after Wednesday, to see if it helps. | I do feel like going to the bathroom more, but had no problems when there. I think its good for you to go as much as possible. Its like detoxing. | F | 32 | 11/9/2009 | 5 | Weight loss after having a baby | Orange stools, slight headaches | I have been taking xenical for one week, alongside a relatively low fat diet and have lost (to my surprise) 3kg. I haven't been that carefull with the amount of fat I have eaten and have been caught out once. Towards the end of the week though I started to become a little constipated, has anyone else experienced this? I'm pleased with the product and hoping that the weight loss will continue :O) | F | 30 | 7 days | 10/31/2009 | 5 | Weight loss | Loose stools, more frequent and more urgent visits to the bathroom. | Have seen excellent results - lost 7 kilos in the first month. Also started cycling twice a week which has helped. The side affects are only slight if you stick to low fat foods. | M | 33 | 5 weeks | 10/20/2009 | 5 | overweight | Initially had issue with wind but soon went with mint tea, after a week stopped having to use that. On whole not had other issues. on thyroxine, insulin and gliclazide aswell as bp pills and statins. blood glucose levels dropped almost immediately! No longer take glicklazide, dropped long acting insulin by third and insulin with meals by half. not been weighed recently but dropped from 18 to 14 jeans and lost almost 2" off waist. very pleased so far! | F | 48 | 7 weeks | 10/13/2009 | 5 | obese teenager | in the first couple of weeks i didnt get any side effects, i felt great and completely normal. yesterday was the first time that i had orange, oily stool. this can be explained though, because i ate kfc and didnt watch my points that day. it wasnt bad/painful though. | i weighed 120kilos when starting xenical, honestly it has changed my life. i cant remember a time when i loved shopping, my body and clothing so much! i wore a size 24-26 for the past year, which is horrible as a teen in highschool. in just four weeks im now wearing size 18 jeans! big big big improvement, i cant believe it. i can now also fit into (the biggest size though) of normal clothes, not pluz size for once! i currenty weigh 112kgs. its great, i dont feel like a burden to myself, family or friends. its now october and ill probably stay on xenical until january, just to get over the xmas period. xenical is great, i havent had any side effects and it has boosted my fitness, confidence and ability to love myself.. email me if you wish for any other details. | F | 17 | 4 weeks | 9/30/2009 | 2 | Overweight | None on the usual stated. I actually gained 12lb in 4 weeks even though I had kept my diet under the recommended fat intake limit. I stopped taking it after this 4 weeks on advice of dietician and pretty much binged on all the things i missed the following week. During that week I lost 5lbs !! | For some reason this really didn't work for me and I have no idea why. I am yet to find anything on the net about other people who have actually gained weight whilst taking this drug. | F | 33 | 4 weeks | 9/3/2009 | 5 | weight loss | Fatty stools if eaten high fat meals, achy teeth | First week, good results | F | 27 | 8 days | 8/29/2009 | 5 | obese | only slight hunger pains due to less/healthier food consumed than previously | this product is great! although expensive, ive seen results. i feel fine and normal in every way. just make sure you keep under the 30gram limit fat intake or you will pay in leakage and disgusting toilet habits. there isnt much help on the internet for a diet under 30grams so ill give you a typical day for me: four strawberries, a banana and a kiwi fruit for breakfast with a dollop of low fat yogurt on it - 2.5grams museli bar - 6grams steamed brocolli, carrot and potato with chicken - 12grams vita weats with vegemite - 3.5 grams grilled chicken breast with white rice and side salad - 6grams this can be varied accordingly. i find xenical great and im thankful for this product and my weight loss! | F | 17 | 1 weeks | 8/26/2009 | 5 | To lose 6 stone gained in last 5 yr | Headaches and oily poo. no major side effects, had no accidents as yet. | Been on this for 23 days and lost 9lbs. So far so good. Has changed the choices I make with food now as do not want to experience nasty side affects. | F | 25 | 23 days | 8/23/2009 | 5 | Weight loss | No side effects really. Kept fat content low-have regular bowel movements orangy-Brown lost 24 lbs. in 10 weeks. | I am having success on this medication. long term goal is to lose 125 lbs. over 2-year period | M | 52 | 10 weeks | 7/23/2009 | 4 | Weight Loss | Headaches/Lethargy/rumbly guts | You will only have oily stool if you are eating to much fat. But overall this has worked really well with me | M | 24 | 60 days | 7/16/2009 | 5 | To help me loose weight | The only sideeffects I have experienced are the ones I have asked for by eating too much fatty foods which causes the horrible orange diarreah. | I started off with "Alli" which in Norway has half the amount of orlistat in it. It worked fine so I asked my doctor for a prescription on Xenical.(Which has twice the amount of orlistad and half the prize) I have no sideeffects of the pill unless I eat too much fatty food. The pill helps me get consious about what I put in my mouth, and together it has made me loose 1 kg every week so far. I have tried every diet available before this without effect, but this pill har really helped med loose weight and made me more consious about my intake of food. | F | 46 | 2 months | 6/25/2009 | 5 | to help me loose weigh | Lot of gas in my stomach. A bit rash on my skin, But I think Is due to thefact that my body is expeling the fat. Nothing major. | Firts of all I want to say, I exercise every day. 40 min on the bicycle, 45 to 1 hour running/walking with the dog and a bit of weigh and sit up. Is hard! Before start xenical I was 81kg. In 3 week`s time I lost 4 kg, the exercise and xenical together done the job. There is one problem only. Gas in my stomac. When I`m home is fine, but at work is really unconfortble, I need to run to the toilet every 30min and hope noone is there. If I don`t go it hurt. I know is not the solution, but is helping me alot. Once I reach my ideal wiegh I`m gonna stop xenical and keep going with the exercise. I`ve done soo many diet nothig really work, but since I change my life style (wich was really hard) I`m happy. God I was soo blind b4. I`m healthy now and I`m planning to have a child with my partner and is really imprtant for me to give a good example to my child. I don`t want him to think that be overweigh is ok. I would like to thanks the persnon that invent xenical. Good luck with your weigh loss to all of you. Melissa | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 6/13/2009 | 5 | overweight | I am on Xenical since end of November. I lost 16kg. My weight was 94 kg at the begin.I eat healthy diet, and do a walking excersise 3 times a week.This pill is brilliant!!!! | F | 30 | 7 months | 6/4/2009 | 4 | Overweight | Loose oily stools, only once though when I ate something that didn't agree with "the plan" | I have been on it for a week and a half and have lost only one pound, however I am noticing a difference in how my clothing fits, so I think I am losing inches moreso than poundage. I did not have any side effects at all except a bit of gas... that was until I made taco's the other night. I even used 85% lean ground beef AND rinsed it when I strained it to get ALL the excess fat off. Note to self and others.... taco's even if HOME MADE are NOT a good idea! I do get the occasional headache here and there more than I usually do but my water intake is not the best, so I am working on that. Otherwise I am very happy with the way this drug is helping me learn to eat properly! If you didn't have the horrible side effects I don't think you'd really see what these foods that are high in fat content really do to your body. It's an eye opener that's for sure! | F | 27 | 11 days | 5/23/2009 | 3 | 5 stone overweight | none as yet, 1st day of taking tablets today, although i feel a headache coming on, maybe because i have read all the comments. I am heading for a bumpy road ahead!! | F | 37 | 1 days | 5/21/2009 | 3 | Overweight | Can anyone help? Been taking tablets with a low fat diet for 3 days... most people report orange stools or brown oily stools... should i be worried that i am experiencing a quite bright green oily situation? it was a shock! Any advice please????? | Apart from as stated... i feel a little light headed shortly after taking tablets. I haven't felt too hungry either which was a surprise. Not sure that has anything to do with the tablets. | F | 30 | 3 days | 5/16/2009 | 3 | Weight loss | Headaches, slightly out of it / lilght headed feeling. | You must eat a low fat diet with this medication (or suffer the consequences of the oily excretions) and drink lots of water - that is why I think I had headaches when I first started taking it. If you eat a relatively low fat diet your stools will still be a bit oily but not too bad. A maxipad is a good safety net though. | F | 38 | 6 days | 5/13/2009 | 3 | Lose weight | No side effects except the normal stated here - e.g. being caught out once (and only once!!!) when I tried to pass wind while not on the toilet. Worst problem at work was that people kept complaining about the oily residue in the toilet and wanting to know who was leaving it. Finally resorted to using about a quarter roll of toilet paper to seep up the oil and help it flush away. | I used Xenical for about 9 months in 2006/2007 and lost 13 kgs. The side effects helped make sure I kept relatively fat free. In fact, I had no side effects for the first 2 weeks. The first time I suffered them was after a night out at a very "high in fat" French restaurant resulting in shocking side effects for the next 2 days. However, I thought I would mention one other possible long term side effect which might or might not be related to Xenical. I am post menopausal and recently my Skin Specialist gave me a Vitamin D blood test as it is essential for promoting calcium absorption in your gut. My reading was sub 40, which was very low, but also highly unusual as I get lots and lots of sunshine (I own a farm and work outdoors most of the day without sunscreen!) and also I eat lots of fresh eggs and tinned tuna and salmon. If anyone should have high D, I should. The only thing we can come up with is my 9 months of Xenical which would have inhibited the absorption of vitamin D as it is fat absorbed and Xenical was getting rid of any excess fat I was intaking. 18 months after ceasing Xenical, I'm now thinking it may still be inhibiting my absorption of vitamin D. Who knows? I'm just throwing it out there as a possible side effect and I would suggest post menopausal women who have taken Xenical for a while, have their vitamin D levels checked to make sure they're OK for absorbing calcium - hopefully to avoid osteoporosis. | F | 58 | 9 months | 4/20/2009 | 4 | Lose Weight | PLEASE HELP!!!!! I am at 250 and NEED to lose weight NOW due to my health. I have Lupus and a Under Active Thyroid which is fighting against me all together. I have taken Xenical before, about 7 yrs ago and it worked great then (I lost 30 pds is 2 mths, very fast). I did eat healthy and drank water in stead of pop, so that helped out a lot. The oily discharge does come almost everytime you eat and you need to be prepared. Ware heavy pads on your rear end. Because it is only doing its job, by getting rid of the fat in your body. | I am on a thyroid medicine for my under active thyroid and was told by my doctor not to take the Xenical due to side effects. But I searched on line and ran across a web site that said I could take the two medicines together as long as they are taken 4 hrs apart. Does anyone take thyroid medicine along with Xenical. If so how does it work and have you had any side effects? | F | 37 | 2 months | 3/23/2009 | 5 | Weight | I have had the usual bowel movements with oily stool. I have good control so have not experienced any accidents. I experimented with this first week and have not changed my diet. Would you believe I have lost 2 lbs regardless. When I start going to the gym and cut some of the fat from my diet, weight will drop off of me. I cant barely wait. | I know the side effects are unappealing and can actually be uncomfortable, but if you cut a good amount of fat from your diet, you cant go wrong. Yes, it is expensive, but since when has losing weight ever been easy or cheap? | F | 33 | 7 days | 3/18/2009 | 2 | weight loss | bad pain in left hand side of stomach, under ribcage.nausea, orange oily stools | I am concerned I have done long term damage to my spleen or other organ. incredible pain in side. not worth it all - lost no weight | F | 30 | 7 days | 2/16/2009 | 3 | over wieght | Mild wind thats all!! no urgent poos, no oils, no cramps | Is it normal to have this less side effects. Ive been eatin low fat diet, no rubbish etc. Is it just delayed? HELP i am a busy working mum and want to be prepared!!! | F | 23 | 5 days | 2/10/2009 | 1 | For weight loss. | Horrible orange oily discharge from butt, without warning, with extremely foul odor. | I'd rather be fat than take this nasty drug. | F | 50 | 3 days | 2/10/2009 | 4 | over 400lbs | orange poo, bad gas, cramps, teeth pain, | great product, it really keeps you inline because if you stray you will fill your pants with the evil orange. Also i have found that fiber bars help and fish seems to help not get the cramps, Beef isnt my friend anymore and chicken isnt nice either | M | 30 | 11 days | 2/7/2009 | 1 | overweight | release of oily substance into underwear without warning.Very Very embarrising this has happend twice in a 9hr period.Scared to take it as job takes me a long way from a toilet. | M | 58 | 7 days | 1/31/2009 | 3 | To lose weight | 1st day of taking xenical and no side effects ..... or so i thought, taking 3 tablets 2day , 1 with my special K , 1 with my grilled chicken jacket potato and salad and 1 with a bowl of boiled rice and now i cant stop beening sick, have had banging head aches for 5 hours now is this normal? Also what food is best to eat with this medicine as first time user? HELP!! | F | 20 | 1 days | 1/23/2009 | 2 | overweight many years | The usual dreaded orange...... but only after two weeks of use? Why not at the beginning? Haven't taken a tablet for 2 days now and still have the orange problems! Has anyone else found this delay? Haven't changed diet. | Somebody wrote that if you take it with Metamucil it's much better - how many others feel this is the case? Feel washed out, tired, no great benefit yet. | F | 58 | 14 days | 1/18/2009 | 4 | Weight loss | Oily in toilet and more frequent bowel movements. You need to were a maxipad all the time in case of leaks. | I have lost approx. 16 pounds without much of a change to my diet. I think I will loose more once I add in some exercise. The weight comes off gradually. My only complaint is you have to be careful going out to eat and the constant need to clean the orange oil film in your toilet. I do think the product is pricey, but I will continue to use since I don't want to be fat. | F | 44 | 7 months | 1/16/2009 | 3 | start weight 94 kg | diahrrea once | I notice some weight loss after 2 weeks on Xenical, after 4 weeks i lost 4kg, then I had one week off, cause couldn't get GP appoitment, 2 more weeks on Xenical-no weight loss so far :( i eat healthily, walk fast 6 km a day, still no effect, any one, had the same troubles??? | F | 28 | 1/2/2009 | 3 | BMI is 31 | None, nothing, zilch..wonder if its working?? | I have taken this for two weeks now, given to me by my GP. First week was amazing and i lost 2 kilos. I keep my fat intake to less than 30grams per day and no carbs after lunch and no root veg at all. Second week..nothing..nadda..silch..zero weight loss and feeling a little tired. Eating the right things are easier then I thought. But I wonder if I am doing something wrong? I am 13 stone 5 pounds and only 5'5. Doctor did loads of test to find out why I have gained so much weight in the last 8 months ..no answers on that yet.. Anyone else not seeing weight loss and following the rules? I take the pills every time I eat and atleast 3 times per day. I have even started to exercise.. Any advice out there in cyber world? | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 12/29/2008 | 3 | To lose Weight | I got cold like symptoms(coughing green stuff)and my lungs hurt.I was also very itchy all over my body and my skin got very dry almost like scales. Runny stool after eating pizza.silly me. | I have not taken it faithfully as I am afraid of the side effects but I think that if I take it faithfully for any length of time the symptoms may lesson. I am also not going to take it three times a day and go to 1 or 2 depending on what I eat. That will lesson the symptoms as well. | F | 28 | 1 weeks | 12/10/2008 | 5 | obese 94kg,need to lose at least 25 | bloating, diahorrea once | It took 2 weeks for me to experience side effect-diahorrea,after i ate fatty meal-next morning. Just wanted to check if it works:) 1st week-no weight loss after 2 weeks - 2 kgs, and in 3rd week I lost 1 more kg, i eat helthy, and never felt better in my life/ | F | 28 | 21 days | 12/7/2008 | 2 | Obese, need to lose 4 stone | Extreme bloating | No increase in bowel movements after a week. No oily stools, nothing, jsut a lot of bloating - so much that it feels like I have a rock in my stomach! Feel fatter than ever. Will give it a month til my next review then if I've not lost anything will stop taking it. I eat healthy and exercise at least three times a week as it is, so unless it markedly improves, i'm off! | F | 29 | 1 weeks | 11/28/2008 | 4 | under active causing overweight | all the usual but lost 70ibs in 8 months | I have been off it for 3 years but am experiencing stomach problems which my GP has no idea how to cure after all types of tests with no cure to the daily discharge after opening bowels which is ruining my life.Immodium and other products only slightly help.Any ideas as I am getting depressed about it | M | 53 | 10 months | 10/27/2008 | 1 | Anerexic | near death | should be tackon off the market was sold to me even thow im only 47kgs | F | 15 | 2 weeks | 8/25/2008 | 2 | needed to lose the 4 stone I | the oily stools and wind we unbearable | did however go on to lose my 4 stone in 4 months on the alizonne diet costs alot but works | F | 41 | 4 weeks | 8/12/2008 | 5 | Lose weight for daughter's wedding | Constipated first couple days, then the usual oily stools (or worse!) with too much fat intake. | Works for me. It keeps me from cheating on my diet. It's simple, if you eat too much fat you may not make it to the toilet in time. And it's not like you can eat fat and not take a pill to escape the side effects because it stays in your system for several days. You can still have a drink because alcohol is sugar, not fat. When I need something sweet I eat licorice which has no fat. | F | 54 | 4 months | 7/23/2008 | 3 | Havnt started it yet, but bought it | I bought it of Health express, on internet, had to fill in form on line to have a doctor confirm if i could use it, but its fine, so if you cant get it go there. | F | 43 | 0 days | 7/22/2008 | 3 | weight loss | typical "treament effects", | Only taking for 5 days, had one leakage of oil but realized my dinner the night before had more fat that calculated. Also noted that if I eat rice or a whole grain bread with my meal I am less likely to see the oil in the bowl. Could the oil be absorbed by the rice??? just a thought. If this can kick start me to weight loss after years of not being able to drop a pound despite exercise and diet then I will put up with the "treatment effects. If you want to laugh though read: http://www.thewvsr.com/alli.htm Pretty funny | F | 40 | 5 days | 5/30/2008 | 1 | overweight depressed with it!!! | I took these before with no results, and decided to give them another try,, but nothing,, no poos, no nothing!!! Y :( | F | 41 | 1 weeks | 5/26/2008 | 3 | need to lose 4 stone | never ending headache and slightly out of it feeling and sometimes dizziness, bloated and earache | been having a low fat diet whilst taking xenical. Anyone experienced the same? | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 5/9/2008 | 3 | want to lose 50 pounds | none yet.... | I need to lose 50 pounds. I was 136 when I became pregnant with identical twin.....6 years later, after several antidepressants I am 189. :-(( Please give me hope that this xenical will help me. I am a pretty health concious person. I eat a fairly healthy diet. I have thyroid disease, but, that is in check with medication. | F | 39 | 3 days | 4/20/2008 | 1 | lose weight duh! | first prescription: oily stools, oil stains in toilet (and underpants), diahreaa | second prescription: not working. None of the side effects experienced with first prescription. | F | 60 | 1 years | 4/6/2008 | 3 | overweight | orange poo trumps and oily distarage | i have type 1 diabetis and struggleing with my weight all my life 1 weigh 17 stone and i am only 5ft 2 the doctor has given me zenical but scared to take it with the bad sise effects dont know what to do | F | 33 | 7 days | 4/3/2008 | 5 | Weight Loss | Oily stools, orange toilet pan, risky farts, mild stomach pain | All in all this drug is sensational imo. I use it together with exercise and have lost about a stone in a month. For anyone taking Anti Depressants, it certainly works to counter any Weight gain from AD's which is what Ive been looking for for years. Side effects really can catch you out, but are well well worth it if being a porker gets you down!! | M | 32 | 40 days | 3/9/2008 | 4 | obese | bloating | F | 55 | 8 weeks | 2/11/2008 | 3 | Overweight | Oily poo, itcy ears and legs, pain in my legs uncontrolable ugre to go to the toilet. Just feeling awful | I have been taking the tablets for 2 weeks when i started i was 17stone and i have gone down to 16.5 stones in a week. However i'm scared to eat for fear of having an acident i think these pills are a good way of changing how ppl like us look at food by installing fear and consequence's which where never there before. I have stopped taking them for the time being as i am to scared right now i think i need to talk to a GP or summin. If anyone can give advise please do inregards to side effects ect | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 2/10/2008 | 3 | lose weight | oily stool, stomach upset | I've been taking Alli for about 4 weeks and have lost about 8 pounds. I've kept my diet very low fat-under 30g a day. I've had the "treatment effects" but I've also developed a very sensitive stomach. I easily get a stomach ache,nausea, and vomiting that has lasted for a day or more. This has happened several times now so I am finished taking it. Has anyone else experienced stomach problems? | F | 55 | 1 months | 2/4/2008 | 3 | lose weight | lost of hair depression and inregular period .I had problem with my stool only a first like the first month I could go and then the next month my doctor change my diet and I was going to much especcially when I had turkey burger so I learned and did not take the pill with that meal (u have to take vitamins because I did not and so I lost a lot of hair and the vitamin b12 was very low and it made me more sensitive to pain )When I stopped takeing the pill I slowly gained my weight back and it is strange but it all became cellulite so now I can't look at my self in the mirror .I do not know if is normal when u lose and gain the weight back up now i have colesterol problem and my metabolism went from 2'4 to 4.8 so it slow down again I do not know if is the medicine but I am 28 and I weight in pound 215 .I am know tring to lose weight but becaus eof my slow metabolism I am thinking of take in back but I do not know I am so confused I would like to talk to a honest doc that will tell me if i | I LOST 20 KG IN 3 MONTHS IT WAS GREAT | F | 28 | 3 months | 1/25/2008 | 4 | weight loss | lethargy, itchy / sore anus, increased flatulence and the dreaded oily turd. | Most of my weight problem stems from a) being a chef and eating all day and b) drinking too much alcohol. I've managed to get down to 88kg from 95kg in one month taking this drug, with only a modest adjustment to my diet. I'm finding the side effects amusing more than inconvienient but I guess thats alright for me being a bloke! I feel sorry for the ladies though... | M | 34 | 1 months | 12/3/2007 | 3 | over weight | orange stools orange farts orange oily leaks weight lose lol | i haven't actully lost lbs but i am shrinking. when i started my waist was 46inchs nowits 40inchs so it must be working i need to lose 4 stone so i might be here for some time dont like the orange stuff but oh well i'm losing weight. i'm not eating alot of fat the orange stuff only attacksin the morning | F | 26 | 4 days | 11/9/2007 | 5 | very overweight. | Very windy, urgent need to use toilet. | I was prescribed these tablets by my GP last week, as I told him I find it very hard to lose weight on my own, I tend to binge eat regularly. Also,as a big help, they are free on prescription if you live in Wales, UK, as all prescribed medication is now. I also joined WW on the same day as I started them, so it gives me more motivation not to eat a high fat diet. I don't think the side effects would bother me too much, it's a small price to pay for the outcome. | F | 39 | 6 days | 11/6/2007 | 5 | lose weight | Piles of poop in the toilet. Orange greasy circles in the toilet, but only when I have foods that have lots of fats in them. If you know you are going to be eating a very big meal, take a xenical with it, but then be prepared for your stomach to start rumbling and a few stomach cramps, but they are not bad at all. My daughter could hear my belly last night. It was funny. I can't believe how much grease a person actually eats. Ewwwwwwww | Great way to lose weight and to clean your system out. | F | 42 | 2 years | 10/9/2007 | 2 | Weight Loss | Bloating, orange leaky stool, cramps, and stomach pain. The pain has gotten so bad that I stopped taking Xenical and went to see a doctor. They found cyst inside my stomach. I had taken Xenical for 3 months. | F | 41 | 3 months | 10/8/2007 | 3 | 140 kgs @ 24 yrs of age | only 1. oily discharge with or without gas discharge, without any knowledge for 3 days after it had been a week of dosage, then i stopped taking xenical for 2 days. now again i have been taking xenical for a week and no oil is passing with the gas. does this mean that the medicine is not working anymore? | only 1. oily discharge with or without gas discharge, without any knowledge for 3 days after it had been a week of dosage, then i stopped taking xenical for 2 days. now again i have been taking xenical for a week and no oil is passing with the gas. does this mean that the medicine is not working anymore? | M | 24 | 2 weeks | 10/3/2007 | 4 | overweight causing bad joint pain | bad wind which leaked oily goo, very loose oily stools, slight cramping when i had to go to the toilet, occasional accidents | taking this was a last resort for me because i had tried every diet and reductil and nothing worked well, i was well warned about the side effects by my doctor, but it didnt prepare me when it did hit, i had about 4 days where i thought they wernt working, then BAM i was living in my toilet, i was not working at the time as i had bad pain in my knee joints, this wasnt caused by being overweight, but if was certinaly making things worse,i couldnt work or do any kind of exercise because of them i dont know my weight in kilos, but i was almost 14 stone, and im only 5ft 1inch, way to heavy, when i went out, i had to wear a pad as i leaked orange goo, and the urge to go just came on so so suddenly,i only had cramps just before i had to go, so that was a warning for me, i think a major point of these tablets is to make you change your eating habits as well, because you cant eat fatty foods, and if you start eating them again after you stop them, then the weight will just go straight back on, | F | 27 | 4 months | 10/2/2007 | 1 | Over weight | Oily wind - v.bad diahorhea. Bloating and stomach pain | What a nightmare! Have been taking xenical for a week and feel completely wasted. Have severe diahorhea and def. can't brief wind for fear of soiling my pants. Have had three episodes of oily leakage without wind which was indescriably embarassing. There has to be a better way to loose weight than this!!! | F | 40 | 7 days | 9/24/2007 | 3 | lose weight | some "treatment effects" - oily stools, sudden urgency | I was already pretty good at sticking to a low fat diet, but I am amazed at how much fat and grease I am passing even when sticking to 45 G of fat for the whole day (no more than 15 at a meal). Hey - better out my behind than on my hips! The side effects are not as bad as they sound -- at least if you eat relatively low fat. | M | 51 | 2 weeks | 9/21/2007 | 4 | overweight | Some oily discharge in the stool but not much. Increased frequency in need to use the washroom. | I have been taking it for 8 days now. I have had one day of side effects which were to be expected because I ate poorly the night before! I won't do that again!!!!! I continue to work out 6 days a week plus monitor my diet. I haven't weighed myself yet. | F | 34 | 8 days | 9/13/2007 | 4 | I've got a thyroid condition | I have the regular oily stools, gassy experience, bad wind etc but my main side effect which i havent seen anyone mentioned is itcy and sore rectum. Am i really the only person having this experience even though it is one of the side effects mentioned on the website? lol | Works very well, | F | 42 | 4 days | 9/6/2007 | 3 | overweigh | Orange oily poo. Acne. | Have lost about 2-3 kgs so far and haven't really been eating all that healthy.. It makes you pay for it. | F | 23 | 5 weeks | 9/2/2007 | 3 | Weight Loss | Am yet to take xenical yet, my doctor prescribed it to me but failed to help me and give me advice. I know I should be eating foods with less fat-but was fat percentage am i aiming for on food packageing.. If anyone could give me some advice would be much appreciated. Thank you. | Am yet to take xenical yet, my doctor prescribed it to me but failed to help me and give me advice. I know I should be eating foods with less fat-but was fat percentage am i aiming for on food packageing.. If anyone could give me some advice would be much appreciated. Thank you. | F | 24 | 0 days | 8/29/2007 | 3 | Lose weight | oily and orange poop, acne | It took about a week for me to feel that it was working. It helped me change my diet, I was scared to eat fatty foods (especially red meat and fried foods). Is the acne normal? I've never really had that problem. Tip to women taking Xenical: wear a sanitary pad at all times. Men, if you can stomach wearing a pad, go for it. | F | 32 | 3 weeks | 8/20/2007 | 4 | overweight | side effects are temporary so hang in there at the beginning - oily poo if u eat too much fat, smelly farts | I have lost about seven kilos in three months but my weight by the scales has plateaued but my waist is still getting smaller - muscle weighs more than fat and I am exercising heaps. Hope to give it up in about six weeks - the cost of X is killing me! | F | 51 | 3 months | 8/10/2007 | 5 | To Lose Weight | I have been taking Xenical since late May and I before then my weight was 425lbs, now my current weight is 368lbs and I am just so blessed that this pill is working. I am really determined to lose the weight and this pill has been a great aid in doing so. Yes, I have the oily stool but you take the bitter with the sweet you know?~~~ | I say to anyone who is serious about losing weight, this is a wonderful companion to your dedication and willpower because the pill wont work a miracle on it's own, you have got to change your habits. | F | 32 | 3 months | 8/7/2007 | 4 | To lose weight quickly | No side effects but i havent eaten anything which contained high fat. | I thought i would have lost more weight than this. Started at 14 stone 12 now weigh 14 stone 5 So half a stone in two weeks isnt bad.im quite happy with that. I found with other diets that i lost weight quickly at the beginning but it came to a plateau for the next few weeks. I have been dieting on and off since i was 11 years old. Tried various slimming clubs. This time i changed my diet to a low fat one. I had a shock when i rang the xenical support to register and they told me how many grams of fat was in an egg alone....9g I have found the site helpful and they gave me some very good advice over the phone. I hope to continue on the drug until i have lost all my weight and will send another update after my gp visit in 2 weeks. | F | 43 | 17 days | 7/18/2007 | 3 | To Lose weight | Orange Oily Smelly Poo, Headaches, nausea, diareah | I started this a week ago and so far i have lost 2 or 3 pounds (the scale veries)The first 3 days i didn't see anything happining. but on day 4 i noticed all the symptoms and that i had lost a few pounds. I actually had to add fat to my diet though to get it to start working. | F | 31 | 6 days | 7/18/2007 | 4 | Weight loss | Some diarrhea, oily.. | I think the benefits of this drug make the side effects well worth the hassle. | F | 26 | 21 days | 7/17/2007 | 3 | I'm overweight | Smelling, loose, orange stools.... oil discharge that comes without me knowing it!!! Mild cramping. | On day 3 of Xenical - first two days were uneventful. Day 3 however, after eating a low-fat cereal - lets just say I'm glad I was at home. Not going to take with lunch as I have errands to run. I think I will just take while I'm at the house. Haven't weighed - but can feel that it is working. Has made me watch my fat intake... | F | 34 | 3 days | 7/9/2007 | 4 | To lose weight | Orange Oily Stool, very minor stomach cramping, sudden urge to use the bathroom after eating food with heavy amount of fat. | Needed to lose 20 lbs. I'm 5 foot 7 and about 165 pounds...would like to get around 145 or less. I lost 7 pounds within 7 days of starting. Worked very good for me since I'm only overweight because I eat fatty foods. If you are dieting and exercising and eating all of the right foods it may not do much, but if you are like me and have a decent metabolism but do not eat the right foods it seems to work wonders. Also I'm only taking half of the normally prescribed dose. | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 7/6/2007 | 2 | overweight | oily stools,constipation,acne | i will like to know if it's normal the acne and the constipation for the first week I am very concern, fiber has helped me a lot,I am eating very healthy but still dont see any weight loos, please someone help me.. | F | 24 | 7 days | 7/5/2007 | 4 | Incentive to eat less high fat food | None to date | 2nd comment, not sure what happened to the first...anyhow...I have read alot about this med and I think it can mean different things to different people. For me, I am taking it as a deterrence from eating high fat junk food. I have lost 60+ lbs in the past 24 months and stuck at 195 (5'7) due to mental block. I am using Alli (from Costco-150 pills for $66) to help get past this. I do not eat more than 15gm of fat per meal and average 1200-1400 cal's per day. I do not want the gross side effects so as long as I take this med, 1 or 2 x per day until they are gone, I will NOT eat high fat food. I will post back and update on occasion. Highly recommend this for people who are already willing to eat less high fat foods in the diet and need extra incentive to not binge. I do not see this med as long term help, only short term. I don't think there is any cheating either as from what others have posted about eating high fat foods 3 days AFTER not having taken xenical. I think any food eaten in | F | 40 | 5 days | 7/3/2007 | 4 | Lose weight | Day 2 and no side affects | My stats 5'7, currently 200 after losing 60+ lbs in 24 months. Weight lost by eating less, moving more. I am stuck at this weight. Will get to 195, then sabotage myself and gain back to 200. I decided to try Alli (Xenical) as a tool to get past this mental block. I don't see Alli as a magic pill. I see it as a deterrent from eating high fat foods. If I follow eating small portions and healthy choices, (keep exercising daily), then I will start dropping the weight. BUT, if I want to start binge eating (emotional eating or boredom eating) on junk food, I will pay the price physically with the gross side affects. Hence, the deterrent. I thought I could 'cheat' every once in a while and skip a day, not taking Alli, and eat what I want, but then, duh, it hit me...After eating foods lower in fat, with Alli or not, if I eat something high in fat and a lot of it, I am going to get diarrhea because my body is not use to it. So, when I want to 'cheat', I am hoping I can take a bite of bday cake | F | 40 | 2 days | 6/30/2007 | 3 | Over weight | Bloated, stomach discomfort after I ate something bad. | It's a good insensitive to eat a low fat diet or pay the consequence. I can deal with that. I hope I can drop the weight. I weigh in on Monday. I will let you know. | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 6/16/2007 | 5 | WEIGHT LOSE | to much fat in your meal and you will suffer, | WAS HAVING TROUBLE LOSING WEIGHT HAD LOST 2 STONE MYSELF BUT WAS STUCK,READ ABOUT XENICAL SO THOUGHT HEY WHY NOT IF MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED IT ,ANYWAY GOT TABLETS AND BEEN ON THEM 3 WEEKS LOST ABOUT 8 POUNDS FEELING MUCH BETTER IN MYSELF AND STILL LOSING WEIGHT AND FOUND FOODS THAT I CANNOT EAT | F | 38 | 21 days | 6/15/2007 | 3 | To Lose Weight | Oily stool, painful stomach cramps, excessive gas. | I have only been using Xenical for a few weeks. I haven't weighed myself yet and I have had a few slips ups. I am about to restart the program this time more dedicated. I did notice my skirt fit a little loose when I wore it last. | F | 32 | 21 days | 5/24/2007 | 2 | Overweight | Oily Gas, oily stools, sometime uncontrollable. Swollen hands and joints once I stopped taking it. | Please take caution in reading people's statements about how this drug works,Everyone is NOT the Same. if you are very overweight you may see a loss of 10 pounds or so very quickly but if you are around 20 pounds overweight I wouldnt expect to see much of a loss if any unless you combine it with seriuos dieting and excercise. I took it and went on my way living as usual and saw zero changes. I dont eat totally crappy but I also dont eat that well either. Before i purchased this medicine I was excited to read people saying they lost all this weight but you have to think to youself...how much does this person weigh? 130 pounds or 330 pounds-this will make a difference as far as results. This medicine is very expensive and if you are not willing to COMBINE it with dieting, dont waste your money.It probably wont work for you-evryone is different. I personally ditched the Xenical and went on ebay and purchased the WW starter kit 1 month ago and lost 10 pounds and still counting. I didnt joi | F | 27 | 1 months | 5/21/2007 | 4 | Weight Loss | The normal oily discharge which is to be expected, frequent bowel movements. The poor house blues....lol THESE THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE !!!!!! LOL | Been on Xenical 2 weeks today and lost 7 lbs....My first week I had frequent oily stool which did me great because I would only go to the bathroom like twice a week on a normal basis..so I felt less bloated. I still have oily droppings in the toilet but frequent bowel movements have become less. I take with every meal and watch my fat intake also...However, when I am bad I stay home and prepare for the reprecussions....This is great stuff....the Wind part I can do without...but it helps to release the oil...sooooo, just make sure you blow wind in the toilet...lol..... I would definately recommend. | F | 36 | 2 weeks | 5/20/2007 | 4 | To Lose Weight! | Day 7 lost 6lbs very happy am sticking to a low fat diet because I'm afraid of what will happen to me if I don't. Feeling very drained and tired though and full of aches and pains any one else had these side effectes?? | F | 29 | 7 days | 5/17/2007 | 4 | 2 st over medical conditions | In the first week more bowel movements than usual now onto 2nd week and everything has settle down. | I lost an unbelievable 8lb in the 1st week then in 2nd haveput 2lb back on!! anyhow early days yet. Spent 8 weeks on well known diet (WW) and gained a pound!! So, well pleased. Providing you keep to a fairly low fat diet I don't think you will experience any really nasty side effects and lets face it we should all be doing that anyway shouldn't we? My GP prescribed Xenical for me as although BMI only 27 have many years of severe medical conditions and a pending operation which would be helped if I wasn't quite so overweight. | F | 40 | 2 days | 5/16/2007 | 2 | LOSE WEIGHT | im only on my first day i eat my lunch i was sick i had my tea and i was sick... this cant be good for me has n e one had this... | F | 22 | 1 days | 5/14/2007 | 2 | To lose weight | Well I was going into m y second week and had no bowel movements what so ever. Very constipated. Mild headaches. Haven't seen my period as yet which is wierd because I have all the symptoms of it but it just hasn't come as yet. no appeitite. Scared to eat certain things just by the way they look or smell. i have been eating meat like chicken and stuff but like the rice and pasta, the starch part I'm just not that interested oin eating. I do pass gas and it is very smelly but I just can't pass and stool. It's Scary. I stopped taking Xenical. I did lose a lil weight but that was because i wasn't eating, because I was afraid to eat because of the cramps that i got by being on the meds and eating. | Although I stopped taking it, I'm still constipated and now I'm eating prunes like crazy and taking laxatives. This is the pits beacause I'm four days away from my vacation. I still don't have an appetite and i have serious stomach cramps. I had a friend who started taking Xenical the same time as I did and she's fine. she's experiecing the normal orange oily poop and bowel movements and has lost 5 pounds and it's goingon her second week. I gave the rest of my Xenical. I just think it's not for me.Because I was so constipated my face borke out in pimples and everything I ate didn't want to stay down. Really disappointed but hey I rather be happy eating something i like and still look good than not eating at all and having to be in pain and look like a walking zombie. XENICAL IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY!!!! | F | 18 | 2 days | 5/13/2007 | 3 | very overweight | I WAS OK FOR COUPLE OF DAYS THEN STARTED TO GET OILY ORANGE WASTE. WHEN I WANTED TO PASS WIND, HAD TO DASH TO THE BATHROOM. HAD A FEW ACCIDENTS BUT KEEP HAVIN RUNS. | F | 25 | 11 days | 5/4/2007 | 5 | Too Look good for my wedding | Well I am into day 3 and have had no side effects what so ever. but in saying that i have not eaten anything that i shouldnt have yet. I love xenical cause i am so scared of the side effects that i dont eat what iam not supposed too. | Iam only on day 3 I have had no Bowel movements yet. Which i guess can be a good thing lol. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE | F | 24 | 3 days | 5/3/2007 | 4 | OVERWEIGHT DUE TO BIPOLAR MEDS | The usual, very windy, smelly orange poo, headache, don't know if this is related to Xenical though. | Bit miffed today, went to the drs for first weigh in after taking xenical for 2 weeks and I have only lost 3pounds - I thought it would be more because Ive been being so good with my diet and exercise. Still must press on I guess, really gets me down though. | F | 32 | 14 days | 4/24/2007 | 5 | lose weight, going on a cruise | After eating anything with high fat contents such as fast food burgers or junk food, pizza, fried chicken etc.... chips My stomach will rumble. the day after the binge eating I will have oily stool and gas. I don't mind cuz it's a reminder not to eat that stuff anyway. | I have lost about 8 - 10 1lbs so far, I've been on 3wks. I get very thirsty and It helps me keep my junk food on check because I just don't want to eat the stuff as often. It's not worth it, especially because xenical is so expensive. Let's have a support group tracking our progress. Email me. | F | 40 | 3 weeks | 4/17/2007 | 3 | BMI 30- stopped smoking weight gain | I have had the usual side affects- but am coping! my GP told me to take one with every meal but I find that one a day is enough. Not lost much weight, I am a bit upset but will keep on with it. Will wait and see how much I have lost when I get weighed at GP in 2 weeks My period has not come this month, has anyone else had this side effect? anyone want to email me and support each other with our struggle!? mcminnuk@yahoo.co.uk | F | 26 | 2 weeks | 4/10/2007 | 4 | obesity | After the 2nd day I had spotting oily stool with organge tint but after the 2nd day a bit irregular BM, not going daily and smearing stool with a greasy texture. Uriniate more frequently. | I have been taking this 1wk now and have lost 3lbs without exercising, my diet is low fat, I watch what I eat and am only taking it 2x per day because I have no appetite, which makes me sad because I want to take the pill. I am drinking about 1gal of water per day. I recommend it, but, very pricey!! | F | 40 | 1 weeks | 4/7/2007 | 4 | obesity | orange stools. | If you take it with metamucil it traps the excess fat and you get almost no side effects. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11443512&itool=iconabstr I am also only using 60mg/day, but I weigh alot, eat much of my calories at the end of the day and have a fast metabolism. I calculate that I block about 150-200 calories with that one capsule. | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 4/5/2007 | 5 | weight loss | I like this drug; I took it under advisement of my physician who recommended one or two per day. I only took one per day, with my highest fat meal. I had a somewhat loose stool each day but nothing unmanageable or embarrassing. Taking MORE than one pill per day, however, and I had the side effects others have complained of: gas, loose, orange, oily stools that were hard to control. | I lost 110 lbs. and have kept off 90 of them. I'm going to take it again to re-lose those pesky 20 lbs. | F | 58 | 1 years | 3/26/2007 | 3 | to loose weight or actually fat | Gas and urgent need to use the toilet especially after eating fatty food ( burgers, fries etc..) if i take it three times the next days i would live in the toilet.. | No noticable difference in my weight so far i don't know if i keep up taking it plus it costs around 100$..The question is is it worth it?? | F | 35 | 2 months | 3/25/2007 | 5 | loose weight from antidepressants | little gas- visit the bathroom when u "think" you need to! not bad though- | i love this- i always could take weight off except when i started taking my bi-polar rx- im 5-3and about 170- but have hypoglycemia and dont want to be diabetes.- just watch what u eat- dont be stupid unless your prepared- hate the price but once im down, its easier to keeep off..glad i found this site | F | 34 | 1 weeks | 3/16/2007 | 1 | overweight | initially I thought xenical was great, yes I had the unpleasant side effects but with the pills and healthy diet I lost weight and felt great. Unfortunately going to the loo frequently and without much warning didn't stop when the medication did and now I have been diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis this may be totally unrelated but I have to say I had no bowel problems prior to taking xenical now I take 4 immodium per day and 6 Mesalasine! anyone else out there had similar problems | F | 44 | 4 months | 3/15/2007 | 5 | Overweight | There are few side effects if you take the drug with a low fat diet. At times I have had orange oily stools, but if you stick to a strict diet you will not have this problem. | I have lost over 30 lbs in 2 and 1/2 months. I will be to my goal weight in no time. Awesome!! | F | 23 | 2.5 months | 3/13/2007 | 3 | Overweight by 2.5 stone | Oily Stools, slight constipation to start, wind | I am on Xenical 1 week now and have not really suffered any side effects, I don't like chocolate which is an advantage!! Since I haven't had any side effects though I am wondering if it works!!! I will weight myself after w'end and update this then, but otherwise seems grand, I have 2 and a half stone to lose which I put one since quitting smoking but in the mean time have become a fitness instructor in the hope that exercsing all the time would help, but still couldn't get the balance right!!! This really is the final straw!!! | F | 34 | 1 weeks | 3/9/2007 | 3 | Not yet | Did anyone get Xenical online? | Did anyone get Xenical online, if so what website did you use. I do not have a prescription plan to cover it. | M | 3/9/2007 |
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