XENICAL Reviews (ORLISTAT)Average Rating: 3.5 (234 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare XENICAL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XENICAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | loose weight | i have been taking it for a week and i have lost only two pounds of weight and, slight headache, oily stool, accident this morning:( i was little upset, i keep cleaning supplies for toilet because of the orange oily nasty thing, and i am thinking to quit it. | M | 32 | 1X day | 3/23/2010 | 1 | to lose weight | the usual oily discharge, wind, tiredness, bloating | Am very disappointed. Have lost 1kg or 2lb, and honestly that is probably more like a normal fluctuation than a loss. With the more careful diet I've been on (to avoid the 'explosive nasties') I would have expected to have lost about 4kg anyway even without the Xenical. I think it is making me hang on to the weight. I even jumped up and down on the scales this morning to make sure that they weren't stuck! (and in frustration). Doesn't it work for some people or something? | F | 54 | 6 weeks 1 tablet 3X day | 3/4/2010 | 3 | To lose Weight | Fatty or oily stool, Uncontrolled & spontaneous bowel movements, Increased frequency of bowel movements, Unexplained rash, Headaches, Abdominal pain | In my country, you don't need any prescription for this drug and you just go to pharmacy and buy it. First started in 2002 and same side effects i mentioned. Till 2006 i took 2 Xenical tablets before meals. It kept me no matter what i eat in same weight that time. But i decided not to use it later because of the warnings of some doctors. After stopping this medicine i started to gain weight and believe or not i put somehow 50 pounds in 3 years time. Then i decided to use Xenical once again, in fact it did not make me lose weight and side effects came back. Now over a year now, i use Xenical, and it don't make me lose weight, even gained few pounds. I think if u use for the time period, it helps to stay in same weight. But if you give a break later and restart this medicine, you don't lose weight at all. Side effects can occur as we all know and no need to mention especially within 1st & 2nd year and lessens afterwards, but oily thing never goes away. I think it works for not everyone but some and if you stop taking it, then never ever restart Xenical because it don't help at all. Somehow your body get used to this medicine and restarting it, don't make you lose weight at all. I understand now. All we need is to reorganize our diet and lose weight. Drugs and all medications is not the answer of weight loss. | M | 41 | 8 years 240 2X day | 2/20/2010 | 5 | loosing weight | other than the exiting of the oil,tiredness and back pain | can 2 tablets work better than 1 tablet at each meal? | F | 31 | 120 mg 3X day | 2/9/2010 | 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 |