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 |
| 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 |