| Why do people take diet pills? | | | | that the effects can be monitored. |
| They are taken for weight loss. The pills are mainly | | | | Prescription diet pills fall in the second category. The |
| taken through the mouth. What the diet pills do is to | | | | advantage these pills have over the over counter pills |
| suppress the appetite by using mild diuretics which in | | | | is they are approved by the FDA, they are available |
| turn helped eliminate excess fluids. An example of of | | | | by prescription through the doctor, the dosage |
| a diuretic is caffeine. | | | | instructions are clear and the dosage is controlled, |
| There are two categories of diet pills: | | | | side effects are carefully monitored. |
| Over counter diet pills or OVC as is commonly known | | | | Prescription pills contain many different ingredients |
| is one. The advantages of OVC is that they are | | | | and therefore work in many different ways. Some of |
| inexpensive and easily accessible. The drawback is | | | | the pills are designed to increase the availability of |
| the lack of regulation by the FDA (US Food and Drug | | | | serotonin, which is a chemical neurotransmitter that |
| Administration) so the risks are unknown. Some of | | | | affects the mood and curbs the appetite. |
| the products have to wait until private studies have | | | | FDA news alert lists the following dangerous drugs |
| been performed for the benefits and side effects to | | | | found in weight loss products. Check the medication |
| be revealed. For this reason caution has to be | | | | to see if the ones you are taking contain any of the |
| exercised as there have been some pills that have | | | | following listed below. If they do it is advisable to |
| been dangerous and deadly. Most notable are | | | | stop using them and look for an alternative. |
| phenylpropanolamine (PPA), Ephedra, Aristolochic acid | | | | Sibutramine, a controlled substance. |
| and Tiratrical. | | | | Phenytoin, an anti-seizure medication. |
| What are the side effects of diet pills? This may | | | | Phenolphthalein, a solution used in chemical |
| include dizziness, nausea, excessive urination, chest | | | | experiments and a suspected cancer-causing agent. |
| pains diarrhea among others. So it would be a good | | | | Bumetanide, a diuretic. |
| idea to consult a doctor when taking these pills so | | | | |