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Reviewer: high-cholesterol, 55-64 on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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10 years ago I lost 40 pounds taking Xenical and my cholesterol went down from 290 to 180. This was great. When it became too expensive I waited for Alli and have always taken two Alli instead of one with each meal. First it worked almost the same, then it didn't work, and now the new bottle is working better. I am taking two per meal and having the same results as when I took it 10 years ago.
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Reviewer: itshavanese4us, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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The original Alli was wonderful lost 82 pounds. Now that the Alli is back on the market after being pulled it is NOT the same formula and does not work well at all. The original Alli I would have given four starts for all three categories . The new just does not work unless you take two at a time. Very sad
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Reviewer: Pj, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Changed formula, scam now
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Reviewer: Yvette, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I started Alli 6/8/2015 weighting 269.2 pounds 6/11/2015 I have lost 7 pounds in a few days. I have started drinking lots of water no bread, no fried food watching my food intake. my goal is to start walking next week. Happy so far no side effects.
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Reviewer: Angel, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I was about 25 pounds overweight 5 yrs ago, cholesterol was high and almost had high blood pressure. I started taking Alli and exercised 4 times/wk. Took Alli once or twice a day but not everyday as I was worried about possible adverse effects on my liver. I lost all the 25 pounds successfully in 2 yrs.. After which I stopped the Alli and took it only on occasion while still watching my intake and
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