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    Condition: Overweight
    4/20/2024 2:46:38 PM

    Reviewer: Henry Fartson, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 3

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 2

    Comment:
    This works by your body rejecting 25% of any fat you consume over roughly 5 or 6 grams. Which means.... if you eat spaghetti bolognese for dinner, you are almost certain to shit yourself or randomly and uncontrollably fart out orange oil for upto several days later. Something I would quite like to have known before I started taking. Essentially it frightens you into following a low-fat diet. So in ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Overweight
    6/25/2021 4:34:50 PM

    Reviewer: Xxx, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    Will help you loose weight but be warned you shouldn’t be far from a toilet for the duration of your treatment. Sudden need to go to the bathroom with no control. Suffered 2 accidents without warning. Sweats and headaches so be sure to take a multi vitamin also as they will leave you feeling drained after 12 toilet visits in a day.

    Condition: Overweight
    6/7/2021 4:21:40 PM

    Reviewer: Rnurse88, 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    Started taking this than a month ago and I'm dow 12lbs. Going into week 4 and determined to lose that extra for my 1stone award at slimming world

    Condition: Overweight
    12/6/2019 6:30:32 PM

    Reviewer: Orlis, 35-44 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 3

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 3

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 3

    Comment:
    I have used this medication more than three months but I have just lost only 02 ponds. Kindly tell me the side effects of this tablet and whr did my weight not loss

    Condition: Overweight
    8/5/2017 7:11:35 AM

    Reviewer: 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 2

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 2

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 2

    Comment:
    I have been using this drug for 2 weeks everything was going ok untill sat 5th aug when i needed to go next thing i am was still on the loo 6 hours later. My stools colour was orange

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