Pros and Cons

The positive side of diet pills to most people is that they achieve their objective of loosing weight. Adding "quickly" is the main key of the story lock, I must say.

However, medical reviews are against the use of diet pills. It has recently been found that diet pills, even after many years of consumption, could cause a thickening of the heart valves in some cases. In most cases the thickening is mild and does not cause any health problems. In a few cases, this valve thickening can prevent the heart valves from closing properly (known as mitral or aortic incompetence).
Diet pills speed up the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Some weight-loss products contain stimulants or diuretics that can cause high blood pressure, irregular heart rate, sleep problems, nervousness, seizures, and even death. Excessive weight loss can be dangerous.
Diet pills are not considered an addictive drug like cocaine, heroin or alcohol because they do not produce the same compulsive drug-seeking behavior.

Published on Sep 08, 2014
Last Updated on Sep 08, 2014

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adriana02

Phentermine 37.5 mg is a diet pill that has been shown to work very well for me. I've lost 12 kg in three months and no side effects so far. Can't wait for the next 6 to go! It can be bought without a prescription at meridiareductil.com. I have purchased several times from this company and they have been very efficient.

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forestborj

This is great!!! I had many questions in my mind. Usage of diet pills made everything clear to me.

Effinity

I am aware of the dangers of what most of the diet pills being offered over the net can bring to the body. I have tried the healthiest way of losing weight which is exercise and diet. I wouldn't have resorted to weight loss pills if these two were effective for me. Maybe one way or another I may have done it the wrong manner but either way, I still can't keep up with it as I am now swamped with so many things to do. I know that the culprit is my unusual hunger pangs. I have tried different diet pills before and I would agree that most, if not all, can really bring danger to our body. To rule out my options, I went to a doctor to have some advice and I was given an appetite suppressant, given the fact that I always feel hungry most of the time. Prescopodene works for me and so far, no side effects. I'm definite that I'm really losing weight as not only that my hunger has been curbed, I also feel lighter. Indeed, there's too many ways of losing weight, you just have to find what works for you best.

Cora123

I have used adipex to lose weight and it is really effective for me.

guest

This is it!!!! This is all you have!!! WOW I'll take my chances with the pills.