xenadrine who's using it does it work?/water intake problems? - Weight Loss Message Board

gartgirl · 08-12-2003, 12:20 AM

hi thanks for reading im using xenadrine for the 6th day now im not feeling any side effects or nething and i am not getting results i know its early to get results yet but i was wondering if u knew anything i could do to get results more quickly...this supplement is ephedrine free not the xenadrine mrx its the newest/ephedrine free supplement...also ive been drinking about 11 glasses of water a day when i go out to eat i will have the waiter bring me like 4 glasses of water and then by the time the food comes im done with all of those and need more is this abnormal ...i am a teenager ..and i am not diabetic (drinking water naturally sum people say i might be diabetic) note: i am not like thinking oh lets make sure and get in water each day im thinking oh i need sumthin to drink u know? please give me any incite love!

nswans11 · 08-12-2003, 08:04 PM

I took xenadrine efx for awhile. I stopped because it seemed to give me an "anxious" feeling a lot of the time. But I also experienced some dry mouth with it, like most of the other appetite supressants I've tried do. I'm now taking Trimspa EF, it makes me less nervous but at first was not as effective for appetite control. After taking it a couple weeks now, the appetite control seems better.

jodimarie75 · 08-13-2003, 05:46 PM

gartgirl,
I tried the Xenadrine EFX also and it did nothing for me except give me headaches and make me thirsty. I did, however have good results w/ Zantrex until I had an allergic reaction to it after 1 week of taking it. But that's just me...alot of people on these boards liked it. I didn't have any side effects w/ it and I;m a very sensitive person when it comes to stimulants and caffeine. THis is Ephedra free, which I would recommend. Don't take anything w/ epehdra, it's dangerous. Anyways, I have also heard some good things on apple cider vinegar..there's a ton of posts on that if you want more info. But it doesn't work for everyone. I am currently just using Starch blockers when I eat starchy meals. I have only been doing it for a week, so not sure yet but there are no side effects w/ this either. It prevents you from digesting 65-75% of the calories from a starchy food (ie. potatoes, bready foods, pasta). It doesn't work on sugar or dairy carbs or fruit. Hope these ideas help! But stay away from ephedra!!

jodi

Kasane · 08-13-2003, 07:25 PM

I can't imagine how Xenadrine would be anything special without the ephedra.

There are many other ingredients that have some evidence to support them as effective for diets, but nothing I take very seriously (except maybe the stuff on green tea, but there are far more varieties of green tea than most Americans realise).

However, the only ingredient that has conclusive scientific evidence to prove it increases metabolism is ephedrine.

The main problems with ephedra:
1. it's a stimulant: so people with heart problems, or people on very stringent diets, should not use it
2. it's addictive: so I would not recommend its use for more than 2 weeks at a time

Bottom line is, you should talk to a doctor before using ephedra. If you don't have health insurance, at least do some web surfing to find out if it would be safe for you.

As far as Xenadrine without ephedra, is that worth anything? They sell it in Japan for like $90 a bottle without ephedrine and bill it as the most popular diet supplement in the US (I'm not talking about the ephedrine-free stuff, I'm talking about the stuff that is supposed to have ephedrine in it.) As far as I'm concerned, it was the ephedra that made it so popular. People wouldn't be buying the non-ephedra stuff if the company hadn't already established a reputation with the ephedra stuff!

It seems to me like they used the drug to establish a reputation (through effectiveness), and then cut back on the one drug that made their product so effective AFTER establishing their reputation!