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Alli: Three Years Later

So, you guys probably remember the WTF moment about this new weight loss drug (well at the time it was new) called alli. I can’t believe that it’s still around after all these years! I thought they’d gotten sued by now for pain and suffering and ruined laundry. So I saw this thing with alli reviews and the findings are even more interesting.

Alli does lower cholesterol and risk of type 2 diabetes with extended use. However, it does not really promote much weight loss. The average participant in studies used the prescription dose, not the Alli dose, and about 70% lost 5-10% of their body mass, not necessarily in fat over the space of a year, while the rest did not lose any weight at all. Those that did lose weight gained it back after they went off Orlistat. Unfortunately, you could lose more than 5 to 10% of your body weight with diet and exercise alone.

…No really? You can probably lose more body weight just by masturbation.

Remember the list of side effects that it comes with? You know, anal leakage, increased chance to shit your pants, the possibility of losing your social life? It’s there. Just imagine yourself taking this medication just so you can be .5% lighter. You’re at work…with light pants on. You start feeling something come out…

Oh yeah, goodbye those pair of pants. Goodbye social life too. You’ll be the one known in the office as the one who couldn’t control their bowels. People are cruel. And heaven forbid if you work in child care. Kids are crueler.

Here is one of the poor consumer reviews:

used this product for a week and for that week I felt crappy…..I guess I wanted so desperately to be thin..I did NOT consult doctor first..How many people do!!! Well on the seventh day I passed out twice..That was it….I would rather have my live than die trying to be thin!!!!!DO NOT USE THIS product ..It is NOT safe!!!!Even if many reviews say it is…It is not!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well this person made a mistake and not consult a doctor before taking this drug. But she also makes a point there–how many people do when they start a new diet, especially ones including over-the-counter diet pills? And the scary part about this case is that she passed out–twice–while on this medication. She could have died the third time.

Why hasn’t this been pulled yet? What are these big hats doing up at the FDA?