Question by CR: What is the difference between Phentermine and Alli?
What is the difference between Phentermine and Alli?
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Answer by lilqtness
Phentermine is a appetite suppressant that is suppose to be prescribed by a doctor to you. It’s a tablet that you take once a day that sends a signal to your brain to tell your body that you are not hungry. Taking the pill its self will not make you loose any weight, it will just control your hungry while you are on a diet that is normally a lot less calories then what you are used to eating in a normal day. Alli on the other hand is very scary! What is does is it breaks the oils and fats down from the foods that you are eating and sends it right through your body. I work at a weight loss and nutrition clinic, and you shouldn’t have to take a medication to tell you that the foods you are eating are to high in fats, that is why labels are put onto products. Good luck!
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Phentermine suppresses appetite, while Alli reduces absorption of fat you eat–making you poo most of it out. The latter has some unpleasant intestinal side effects, while the former has been implicated in longer-lasting more severe problems.
There is no easy way out of the diet dilemma–garbage in your mouth results in ugly fat. The only way to beat the system is to develop permanent healthy eating habits, combining with daily exercise.
Phentermine is a stimulant that is similar to an amphetamine. Phentermine is an appetite suppressant that affects the central nervous system.
Phentermine is used togther with diet and exercise to treat obesity in people with risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes. And is more used for short term weight loss.
Possible side effects are,
Changes in sex drive, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness, dry mouth, exaggerated feelings of depression or elation, headache, high blood pressure, hives, impotence, inability to fall or stay asleep, increased heart rate, overstimulation, restlessness, stomach or intestinal problems, throbbing heartbeat, tremors, unpleasant taste
Alli is a gastrointestinal lipase inhibitor. It works by blocking the digestion of fats from the diet, it is also called Orlistat and it blocks some of the fat that you eat, keeping it from being absorbed by your body.
There are some side effects of this which are, gas with oily spotting, loose stools, more frequent stools that may be hard to control.
Eating a low-fat diet lowers the chance of these bowel changes. Limit fat intake in your meals to an average of 15 grams. If you eat more fat grams than that then watch out.
I hope this helps
I can tell you another that I believe to be better than both of them, you will have to talk to your doctor about these options to be safe. Plus you can only get the two with a prescription. Alli you can buy at any drug store. But I don’t think I would want the side effects that alli brings.
Phendimetrazine tartrate is the generic name, Bontril is the main name.
Phendimetrazine is a sympathomimetic amine, which is similar to an amphetamine. It is also known as an “anorectic” or “anorexigenic” drug. Phendimetrazine stimulates the central nervous system (nerves and brain), which increases your heart rate and blood pressure and decreases your appetite.
Side effects that may go away during treatment include restlessness, overstimulation, nausea, dizzines, diarrhea, constipation, nervousness, difficulty sleeping, or dry mouth. If they continue or are bothersome, check with your doctor.
If you have your doctor put you on Phentermine or Phendimetrazine make sure he does blood work and also prescribes you potassium because they both deplette your potassium levels and that is not good for your heart.
Alli doesn’t deplette your potassium levels as far as i understand.
I have been through it all and know what’s it about. The main thing is to stick in there. You can’t be an addict to food and never exercise if you want to live a healthy life and keep the weight off. I’ve worked out, done every diet, and all types of classes.
Nothing works, besides dedication and intelligence towards the subject of losing weight.
First, depending on how much weight you need to lose, your diet is the first concern. You can’t eat 10,000 calories a day and expect the weight to come off, even if you are exercising a lot. Which brings us to the next thing. Duh, Exercising…
This is a must especially if you need to a lot of weight. Get at least 30 mins of some good hardcore exercising. Do some cardio, in the long run, it’s good for the heart.
However, I find the most hardest part of losing weight/keeping it off, in my diet. It’s so hard to keep your fingers out of the cookie jar or those chocolate goodies. I’ve found a great addition to help any one out, it’s a natural weight loss supplement called Proactol. Now don’t get all crazy on me and say diet pills don’t work. That is true, but not in this case. This one isn’t meant to burn pounds while you sit on the couch. It’s an appetite suppressant, along with being a fat binder. I saved money on the pills at theweightlossplace.com along with getting some good info. It basically makes those fingers not go towards the cookie jar. For me it’s the best pill I’ve tried and I’ve tried cupboards full. Now this doesn’t mean you have to follow my foot steps but I’ve successfully lost roughly 70 pounds and keeping it off til this day.
Well good luck and remember what I said, Dedicate.