Question:
XENICAL QUESTION. CAN ANYONE GIVE ME SOME IMPUT ON IT.

I KNOW EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS GOING THE DIET PILL WAY AND THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE I AM GETTING ON "XENICAL" FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT IT AND HOPE TO LOOSE THE 45 POUNDS I HAVE LEFT AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT IT. GOOD AND BAD. I HAVE BEEN VISITING THIS SITE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW BECAUSE IF I AM ABLE TO LOOSE ALL OF MY WEIGHT (I AM DOWN 32 LBS) AND IF I GAIN IT BACK I WANT TO BE WELL INFORMED BECAUSE IF IT COMES BACK I AM GOING TO CONSIDER THIS SURGERY BUT I WANT TO GIVE IT ANOTHER CHANCE. I STARTED OUT AT 210 AND I AM 178 AND WANT TO BE 130 SO I HAVE 48 LEFT TO GO. ANY THING YOU GUYS CAN GIVE ME WOULD BE GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH.    — DBXX (posted on November 27, 2002)

November 26, 2002
Xenical is very uncomfortable and only works on the fat you ingest. If your eating problem is surgar related then this will not work. It is good that you document these tries. Keep up the good work.
   — faybay

November 26, 2002
I took Xenical and did not loose one pound. My problem is more with cravings so Meridia probably would have been more help to me. Congrats on the weight loss, keep up the good work!
   — Lucky Gal U.

November 26, 2002
First off congrats on your weight loss!! I did xenical for a few months back a few years ago and lost about 30-40 pnds it wasnt so bad but you must remember you have rules with this pill if you eat high fatty foods you will be in the bathroom and if you dont keep up with your diet you stand the chance of gaining that back plus some, which is what happend to me. that was the last diet i tried and since i gained back the weight and then some, i pondered the surgery idea for a while and then decided the surgery was best for me to do and now im 11 months post op and feeling great! Good luck im sure you will succeed!!
   — Deanna Wise

November 27, 2002
Xeincal worked great for me when I took it because it made me too afraid to eat anything. Almost everything I ate required a rush to the restroom, even foods that weren't high fat. So, after I took the Xenical, I was afraid to eat. The only problem is that it didn't take me very long to stop taking the Xenical. It was just too yucky for me.
   — Amber L.

November 27, 2002
I kept to a very low fat diet and never had a problem with Xenical. Because I knew that gross things could and would happen if I ate fat, it really worked like Antabuse works for alcoholics. As long as I was taking it, I would not eat any fat and I did okay. Low fat has never been successful for me, but I thought that Xenical was a good thing to try and my PCP asked me about it (he regularly prescribes it after pts are well informed).
   — susanje

November 27, 2002
I did Xenical for 2 months. I could not see it as a long term solution as all it did was scare me not to eat fat. So I found other things to eat and lost very little. The stench of the undigested oil that passes thru is unreal. I also had 2 times where I thought I had gas and passed liquid oil and stained my jeans and everything. If you are not a person to inclined to eat fat, and have other problem areas, then it probably would work for you. I just told my doctor that making me scared to eat fat was not going to give me the tools to long term wieght loss and maintenance.
   — zoedogcbr

November 28, 2002
I did not have luck with Xenical. For me, it seemed no matter what I ate went through me. Horrible odor. And the worst (and most embarassing) was one day at work I didn't make it to the bathroom in time and it was not just a little leakage. My advice would be a soon as you have the slightest inkling to go-make a beeline for the bathroom!
   — Pat B.

November 28, 2002
I am on Meridia so I know what you are talking about. I have no appitite with this Meridia so far. Good Luck to you and my prayers are with you.
   — KellysGal

November 28, 2002
Well Xenical did wonders for me. I started out more than 500 pounds and had lost down to 450 on my own. I hit a plateau and couldn't lose any more. So I tried Xenical. I lost down to 360 in less than 10 months. I only took the pill once a day . My diet regimen was one meal a day and at least an hour of exercise(before and during Xenical). But I believed that the Xenical was a miracle pill and it just motivated me to do more. I'm back up to 450 now I think if I could have kept exercising(had bad car accident) I would have kept the weight off. If I could have gotten down to 300 I wouldn't have to have this surgery. I'm stuck now. Good luck. Oh and if you think you need to pass gas. GO TO THE BATHROOM FIRST!!!! It is impossible to remove that oil and odor from anything:).
   — Kimmie C.

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