From what I can tell with all the other reveiws on all of these products, do not use these if you are overweight and will not get up to do the REQUIRED exercises. All the people complaining about this are overweight and you can tell they just sat there popping pills drinking pop non- stop. that, or you should just use it after you lost some weight without it.

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By Chanel from Fort Eustis, VA on 8/26/2008

i started taking this on monday, august 25, 08 with just 1 pill in the morning and one in the afternoon. it made me hungry. more hungry than i usually was. i figured i'd try 2 in the morning. NO GOOD! by noon, it started messing with my vision! crazy! its almost 2pm and my vision is terrible. im stopping it today! guess i'll stick with slim fast. please dont buy!

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If "hoodia" is Swahili for "weight loss thru diarrhea", then this stuff more than lives up to its name.It's obvious from all the other reviews that results are hit or miss. I'm going to finish out the 10 days and see what happens. I'm reducing caloric intake and started walking at least 3 miles every other day. Weight loss requires behavioral changes. If you're relying solely on a [...] product, you may as well spend it on a Big Mac value meal and a pint of Ben & Jerry's.

Well, after reading all of these great reviews I bought it and, to be honest, it didn't do anything. I wanted a cheaper alternative, but I found that the trimspa chocolate chews, though really gross, actually worked!!! I guess I'll have to go back to that.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Curved my appetite some, BAD headaches! Felt werd drunk or hungover like.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

I dunno, it works, but on and off. it did help curb my diet, but that may be all in my head

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By Ashley from Indianapolis, IN on 4/17/2008

I bought this product after seeing the reviews. It supressed my appetite so much to where I would barely eat because I just didnt feel hungry all day. I did get a nauseous headache after I took it but everyone is different.

[5 of 6 customers found this review helpful]

I never diet because I know I won't stick with it because I LOVE food too much. But I decided to give this a try only because it was so cheap. And it works! I use it with the Slim Fast shakes and only eat a small meals and this takes care of my hunger in between and I don't think about food all the time like I used to. All the cravings and overeating seem to be gone. A small bite of chocolate or a few chips now in contrast to the whole bar or bag before. I've lost 13lbs in a month.

[4 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

I researched this product on this site, and found the pro's to be higher then the con's... I bought a pack and I have to say, I'm only on my 4th day, but I LOVE IT! I started off slow, but now take two pills with a meal and water and LOVE THAT I'M NOT CRAVING FOOD 24/7!! You have to have some will power of your own for this to work, but it def takes the hunger pains away!!!

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

I felt like Hoodia worked really fast and showed result immediately.It curbed my appetite all day and I only ate small portions which were more than enough.I had no desire to eat but I knew I needed to.Taking one first thing in the morning with something small in portion worked best and then taking another with a bigger portion in the afternoon curbed me and kept me energized.Overall effective.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

I am an average 18-year-old female who, like many Americans, gained about 10 lbs. over the holidays. Two years ago, i weighed in about 115 lbs. In October, i weighed 120 lbs. I guess it's somewhat normal to gradually gain 5 lbs. in two years, given that i am a teenager and still growing. However, over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays I gained about 8-10 lbs. Being as i have never weighed anywhere close to 130 lbs. in my whole life, i was somewhat depressed and concerned but mostly very determined and motivated to lose about 10 lbs.

A little inside information about myself: I LOVE TO EAT!!! Eating is probably my favorite thing to do, and i don't pay any attention to portion sizes. I started Weight Watchers, and, due to the fact that i HATE obeying portion sizes, i felt like when i stuck to my allowed daily points, i was always hungry and CONSTANTLY thought about food. I even made up countdowns for when the next time i could have a meal was.

So, while browsing through many hoodia products, i found this very inexpensive product at walgreens and thought i would give it a try. To my surprise, it actually is working for me. I have been taking it for 4 days and have noticed a DRAMATIC decrease in my appetitie. It is every easy for me to stick with my WeightWatchers points now. In fact, i haven't used no where near all of them since i started this product. I find myself eating close to fourth of the size meal that i used to.

For example, this morning when i woke up at 12:00 i wanted macaroni and cheese. NOrmally, i can eat the whole box in one sitting. This morning, after taking my hoodia pill with a few sips of water and 15 minutes later, i began eating. I found myself VERY FULL after a small bowl.

So yeah, this product is definately working for me. I have already lost 2 lbs in 4 days.

I am by no means overweight. Rather, i just need to lose these 10 lbs. for the sake of my super skinny jeans. I highly recommend this product to anyone who finds it difficult to stick to their WeightWatchers points.

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By Alyse from Glenside, PA on 10/27/2007

I took this product as suggested, and it didn't work for me at all. It's supposed to stave hunger but, if anything, I ate more while I was taking these then when I wasn't. All in all, they were completely uneffective for me.

[2 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

By Mariz from Texas on 10/6/2007

I am taking it for a week and no effect! Im 115 pounds but its the same as now! I'll try another one!

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

This product gave me bad headaches, some so bad that my vision would blur. At first it was fine but after 5 days the headaches began. I didn't lose any weight even though I followed the directions. Its cheap but I'd rather pay more money for a product that works.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

This product completely killed my appetite. I had no interest in food and whenever I ate I was satisfied with very small portions. However, even though I am not at all sensitive to caffeine (previous to using this product I was drinking 4+ cups of coffee per day), I noticed shakiness and headaches so this must seriously be LOADED with various stimulants. If you can handle the side effects, it does work, but they weren't worth it to me.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

the first day i was a little shaky but working 10 hours a day i would rather be shaky and awake then asleep on my desk. i haven't hopped on the scale yet to see if i've lost any weight but i've only eaten 2 meals in the past 2 days and hardly snacked at all so it definately reduced my calorie and fat intake

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im only on my third day
but i see a big differnce so far
i have these skinny jeans what were
like way to tight on me and they fit almost
perfect i wore them out today and everyone
was asking what my dieting secret was lol
and i used to eat like every second mostly
at night and i barley eat anything now
and i feel full and i didint excersize at all
with this its mostly at night i cant sleep
but i think its because im worried something bads going to happen to me with these pills
but im taking sleeping pills so far to good and im not even done my first pack yett!!=]
i started at 130pounds and im now 120!!!!!
i wannaa be at least 100 or somthnig
haha but this stuff it great
and i have so much energy to do moree
but i was thinking about going to the gym!

even though it says not intended for people under 18, when i was 14 [which was just last year] i took it during the summer and along with it; i went running about every day and dropped atleast 10-20 pounds. i think this may work better on teens than adults. i didn`t have any side effects; i felt normal. but mostly with any type of medicine, pill, or anything for that fact it depends if you believe it will work. if you doubt it or yourself, your only setting yourself up for failure.

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I took this product a few months ago, but never wrote a review. I wished reviews would've been posted then so I wouldn't have wasted my money/time on this.
This product must be full of caffine because it just makes you hyper, shakey, jittery, etc. if you take the recommended doses. I couldn't fall asleep at night because of the caffine. Even when I didn't take as many doses, I felt a dependancy forming.
It may be cheap, but it's not worth risking your health. And the results don't work.

By Denise from LA, CA on 6/5/2007

I took this product not reading the reviews, Now i wish i would have. I followed directons on the box and even the ones online from other users but it still did not work. I didn't lose a single pound. For me the pills were also really big and hard to swallow. I really would advise using something else.

I don't have a lot of faith in otc diet products, but after over a year of slow and steady weight loss (80+ lbs., 30 lbs. to go), I hit a plateau and couldn't get the scale to budge. Desperate, I tried these pills. Like the other reviewers, I have noticed an increase in headaches (I'm prone to migraines, anyway), but the appetite reduction is worth it. I am pleasantly surprised to find that I really am not as hungry as I was. I am still dieting and exercising regularly, and 3 days in, I have lost a pound (after 2 months of plateau, that's exciting, LOL!). It may not work for everyone, but it certainly has for me. I would not recommend it for a long-term solution, as changing lifestyle is the only thing that really works, but for a jump start, I am definitely pleased with my results.

It really does work. I had taken it for a few days and during those days, I didn't snack at all. Then I stopped taking it and I was pigging out all day. So I started taking it again, problem solved.

By mrs D from ontario, Canada on 5/9/2007

The jury is still out on this product. I had used it for several days and found as a previous reviewer had mentioned that I felt very shaky and nothing really changed as far as my appetite. I followed the instructions on the package and after taking one capsule, to acclamate myself to the new product for several days, I increased the dose to 2 as per the instructions. I do not have any known health problems, but when I took 2 capsules with my breakfast, I had a severe migrane type headache, blurry vision and nausea within about half hour of taking it. To rule out coincidence, I tried it again a day later, but decreased to the one capsule again. While not as severe, the same symptoms occured. I am not sure this is a safe alternative to appetite control. Definately anyone with a medical problem should use with caution.

this product does not work at all. i used it for 2 weeks and got nothing and even after the first week i felt nothing supressing my appetite, i ate the way i usually eat. I had no extra energy, it was like i hadnt taken the pill at all. i will never buy this product again. aweful do not buy.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Maybe it was just me, but after the first day of using these, I got really shaky. I'm not sure why, I didn't do anything differently besides take these pills. Either way, I didn't feel very comfortable taking these after feeling this way.

[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

Anyone who says this product hasn't worked for them isn't using it properly. I take one when I wake up, and like a previous reviewer, go about my morning routine. It only works if you do it with diet and exercise, but I definitely feel a difference in my appetite. As a chef I am constantly around food. I find that I am able to go through my day being filled by just the food that I have to sample during the course of my work day. I'm never hungry and when I do have a meal, I'm always satisfied with reasonable portions. I've always been in fairly good shape and was just looking for something to help me firm up before I go to Mexico in just over a month. I've only been taking it a few days but I've already lost five pounds!

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Sometimes you eat more than you need to and with Hoodia, you dont even have the desire.. It's great stuff and i would definetly recomend it to anyone who needs a quick metabolism boosting fix..

[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

I have lost 16lbs in 10 days I love these pills I have tried everything Trim spa, Stacker 3 ect ect and nothing worked like this. I did not work out in the 10 days but I do plann on starting a work out plan to help me loose more faster.

I started at 21lbs and am now 195
I recommend this to every one

[61 of 65 customers found this review helpful]

At first I was unsure of this product. I tried it and began to see results in the first week. I used it conjunction with their fat burners. WOW! so far, I have lost a total of 26 lbs. and still going. When I started using these products, I was 256 lbs. I would like to be 175 since I do work out and have built muscles. I ecourage anyone that is considering it to research the website as they give you information on all of their products so that you can a choice of which ones may or may not suit you. Best wishes!