FAO Mrs Chappie

[karenmac60]

You were asking in another thread about how to get Alli. Yes you can get them from the chemist, but you can get them much cheaper from online pharmacies. They are the same product and the are about half the price. Try Sterling Pharmacy or Amazon or Chemist Direct - I bought from all 3 and the prices were great and the product worked :)

[Buenchico]

Sorry, Karen, I can't just stand by and see you post this!

My mental image of the wonderful Mrs C is of someone lovely and 'cuddly'. If you tell her where to get slimming pills she'll no longer be the model of perfection that she currently is!
;-)

[Mamyalynne]

I have to agree with Chris here, no one should take these pills.

[karenmac60]

I am only answering a question she asked and offering her a way of saving money - she's the one who asked about the tablets!! Wouldn't you rather she was happy with herself and had a few extra quid in her pocket? :)

[Mamyalynne]

Well it is nice of you if she asked yes, but if Mrs C reads this, my message is, do not take them please.

[mrs.chappie]

Many thanks for putting this thread up, Karen. I’d never heard of Alli until I saw it mentioned yesterday on AB. I’ve tried sensible eating and exercise but the thing is, I feel hungry all the time and I can’t exercise for long due to arthritis.

I’m not looking to be slim - I’m quite happy to be cuddly - but at only 5 ft tall I’ve surpassed that and the excess weight’s not helping my arthritis. Really, it's for health reasons that I need to lose some blubber (rather than just looking better). I started piling weight on when the doc put me on steroids for a breathing problem.

I’ve thought about asking the doc for some appetite suppressants, if there is such a thing - something to stop me feeling hungry all the time.

Karen, did you have any unpleasant side-effects with Alli? And can I ask how overweight you were, and how much you lost? Had you, like me, tried other routes and failed to lose weight? I’ll be honest - I’ve reached a stage now where I’m willing to try anything.

Btw, regarding the cost …. I pay a set fee of £10.40 per month for my scripts regardless of how many I need, so if I could get it on prescription, the cost would be covered by what I already pay.

Thanks again Karen, and for any further replies. x

And Chris .... thanks very much for the compliments - very kind of you. x :o)

[karenmac60]

Hi Mrs C, with regards to side effects - there is really only one and as long as you don't eat anything high in fat you should be ok - otherwise, stay close to a toilet (if you get my drift). I was fine with them but I have heard of other people having nasty accidents (in saying that, I've never actually spoken to anyone who has - it's always been a friend of a friend). I was a couple of stones overweight and I lost 1 and a half stone on them over the space of 5 or 6 months, and that weight has stayed off. All they do is stop your body absorbing some of the fat you eat, so you are not having to starve yourself, but you do learn to eat lower amounts of fat. Once you've been doing that for a few months it's easy to keep to it when you stop the tablets. I know you can get them on prescription, but it would depend how overweight you are and whether your dr would be willing to prescribe them - I think you have to have a BMI over 28 or something. Anyway, good luck and if you've any more questions gimme a shout.
Karen xx

[mike11111]

Doctors are very wary of prescribing appetite suppressants as the active ingredient (amphetamine, I think, or something like that) makes them addictive.I asked my doctor for some way back in 1979 when I was becoming a little overweight, and he point-blank refused for that very reason.

[mrs.chappie]

Thanks Karen. I'll ask my GP about it. My BMI was thirty something last time it was checked, so I might qualify for it on prescription. I'm pleased to hear that it's worked for you. x

[mrs.chappie]

Oops, sorry mike ... didn't see you slip in between Karen and me. ;o)

My doc is reluctant to prescribe anything that's not absolutely necessary (there's a notice on the wall telling patients that everything they prescribe has to come out of their limited budget). I understand this, but it does kinda make me feel a little uncomfortable about asking for anything. :o(

My OH tells me not to feel like that. He reminds me that I've paid (through NI) for long enough. That's another argument, though.

[karenmac60]

Mike, Alli are not appetite suppressants. They bind with fat molecules in your gut, making them unable to be absorbed by the body. You absorb something like one third less fat than you eat and it retrains your eating habits as eating things high in fat results in diarrhoea - so you tend to avoid foods with a high fat content. A lot of it is psychological, but they do also expel a lot of the fat you take in. There are no amphetamines in them.