Over-the-Counter Diet/Weight Loss Pills

Anyone used any that would actually curb your appetite and give you an energy boost without crazy side effects?

I loved the prescription diet pill I was on since it didn't make my heart race and I could still sleep at night. So I'm looking for something not as strong as a prescription that helps along the way.

I have some guy friends who take HydroxyCut, and like it, but they have to take so many pills a day, and I don't want to have to keep remembering to take pills all day long either.

Also, I'm just leery of buying something off the shelf since I'm afraid none of them actually work. Suggestions?

I have never really found any of that stuff to work... just makes me shaky and my heart race.

Hoodia is actually pretty good, its an herb. I tried it for a few weeks, and it did curb my appetite with out any weird jitters.

I did hydroxy cut. the mega one. I lost some weight using it.

I have taken Lipo-6 to help with craving and give me extra energy to help increase the intensity of my workouts. I think with any of them diet and exercise is a huge part of seeing good results. I have tried quite a few different brands and i would have to say I liked these the best.

Be careful with natural products. They are not regulated or tested & can be dangerous. They can cause side effects with other medication. They can contain something not on the lable that is not good for you. Cancer causing agents can exist in nature so natural doesn't mean it will be safe. Often when these product become popular enough for someone to research them, they get pulled from the market. They also make promises they can't possibly back up and oversimplify the science behind things.

An example is the amino acids they sell in health food stores. Amino acids are naturally occuring, but taking them in a pill form isn't a good idea. You can overload your body with one & create a difficiency in another because the excess is preventing other things from getting into your cells. People will get cold sores when taking particular ones due to the deficiency created.

My favorite appetite suppresant is an apple. Only 81 calories, but so filling. I have one before I eat lunch & I get full much quicker.

I used HydroxyCut before, it was when I was working out alot and wanted to be more defined, it really does help. I never took the max dose, and it still worked fine.