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Stephanie from Wisconsin lost 30 pounds! It's so easy....and deadly.

The NFL recently forwarded this link from the FDA about Hydroxycut's effects. Now, usually this stuff is routine and the NFL does it to warn players what is and what is not an allowable substance. The FDA shows how dangerous using Hydroxycut really is:

The FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. One death due to liver failure has been reported to the FDA. Other health problems reported include seizures; cardiovascular disorders; and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to other serious health problems such as kidney failure.

Liver injury, although rare, was reported by patients at the doses of Hydroxycut recommended on the bottle. Symptoms of liver injury include jaundice (yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes) and brown urine. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, light-colored stools, excessive fatigue, weakness, stomach or abdominal pain, itching, and loss of appetite.

 Moral of the story? Don't take Hydroxycut.

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I've known

a lot of people that used this stuff. Half of them probably took a collective crap in their pants when they read about this. The other half probably didn’t care at all.

Personally I always like the original Stacker/3 with all the ephedra in it. They made that illegal in IL and most other states not long after Korey Stringer died. Still legal in Tennessee and Alabama though you can only buy like five pills at a time and you have to sign a log book with your drivers license #. That stuff worked, was totally natural, and didn’t make outrageous claims on the bottle. I only ever used it at 1/4 – 1/2 the recommended dose. Great for work-outs and all nighters back in the exams days:)

by Fridge72 on May 6, 2009 5:10 PM CDT reply actions  

for the record..

would Stephanie before and after.

just saying.

by tempchad on May 6, 2009 5:27 PM CDT reply actions  

that should read

would Stephanie before and after

by tempchad on May 6, 2009 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

fail

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by Dane Noble on May 6, 2009 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Check yer email.

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by Dane Noble on May 6, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

i saw my email

i still just say…

hmmm….

by tempchad on May 6, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

:)

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by Dane Noble on May 6, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

I actually agree with you Tempchad

However i think i like the before picture better.

1. I like em thick

2. In the after picture she looks like Skeletor.

Maybe it’s just me.

by Chitownproduct on May 7, 2009 8:45 AM CDT up reply actions  

Every time you screw up

I’m going to come up with a Desmond Clark trade.

Need an example?

Desmond Clark for Bernard Berrian.

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on May 6, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

i don't even know what you're trying to say

but i have a feeling… i’m better off not knowing

by Allie on May 6, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Stop encouraging him...

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by Dane Noble on May 6, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

He's been on a roll today.

It’s fer the best…

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by Dane Noble on May 6, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey

Don’t listen to GB. Remember, I can ban him :)

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by ChiFan13 on May 7, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

Not if I ban you first.

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by Dane Noble on May 7, 2009 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

Enbanniation Eminate!!!!!

I've officially adopted #94 Marcus Harrison!

by scespy12 on May 7, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey, if me and ChiFan ban each other,

it’d just be you and the bossman left…

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by Dane Noble on May 7, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

DO IT!!!!!!

Wait forget it you’d just come back under an assumed name…
SIGH….

I've officially adopted #94 Marcus Harrison!

by scespy12 on May 7, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Time for the FDA to step in

The supplement industry has lobbied furiously over the years to deny the FDA’s jurisdiction over their field, and have been successful so far, despite numerous incidents such as this one. It’s beyond ridiculous at this point, anyone can just about make any claims for their products, and never have to submit them for review or clinical trials. A complete farce.

by Waylon on May 6, 2009 5:34 PM CDT reply actions  

This is nothing compared

to the hydroxycut that contained ephedra. I used to take it when I was an aspiring washboard, so hopefully it didn’t cause me any unknown health concerns.

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

by propheteer on May 6, 2009 5:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Ephedra was the best

you felt great, gave you great buzz, tons of energy, lost a lot of weight.

it was kinda like cocaine but really really cheap.

by tempchad on May 6, 2009 5:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Exactly

The crap worked, and really didn’t have any bad side effects as long as it was used in moderation. It was great for hang-overs too.

by Fridge72 on May 6, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Never tried it for hangovers

But like propheteer, I used it when I was an aspiring washboard. It was good stuff.

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on May 6, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Shocking

An amazing pill that makes you lose weight without changing your diet/exercise habits can damage your body? WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED?

by TCBullfrog on May 6, 2009 5:59 PM CDT reply actions  

I can tell you all about that stuff. it's bad business

I started taking Hydroxycut in the middle of 2007. Being that it was a 79 dollar bottle, It motivated me to start changing my eating habits and start doing more cardio.

but when I went to sleep, my body ached unnaturally, and whenever I woke up, I felt dehydrated. one night after using it, I went out to party and I had a few drinks. I came home, and I went to bed, the next morning. I got up with the usual hangover, but I felt flat out dizzy, and I was short of breath.

as I was putting on my shirt, I started vomiting uncontrollably for 2 minutes. I swear, I thought I was dying right then and there. a couple minutes afterwards, I looked in the mirror while washing my face, and both my eyes were blood red. Not Bloodshot red, Blood red.

I had popped a blood vessel in my eyes and they stayed like that for a whole month. I was told it was because I wasn’t drinking enough water, but I know that’s bullshit. It’s that damn pill.

but now, I’m prescribed Adderall, and that makes me hyper enough. So I won’t dare take them pills ever again

Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!

by ifuwannacrownem on May 6, 2009 6:56 PM CDT reply actions  

not kidding when i say...

you probably popped blood vessels while vomiting

by tempchad on May 6, 2009 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

i do it all the time..

not that i vomit all the time, but every time i heave, i bust blood vessels all over my face, including in and around my eyes… looks like i’m dying from a rare skin disease when it happens.

by windycity72 on May 6, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah

I never had it like that until I started taking those pills. those things are lethal.

Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!

by ifuwannacrownem on May 6, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

i am the furthest thing from a doctor but

it probably made you really really sick to your stomach forcing you to vomit particuarly hard. and that is what did it. probably not a direct cause but an indirect one

by tempchad on May 6, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

yep...

seeing as how i’ve never taken any of that crap. i’m talking the regular times when you’re sick…or hungover, or ate something bad…or hungover. it’s absolutely the force of the action. anyways, football anyone?

by windycity72 on May 6, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

I used Ripped Fuel many years ago

It contained ephedra as well, and my heart started racing uncontrollably, even though the dosage was the recommended amount. I threw the bottle in the trash, and wondered how anyone could allow that crap to be bought over the counter.

by Waylon on May 6, 2009 7:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Ephedra wasn't safe at all

I remember the same feeling during a baseball practice….not fun. Not even a little bit. It was scary as shit. But, if you used it wisely, there was no doubt that it worked.

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on May 7, 2009 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

I remember

Ripped Fuel, the original recipe. That was the first supplement I ever started using in the early nineties. It made my pee turn green and smell funny.

I still contend that the original stacker/3 was the best. Basically just a 10mg dosage of ephedra, the bottle said to take up to 6 pills a day. Way too much in my opinion, after experimenting with the dosage and hitting the gym pretty hard. Up to two pills on gym days was best for me.

by Fridge72 on May 7, 2009 3:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

Hydroxycut

This stuff isn’t nearly as potent as it used to be. I used it for a couple bottles and really liked the results. That was when it still had Ephedra in it and you used to have to take 4 pills before each meal. Now you only have to take 1 a day or something like that.

You have to be smart when you use products like this. It’s designed to increase your heart rate, and raise your metabolism. You shouldn’t go jogging in 90 degree weather wearing a sweat suit in any condition, let alone taking Epehdra based products. That’s how most deaths occured.

Be smart when you work out. Eat sensibly, combine strength training and cardio 3-5 times a week, and don’t push your body too hard and this stuff works great(well, it used to).

by McRipper on May 7, 2009 8:57 AM CDT reply actions  

Used to get the shakes

I took it in the late nineties religously even though I didn’t need to lose weight. I’m surprised I didn’t have to go to the emergency room for heart issues; hopefully there are no future health concerns!

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

by propheteer on May 7, 2009 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

Shakes

Are you sure Hyrdoxycut caused the shakes? I used to get the shakes after an all-weekend bender at college, maybe that’s what caused the shakes. I’m not implying that you were a lush like I was, just curious.

by McRipper on May 7, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

While sober

I got the shakes sometimes. Sure, after all-night benders that happens quite often, especially before eating.

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

by propheteer on May 7, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

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