Source: The Cancer Blog
Prescription weight-loss drug Xenical hit drugstore shelves on Friday with a new name -- Alli (pronounced: "Al-eye") and with a new non-prescription strength. The newly-named drug is to be more effective with less unpleasureable side effects. Still, there's a problem surrounding this drug, regardless of its name. It's thought to cause colon cancer
The nonprofit group Public Citizen says Alli, made by GlaxoSmithKline, has been shown in mice studies to cause pre-cancerous lesions in the colon. Since there are no long-term studies on humans, this group believes the FDA should not have approved the drug for non-prescription use. It's not clear whether or not the pre-cancerous spots will lead to colon cancer but the mere suggestion that it might is enough, says a Public Citizen spokesperson.
"What we do know is that these lesions occur much more frequently in people who do get colon cancer," he said. "Why do we recommend that everyone get a colonscopy at the age of 50? Because you pick up on these polyps when you do one. And, even though not all of the polyps are pre-cancerous, no (doctor) does a colonscopy without removing every single polyp that is found. And you do this because you know if you don't, it greatly increases the chances of getting cancer."
The FDA says there is not enough evidence to link Alli and colon cancer -- or breast cancer, another Public Citizen concern.
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3 comments:
I believe this product caused me to have a heart attack.
I started having unusual symptoms, not the kind described with their product. I started having extreme sleeplessness. Couldn't go to sleep even at midnight and then wide awake at 5 AM. A nauseated stomach, a pain where I didn't want to eat much or it would make me sick. Then two days before the heart attack I started bleeding rectally with BM. Two days later, I had a short period of extreme dizziness, then sat down and had a heart attack.
I do not have a history of any heart problems or arrythmia's. And the follow-up echocardiogram and angiogram could see no abnormalities. And I have not had these problems since I stopped taking the product.
Anyone else out there having similar complaints?
My sister in law died of a massive MI last Wed .. she had been taking the drug for one week.. She did have the normal bowel problems that go along with this drug. She had been to her PCP on MON received a clean bill of health -cholesterol was elevated. She was 50. She did have hypertension, but it was well controlled. Still questioning the safety of this product
My name is Vanessa Fong and i would like to show you my personal experience with Xenical.
I am 44 years old. Have been on Xanax for 2 days now. Very expensive pills. Doctor didn't tell me about the extremely nasty and embarrassing side effects. I didn't stay on it long enough to see results because I couldn't stand the leakage any longer. However, I'm sure this stuff would have drained every drop of fat from my body if I could just live in the bathroom for six months straight. Now it's being marketed over the counter as ALLI. NOT recommended!!!
I have experienced some of these side effects -
Oily orange discharge & a chemical odor so powerful that my husband could smell it through my clothes (and I was wearing a pad!).
I hope this information will be useful to others,
Vanessa Fong
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