It seems we are all looking for an easier way to lose weight. Given the sheer number of diets that are being promoted, one would have to wonder just what works and what doesn’t. This article looks at the various kinds of diet pills, and how effective and safe they are.

Types of Diet Pills

There are literally thousands of different pills that are said to cause weight loss. Some are marketed as if they are the only way to lose weight, while others are used due to side effects of a preparation or drug that was originally intended for another purpose. Of all of these pills, diet pills fall into two general categories: Over-the-counter and prescription.

As you might already know or could imagine, over-the-counter pills are available nearly anywhere and don’t require a doctor’s approval or prescription. I would be willing to bet that you see at least a few advertisements for weight loss pills in a given week, even if you really aren’t interested in losing weight. Prescription pills, on the other hand, are controlled substances and require a licensed physician to prescribe them. While this may require visiting your local doctor, there sometimes may be loopholes that allow an individual to purchase these drugs from another country, or get a prescription online or over the phone from a doctor in another area or even a different country. While the effect of these drugs will be the same as those prescribed by your doctor, the safety can be questionable if the remote doctor hasn’t properly evaluated your medical records.

Prescription Pills

All prescription pills are drugs. Many of these drugs were initially developed for a completely different reason, but the side effects have found application in losing weight. Many of these are most effective because they reduce or suppress your appetite.

Due to differing laws, often, pills that are regulated in the United States as prescription drugs may be legally purchased over the counter in other countries. The status of these drugs is often questionable when they pass from the country of origin into the United States. Sometimes this means the purchaser needs to travel to a foreign country, but in a pattern that seems to be increasingly familiar, the drugs are purchased over the internet and shipped directly to the purchaser. Yes, some are intercepted by Customs, but many do make it through. Because these are often taken outside of what would be considered safe levels per the US prescription standards, they can cause unwanted and undesirable side effects. If you are even considering purchasing a drug from another country, discuss the drug with your doctor first, so you can find out what the normal prescription is, and what side effects might be. In no circumstances should you add a prescription drug from another country without some knowledge of its effect and side effects. Combination with what you are already taking could be fatal, and it is certainly better to be overweight than dead.

Over The Counter Pills

Most Over the counter diet pills fall into a few types, ones that have some basis on fact, having been de-listed prescription drugs, those that are based on folklore due to their herbal content, and those that are just plain frauds, generated only to make money for the producer, at any cost.

The over the counter diet pill market is one of the most prolific markets in the world. The sheer number of products available, and the (more often than not) exaggerated claims for each specific pill or combination of pills is nothing short of amazing. There is seemingly a dozen or more, if not a hundred different sales types for each method you might wish to use to lose weight. There are literally hundreds of pills “guaranteed to burn fat” or to trim some particular part of your body, making your weight loss effortless and fast. Unfortunately, with most of these over-hyped products, they ineffective, and many are downright dangerous.

No matter what the claims of the advertisers or the folklore surrounding many of the pills or concoctions that are used to help lose weight, if these really work it is likely due to the “placebo effect”. A placebo works because you think it will, not because it has any basis in fact. The placebo effect has been proven again and again in drug trials, where a portion of the testing population is given pills or capsules that are essentially inert or sugar pills, yet the test subjects often have the described positive effects (and detrimental side effects) suggested by the testers.

There are certainly quite a number of pills and concoctions that have roots in herbs and spices that may be effective for one or another reason, but without double-blind studies it is difficult to tell which are truly effective. Given the cost of conducting a double-blind study, it is very unlikely any of the over-the-counter pills will ever show an “approved” status by the various state and federal agencies that control drugs in the U.S.

Which Pills Work?

With any reasonable diet, the addition of a pill may be able to help you stay with the diet. The ones that are typically most effective are those that provide some appetite suppression function. They do work by making you less hungry, and therefore more likely to stay on your diet.

No pill, at least any that are reasonably safe to take will work for you unless you are on a diet that provides fewer calories than you need for your daily functions. If you are not on a diet, eating calories in excess of your baseline metabolic rate, taking a pill won’t help you lose weight, no matter what the hyped up ad copy says. how to buy MDMA Tesla Pills