Please do NOT buy these on ebay! - MiniMins.com

trimlee · 27th June, 2008

Hi all,
Read the sad story in today's newspaper of a young lady who bought some slimming pills on ebay and died after taking several of them with the hope of losing weight.
Please let's all be cafeful in our bid to lose weight and use only recognised products from recommended and approved sources.

sarah5 · 27th June, 2008

OMG that is horrendous :-( I must confess to having bought Hoodia tablets on ebay a year or so ago, I was very lucky and it was nothing dodgy (apart from probably being a placebo). Never again.

Taz · 27th June, 2008

That's the problem, you don't know what you are buying when you buy from places like ebay.

amethyst · 24th July, 2008

oh no thats terrible, i am sure i read about this on the ebay forums, the seller was still selling them

I won't even by cream of ebay .. I just bought some mineral powder (makeup) of a well known avon seller, it was sealed, but thats my limit!

Gemma1986 · 30th July, 2008

i no you have to be carefull as i done this to loose weight and never used them!

becky85 · 30th July, 2008

that is terrible

MiniMe*Escaping · 30th July, 2008

Thank you, i would only get tablets from the doctor, has a doctor would monitor the progress, ebay seller would not, poor woman i feel sorry for her family too. x

flumpster67 · 30th July, 2008

Oh dear, that is the worry when everything is so readily available and desperate people can't see any other way around their situations. How sad

aislinn · 2nd August, 2008

That story is so tragic but I can see why she did it.
After loosing 3 stone on the Atkins I found that I could not shift anymore. I worked like a demon in the gym watched what I ate only to end up looking more and more like a male rugby player with legs and butt cheeks like steel.
Eventually I went to my GP for help and asked for the slimming pill. (My sister had been prescribed them by her GP and lost shed loads). Anyway he refused to prescribe them and gave me Xenical. After several ‘accidents’ and the combination of heavy periods due to fibroids (I have since had a hysterectomy) I went back saying that I was struggling to manage the side effects within my job. I’m a social worker and not every household has a useable toilet (if you know what I mean) plus I did not think doing a number two in someone else’s toilet is appropriate.
He still refused saying that I have to loose weight before he would prescribe them……………………duh!!
I was quite desperate at the point but luckily my internet search took me to the Cambridge diet website which was extremely successful, legitimate and monitored – but I could have easily made another choice………. I also found this website!!

Its no wonder people resort to unvetted methods when there is so much pressure to be slim yet some medics seem unhelpful.

Aislinn x

Taz · 3rd August, 2008

Years ago I asked my doctor for xenical and they said I would have to lose 3lb first. It doesn't sound like a lot but at the time, and the reason I was asking for them, I had no idea how to even lose 1lb! So I told the doctor that if I could lose it on my own I wouldn't be sat there asking for help and left. Had I been on the internet then I may have gone looking for them elsewhere myself as I was desperate at the time

still1 · 3rd August, 2008

thanks for your text, i never view any slimming products as a danger unitil today.

Taz · 3rd August, 2008

Hi Still1, us slimmers are a target for any and every scam going, we have to be careful of what is on offer. Generally if it seems too good to be true it probably is!

still1 · 3rd August, 2008

what!!!!! we dieters are some money maker whatever people prey? iam on Cambridge Diet. it took me weeks , and some days for my doctor to go through the form, before i start this diet. you know how xiting it is when u found something new. i was in hurry to start but my counsellor would not allow me until i knew what i was getting into than someone refer me to a site, i bought so pills but never got time to take them. now i know something who will be happy to take them. MY RUBBISH BIN.

Taz · 3rd August, 2008

You just never know what you are getting when you buy online. There are lots of genuine sellers but because us dieters tend to be desperate folk at times we are unfortunately preyed upon by people who want to make a quick buck

27th June, 2008	#1 (permalink)
trimlee Love God; Love People trimlee's Profile Albums trimlee's Photo Gallery Join Date: 9th June, 2008 Location: uk Posts: 581 My Mood: Rep Power: 13 Diet: Lipotrim	Please do NOT buy these on ebay! Hi all, Read the sad story in today's newspaper of a young lady who bought some slimming pills on ebay and died after taking several of them with the hope of losing weight. Please let's all be cafeful in our bid to lose weight and use only recognised products from recommended and approved sources.

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sarah5 Likes to post sarah5's Profile Albums sarah5's Photo Gallery Join Date: 2nd October, 2006 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 383 My Mood: Rep Power: 8 Diet: was Lighterlife - moved to Cambridge	OMG that is horrendous :-( I must confess to having bought Hoodia tablets on ebay a year or so ago, I was very lucky and it was nothing dodgy (apart from probably being a placebo). Never again. __________________ Slimming World Start date 25/6/08 Week 1: -4.5 lbs yay! Week 2: -2 lbs woopwoop! Week 3: -3 lbs 1/2 STONE AWARD + SLIMMER OF THE WEEK! I am doing a sponsored slim to raise money for the Neonatal Unit "Little Lives Appeal" at Milton Keynes Hospital. So far I have £260 in sponsorship but I must lose 4 stone first! http://sarahschallenge.blogspot.com/

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aislinn Likes to post aislinn's Profile Albums aislinn's Photo Gallery Join Date: 12th June, 2008 Location: Lancashire Posts: 156 My Mood: Rep Power: 4 Diet: Cambridge	That story is so tragic but I can see why she did it. After loosing 3 stone on the Atkins I found that I could not shift anymore. I worked like a demon in the gym watched what I ate only to end up looking more and more like a male rugby player with legs and butt cheeks like steel. Eventually I went to my GP for help and asked for the slimming pill. (My sister had been prescribed them by her GP and lost shed loads). Anyway he refused to prescribe them and gave me Xenical. After several ‘accidents’ and the combination of heavy periods due to fibroids (I have since had a hysterectomy) I went back saying that I was struggling to manage the side effects within my job. I’m a social worker and not every household has a useable toilet (if you know what I mean) plus I did not think doing a number two in someone else’s toilet is appropriate. He still refused saying that I have to loose weight before he would prescribe them……………………duh!! I was quite desperate at the point but luckily my internet search took me to the Cambridge diet website which was extremely successful, legitimate and monitored – but I could have easily made another choice………. I also found this website!! Its no wonder people resort to unvetted methods when there is so much pressure to be slim yet some medics seem unhelpful. Aislinn x

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Taz Team FFF co-captain! Taz's Profile Albums Taz's Photo Gallery Join Date: 23rd March, 2008 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 9,596 My Mood: Rep Power: 195 Diet: Slimming World Start Weight: 247lb Current Weight: 199lb Goal Weight: 147lb Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 48lb Weight to Lose: 52lb % Lost 19.43%	Years ago I asked my doctor for xenical and they said I would have to lose 3lb first. It doesn't sound like a lot but at the time, and the reason I was asking for them, I had no idea how to even lose 1lb! So I told the doctor that if I could lose it on my own I wouldn't be sat there asking for help and left. Had I been on the internet then I may have gone looking for them elsewhere myself as I was desperate at the time __________________ Ultimate Goal Mini goals Training for next gradings

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still1 Regular Member still1's Profile Albums still1's Photo Gallery Join Date: 27th July, 2008 Location: uk Posts: 84 My Mood: Rep Power: 6 Diet: CD	thanks for your text, i never view any slimming products as a danger unitil today.

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Taz Team FFF co-captain! Taz's Profile Albums Taz's Photo Gallery Join Date: 23rd March, 2008 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 9,596 My Mood: Rep Power: 195 Diet: Slimming World Start Weight: 247lb Current Weight: 199lb Goal Weight: 147lb Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 48lb Weight to Lose: 52lb % Lost 19.43%	Hi Still1, us slimmers are a target for any and every scam going, we have to be careful of what is on offer. Generally if it seems too good to be true it probably is! __________________ Ultimate Goal Mini goals Training for next gradings

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still1 Regular Member still1's Profile Albums still1's Photo Gallery Join Date: 27th July, 2008 Location: uk Posts: 84 My Mood: Rep Power: 6 Diet: CD	what!!!!! we dieters are some money maker whatever people prey? iam on Cambridge Diet. it took me weeks , and some days for my doctor to go through the form, before i start this diet. you know how xiting it is when u found something new. i was in hurry to start but my counsellor would not allow me until i knew what i was getting into than someone refer me to a site, i bought so pills but never got time to take them. now i know something who will be happy to take them. MY RUBBISH BIN.

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Taz Team FFF co-captain! Taz's Profile Albums Taz's Photo Gallery Join Date: 23rd March, 2008 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 9,596 My Mood: Rep Power: 195 Diet: Slimming World Start Weight: 247lb Current Weight: 199lb Goal Weight: 147lb Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 48lb Weight to Lose: 52lb % Lost 19.43%	You just never know what you are getting when you buy online. There are lots of genuine sellers but because us dieters tend to be desperate folk at times we are unfortunately preyed upon by people who want to make a quick buck __________________ Ultimate Goal Mini goals Training for next gradings