Weight Loss – How To Avoid Side Effects of Appetite Suppressant While Using It For Weight Loss

by FitnessExpert on May 9, 2010

Though appetite suppressants are good for weight loss, there are a few precautions that must not be forgotten. One of the best things about using appetite suppressants is that it helps you control your unnecessary hunger pangs. However it may cause some side effects if you do not feel hungry for long. The trick is to use appetite suppressants moderately so that no nutrition loss is caused. Following are some common side effects of using appetite suppressant for long.

  • Nutrition Deficiency- Your body needs nutrition to function properly. By suppressing your hunger, you are actually depriving your body of essential nutrients. This may result in nutrition deficiency and many other complications. Use appetite suppressants only for suppressing your junk food cravings and not for restricting your regular meals.
  • Stomach Ulcers- You stomach is full of acids which break down food for digestion process. If your stomach remains empty for long, the acids start eating away at your stomach linings. Stomach ulcers are produced if acids keep eating away at the stomach lining. Even if your stomach linings remain intact, you cannot avoid acid reflex or heart burns. It is therefore recommended to use appetite suppressants moderately.
  • Reduced Caloric Intakes- It is quite natural that your caloric intakes will be reduced if you do not eat properly. The purpose of appetite suppressant should be to lose weight and not starvation. In fact you start starving yourselves by reducing your caloric intakes. It results in fat storage for future needs therefore you stop losing weight. Make sure that your appetite suppressant takes proper care of your caloric and nutritional needs.
  • Irritability and Nervousness – OTC appetite suppressants contain ephedra and caffeine. Ephedra is known to constrict blood vessels which may result in strokes and seizures. Though everyone may not feel any immediate effect on heart rate, it often causes irritability and nervousness. As easy way to avoid this side effect is to go for natural appetite suppressant.  

The best way to avoid side effects of appetite suppressant is to go for supplements that take a holistic approach to weight loss. Risking your overall health for weight loss is certainly not the best way to get back in shape.

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