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Somehow, I have let Acomplia slip under my radar. I had never heard about this drug until I read this article.

• Diet Blog – Acomplia Side Effects: The Story You Must Read

After looking at the website for Sanofi-Aventis, the manufacturer of Acomplia, it appears that they are working diligently on marketing this drug as a cardiovascular medicine instead of a weight loss medicine. Even though the drug affects the brain and not the heart, veins or arteries, they are marketing it (and working on testing for proof) as a cardiovascular drug so that health insurance companies will pay for it.

I’ve seen many weight loss medications come and go over the years. From Dexetrim to Phen-Fen, I passed them all by because I knew that even if I was able to lose weight with these drugs, I would end up gaining the weight back after I stopped taking the pills. I didn’t want to be the kind of person who had to take pills her whole life. I knew that I needed to fix the reason why I gained the weight in the first place, which is my head, not my mouth. This philosophy has protected me.

I was so grateful that I had never tried Phen-Fen after the heart-valve problem was revealed. If you are tempted to try Acomplia and line the pockets of Sanofi-Aventis with your money, remember the Phen-Fen scandal. Keep your money and work on your head. You can lose weight on your own without expensive “cardiovascular” drugs.