Warning for Users of Brazilian Diet Pill and Herbathin
If you’re using or thinking of purchasing Emagrece Sim (also known as the Brazilian Diet Pill), or Herbathin you need to be very concerned. It has been found that these Brazilian manufactured diet supplements actually contain prescription controlled pharmaceutical compounds that can be dangerous. This, from a recent Health Canada release…
“Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that Emagrece Sim, also known as the Brazilian Diet Pill, and Herbathin, contain the prescription-only pharmaceutical compound fluoxetine HCl (the active ingredient in Prozac), the controlled substance chlordiazepoxide HCl (an active ingredient in Librax) and the controlled substance fenproporex. Emagrece Sim and Herbathin are not authorized for sale in Canada.
Consumers who are taking these products are advised to continue taking them and consult with their physicians immediately, as medical supervision is required for discontinuing chlordiazepoxide HCl, fluoxetine HCl, and fenproporex. Abrupt withdrawal of these drugs could lead to serious physical and psychological symptoms, such as fatigue, agitation, accelerated heart beat, anxiety, depression or suicidal thoughts.”
Wow! Isn’t that something. This really emphasizes the fact that it’s sometimes dangerous to buy products outside Canada and/or the U.S. (via the Internet, for example), as these products may have different quality control and asessment criteria than those sold from within these countries. If you’re using either one of these two “supplements”, I’d suggest printing off the Health Canada press release, and bringing it with you on your next trip to your doctor — professional advice would definitely be an asset when discontinuing the use of either of these products.
