What are some side effects of taking trimspa?
Friday, May 15th, 2009 at
12:04 pm
Long term and short term side effects.
Filed under: Trimspa
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Just read the ingredients.Make sure it doesn't have caffeine powder or ephedrine. I went into atrial fib on a diet pill because of the added caffeine.
hopefully not end up like anna nicole smith,
but she's thin, BABY!
save ur money. i tried it & nothing happened. no weight loss,
no nothing
Trimspa side effects and concerns
Trimspa is expensive. If you take the recommended amount of 4 pills a day, one bottle will last 22 days. The retail price of a bottle of Trimspa is $34.95, which adds up to more than $48 per month.
Trimspa no longer individually lists the ingredients. There is no way of knowing how much of each ingredient is in a single Trimspa capsule. Trimspa used to list each ingredient separately, but now the label merely indicates that there is 75 mcg of chromium and 667.5 mg of an "x32 proprietary blend" containing glucomannan, cocoa extract, green tea extract, hoodia gordonii, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, glucosamine HCL, citrus naringin, and vanadium. Companies do this to protect their formula, but it makes it impossible to properly evaluate it.
Trimspa side effects may include anxiety and insomnia.Most people's cravings occur in the late afternoon and evening, however taking Trimspa in the late afternoon and evening may be too stimulating for some people and can cause insomnia, anxiety, palpitations, and restlessness.
Although Trimspa no longer lists ingredients and their amounts individually, previously, each pill contained 125 mg of green tea extract. The total daily intake of 4 pills a day would provide 500 mg of green tea extract and 200 mg of caffeine, which is roughly equivalent to two 8-oz cups of coffee. The cocoa extract is also stimulating.
The arthritis supplement glucosamine in Trimspa? Trimspa says that glucosamine prolongs the amount of time glucose stays within the bloodstream after eating. So let me get this straight – glucosamine can increase blood sugar and worsen glucose tolerance and this is good for weight loss? I don't think so. Read my article on glucosamine and insulin.
Trimspa may trigger migraines. The cocoa extract in Trimspa contains tyramine, which can trigger migraines in susceptible people.
Trimspa shouldn't be taken with MAOI antidepressant drugs. MAOI drugs include Nardil, Parnate, Eldepryl, and Marplan. These drugs react with foods containing tyramine, such as cocoa, and may cause a dangerous rise in blood pressure, as well as headache, nausea, vomiting, rapid heartbeat, possible confusion, psychotic symptoms, seizures, stroke and coma when combined with MAOI antidepressants.
Trimspa contains naringin, the compound in grapefruit that can interfere with the metabolism of many common prescription drugs. Naringin can increase blood levels of drugs that are metabolized by the intestinal cytochrome P450 3A4 system, raising the risk of toxicity. The label on the Trimspa bottle doesn't properly caution about potential drug interactions. Some of the drugs that interact with naringin include:
Antiarrhythmics – Amiodarone (Cordarone), disopyramide (Norpace), quinidine
Anticoagulants – Warfarin (Coumadin)
Calcium channel blockers – Felodipine (Plendil), nicardipine (Cardene), nifedipine (Procardia), nimodipine (Nimotop), nisoldipine (Sular)
Statins – Atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor), simvastatin (Zocor)
Immunosuppressants – Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral), tacrolimus (Prograf)
Protease inhibitors – Saquinavir (Fortovase)
Trimspa shouldn't be taken by people with shellfish allergies. Trimspa contains contains glucosamine. The glucosamine in supplements is derived from shellfish shells.
Trimspa contains food dyes and additives. Trimspa contains the food dyes FD&C Red #40, and Aluminum lake (blue dye) and other additives. This isn't specific to Trimpsa – food dyes and additives are found in many prescription drugs and foods. I recommend avoiding them.