Has anyone here actually tried it and if so what did you think?

Nope, if you have a look in the "does it work" section, there are a few threads about Hoodia, but you'll have to have a hunt for them!

Thanks, I'd already ran a search on the forum, but I couldn't seem to find any opinions from anyone who had actually tried Hoodia, just lots of opinions from those who hadn't! LOL

I am going to try some maybe. I gotta do some more research than the basic stuff i've found. In truth I've found only two pills that work. One is an unknown and the other was the old hydroxycut. That stuff curbed my hunger throughout my using it but only worked on as an energy booster during the first two weeks or so.
I really haven't tried other stuff. My mom was taking that 7 keto stuff and it worked but it wasn't great. I might either try the hoodia but only a certain type that's manuf. a certain way or something else.

Umm is it like a hoody? Sounds like a hoody mafia. I must google - natural appetite suppressant oh one of them.

Oh, that's what it is -thanks Veg - I'd never heard of it. I don't do the whole pills and potions thing - not that I have anything against people who do - I just figure that if I eat sensibly I shouldn't need any supplements. Keep us posted on your results, though, and I might be persuadable !

All the best, Janey

I'm way too much of a scaredy cat to try anything like that. I have had so many hassles with fully tested and licensed prescription drugs, that I don't really trust natural supplements either, unless there is a whole heap of independent research out there, and because there isn't the sort of money behind these "natural" products as there is in conventional medication, the studies aren't done.

I'm probably missing out on something fabulous somewhere, but I'd rather do that than take something whose safety and efficacy is not proven. That is just me though. When you're asthmatic and allergy sensitive, you just have to be so careful. This is the girl whose doctor thought she had encephalitis because of a strange allergic reaction she had to prednisolone.

I've bought some Hoodia (Holland & Barratt) and I'm going to start taking them today - I've read mixed reports and I am somewhat sceptical, so I'm prepared to be the class guinea pig by trying it out.
I have a HUGE appitite and tend to feel hungry most of the time (and I've no idea when I'm full!!) So if it does have any effect I should notice!

Watch this space!!

I would be interested to know if it makes a difference also! It's something I've thought about but never got around to trying.

I tried it for a couple of months and it didn't make any difference in my appetite. I have since started eating a few more calories and no longer get hungry all the time. I'm still losing, but at a slower rate (which is fine with me).

I've started spreading my calories out throughout the day so that I don't go more than 3 hours without eating something. This helps keep the munchies away too (especially around 3pm or 4pm when I usually get hungry and raid the 'fridge).

There is a sticky thread about the product in Does It Work:

Alleged "Hoodia" pills and products - the latest scam!

It's true enough that *I* haven't tried the stuff - however there is enough research there (including a link to the 60 Minutes transcript from last year - I often get a giggle from seeing all the ads from companies peddling this stuff who use "AS SEEN ON 60 MINUTES!" as an endorsement, when if you read the transcript (or watch the show) it's pretty clear that the appetite-suppressing factors of the plant are only effective when you consume a fresh piece - that's the reason that Phytopharm (the company which has been given the EXCLUSIVE rights to research and market the active ingredient by the South African government) hasn't yet marketed a product and also the reason that Pfizer pulled out of the project once it was apparent that an effective 'hoodia pill' wasn't going to happen anytime soon.

If you don't read the thread above, at least read this post from the linguist who worked with 60 Minutes while they were filming in the desert: