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.
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 !
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!
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).
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:
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Originally Posted by Nigel Crawhall
Hi folks, I was surfing around and saw your site with this whole discussion of hoodia. As the linguist in the 60 Minutes section some of you saw, I thought I might say hello and add a few comments. I am not a food scientist, I am a linguist, so anything I say is really from what I have learned from San elders. Several of the hoodias have medicinal property, though it is true that P57 was found in gordonii. I have not understood whether the others do or do not have P57 compound in them. The San, obviously, do not use hoodia for appetite suppression. They use it for lots of things in different applications: thrist suppression (eating it); giving yourself energy; against asthma, conjunctivitus, stomach problems, skin problems, and more. I have tried hoodia, it is interesting, and i think it does suppress appetite. Lesley Stahl's really did try it and was being honest (unusual in media these days!). However, to make it work like that you need a piece about 2 to 3 inches long, ideally fresh and full of recent rain water. There are a number of illegal products on the market here in South Africa claiming to have hoodia in them. From what we understand, they either have none or very small amounts, in which case it would have no effect on your appetite. The idea is interesting, the delivery is going to be the challenge. And appetite suppression is, as you know well, only one aspect of weight control. Good luck to everyone on here.
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Sounds like a hoody mafia. I must google - natural appetite suppressant oh one of them. 
