Duration of these treatments
Performex Keto Heat Regarding the duration of treatments to lose weight, Laia Robert, member of the Sefap and specialist in information of medicines, has indicated that the studies on the intake of this type of drugs have a duration of between three months to a year approximately. “What is recommended is that if the year or after four months did not work, if you have not reduced between 5 and 10 percent of the initial weight , you would have to suspend it.”
Risks and effects of these medications
These types of medications should always be supervised by professionals. Robert, also indicates that the risks of these drugs “do not justify, except in extreme cases, the benefits provided, since they usually have a very modest impact and once their use is suspended , the weight is recovered “.
These drugs can generate adverse effects in patients. Angel Mataix, president of the Sefap points to the following:
Headaches
” The effects are the same whether you take them for free or under medical supervision . The only thing is that if it is prescribed by a doctor, it gives you a follow-up and if it happens that these adverse effects can appear, the specialist decides what to do, “says Robert. It also highlights that “not all drugs cause these effects.”
Withdrawal of drugs to lose weight
For security reasons, from 1960 to 2009 a total of 25 drugs to lose weight have been removed from the market . Regarding this situation and the link with the safety of our health, the specialist states that “should not cause alarm, since currently approved drugs have an acceptable safety profile , but we do see the importance of using this type of drugs only when the doctor considers it necessary, in the appropriate doses and for a limited time “.Only 2 out of 10 people who start a diet manage to lose weight , according to data from a report published in 2014 by the Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity (Seedo).