Water Pills Side Effects: Dehydration, Blurred Vision, Cramps

Water Pills Side Effects: Dehydration, Blurred Vision, Cramps. Ever heard of water pills for weight loss? Apparently, some people are using diuretics to shed some pounds. If you are planning to do so, you should know that using diuretics to loss weight is not advisable. Why, you ask? Because it has dangerous side effects to your health.

Some water pills side effects are as follows:

  • Dehydration
  • Frequent urination
  • Dark-colored urine
  • Abnormal rhythm of the heart or arrhythmia
  • Nausea
  • Muscle cramps
  • Abnormal electrolyte levels
  • Tiredness or weakness
  • Dizziness or lightheadedness or confusion
  • Blurred vision
  • Headache
  • Excessive perspiration (sweating)
  • Extreme thirst
  • Constipation
  • Sore throat
  • Vomiting
  • Fever
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Skin rash

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Seroquel Weight Gain Side Effects: Lawsuit Updates

Seroquel Weight Gain Side Effect. If you are taking Seroquel, don’t be surprised if you eventually add on some pounds. In the case of our friend Marla, she added 20 pounds to her original weight of 130 lbs. She now weighs 150 lbs which is not good considering she’s only 5 feet.

This week, she finally decided to combat the weight gain through diet and exercise. We are hoping it will work. Apparently, there is a medication out there that can help Marla loss weight but, for now, she does not want to add more drugs to the ones she has to take.

“I ain’t gonna be popping pills for every health concern,” is what she says. Good luck to Marla in her attempt to shed off her Seroquel weight gain. We will update this post in the future if her workout and dieting efforts bear fruit.

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EOS Lip Balm Side Effects: Is it Bad for You?

EOS Lip Balm Side Effects. Is EOS Lip Balm bad for you? Apparently, it can be very very bad for some people. And these people have been reporting some EOS Lip Balm side effects to the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).

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According to the agency, it has received 58 consumer reports on their adverse reaction to EOS Lip Balm from 06 August 2014 to 28 January 2016. More from the FDA:

People have reported rashes around the mouth as well as blistering and cracking of the lips. Generally, people say that when they stop using the product, the symptoms go away.

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Whey Protein Hair Loss Side Effect?

Whey Protein Hair Loss Side Effect? Does whey protein powder make you bald or cause you to loss hair? A certain Dr. Larry Shapiro, who is described in a press release as “a nationally recognized hair transplant surgeon and dermatologist”, asserts that it does.

In fact, Dr. Shapiro released a study in April 2010 which concludes that hair loss is linked with use of whey protein isolate supplements. Here’s a quote from the Shapiro study: “[W]hey protein isolate supplements were strongly associated with perceived hair loss, breakage, dullness, weaker hair, less bounce, thinner and slower growth.”

Dr. Shapiro himself has categorically stated that whey protein isolates (WPI) leads to hair loss. Quote from his press release: Continue reading Whey Protein Hair Loss Side Effect?

Whey Protein Side Effects: Allergy, Cramps, Liver Damage

Whey Protein Side Effects. In an earlier post we mentioned that, so far, there is no objective proof that whey protein causes hair loss. However, this does not mean that there are no whey protein side effects that a user should be aware of.

Like anything else, too much use of whey protein supplements can cause adverse health effects. For instance, did you know that an overdose of whey protein can give you stomach cramps?

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