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Is It Dangerous To Take The Chinese Diet Pill To Shed Body Weight?

Hello. I am a very healthy 33 year old woman, mother of 2 girls (5 months and 19 months). In attempt to shed the last few pregnancy pounds, I foolishly took a Chinese diet pill called Superslim Pomegranate for about 2.5 momths (with great results due to the appetite suppresant component). After doing some online research, however, I learned that this drug is highly dangerous and has been linked to deaths, heart problems, liver and kidney failure, adrenal cancer and bladder cancer among other horrible side effects. I am absolutely terrified that I ve poisoned my body and that my liver and kidneys are shot and/or that cancer has started a slow growth. I had a full physical last week but I wasn t that impressed with my doctor (didn t feel like she understood the magnitude of my concern or the pills potential side effects). The results came back and all looked ok except very high potassium levels in my blood. I repeated the test 2 days later and it came back on the high side of normal. Now that I have stopped the pills, am I still at great risk? What other tests can/should I take to make sure nothing is being missed? I am absolutely paranoid and consumed by this as I think about my baby girls growing up without a mom! How can I test for cancer and or liver/kidney/adrenal issues??
Fri, 25 Jul 2014
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Is It Dangerous To Take The Chinese Diet Pill To Shed Body Weight?