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This sounds really wierd, but lately I’ve been wondering about a weight-loss link. I’ve never taken diet pills, but I have done extreme dieting – very low calories. I’ve known other SDers who had flare and weightloss together but in most it was assumed that the weightloss was because of the SD flare, even if the person was dieting. Maybe there’s some "fire feeding fire" here. I don’t know what chemical things are going on in weight loss, but the Redux report about thickening of heart valve walls was really stunning to me. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -RSM USF wrote in message <19990223154404.00961.00001…@ng-fc1.aol.com>… >>Does anyone know whether there is any possible link between a history of >>taking >>redux and scleroderma? I know of someone who has been diagnosed just this >>week >>and we have lots of questions… >Sorry to hear about your friend. No doubt there are many questions! >Interestingly enough, several people at a scleroderma conference about 8 years >ago were talking about things they had in common. It turned out most of us had >taken diet pills at one time or another. For me, it was many moons ago, and >only for a short time. Don’t know if it means anything, but it IS >interesting… >-Ronni- >*********************************** >Building Awareness for Scleroderma >Is Crucial to Finding a Cure >Scleroderma Foundation (1/800-722-HOPE)
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No diet pills here, but mega Sweet n’Low consumption in the 70’s . . .also Metracal shakes and cookies(remember that stuff?) and "Aids" diet candies (not a name that would aid in marketing these days). – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Amie Yaussy wrote in message <7ave0i$…@dfw-ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>… >This sounds really weird, but lately I’ve been wondering about a weight-loss >link. I’ve never taken diet pills, but I have done extreme dieting – very >low calories. I’ve known other SDers who had flare and weightloss together >but in most it was assumed that the weightloss was because of the SD flare, >even if the person was dieting. Maybe there’s some "fire feeding fire" >here. I don’t know what chemical things are going on in weight loss, but >the Redux report about thickening of heart valve walls was really stunning >to me. >RSM USF wrote in message <19990223154404.00961.00001…@ng-fc1.aol.com>… >>>Does anyone know whether there is any possible link between a history of >>>taking >>>redux and scleroderma? I know of someone who has been diagnosed just this >>>week >>>and we have lots of questions… >>Sorry to hear about your friend. No doubt there are many questions! >>Interestingly enough, several people at a scleroderma conference about 8 >years >>ago were talking about things they had in common. It turned out most of us >had >>taken diet pills at one time or another. For me, it was many moons ago, >and >>only for a short time. Don’t know if it means anything, but it IS >>interesting… >>-Ronni- >>*********************************** >>Building Awareness for Scleroderma >>Is Crucial to Finding a Cure >>Scleroderma Foundation (1/800-722-HOPE)
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>Does anyone know whether there is any possible link between a history of >taking >redux and scleroderma? I know of someone who has been diagnosed just this >week >and we have lots of questions…
Sorry to hear about your friend. No doubt there are many questions! Interestingly enough, several people at a scleroderma conference about 8 years ago were talking about things they had in common. It turned out most of us had taken diet pills at one time or another. For me, it was many moons ago, and only for a short time. Don’t know if it means anything, but it IS interesting… -Ronni- *********************************** Building Awareness for Scleroderma Is Crucial to Finding a Cure Scleroderma Foundation (1/800-722-HOPE)
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What’s Redux? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Wallcastle wrote in message <19990211002010.16173.00000…@ng09.aol.com>… >Does anyone know whether there is any possible link between a history of taking >redux and scleroderma? I know of someone who has been diagnosed just this week >and we have lots of questions…
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"redux" is a brand name for a diet drug. In the same class as the fen/phen drugs. They have been taken off the market due to an increased risk of heart problems. I don’t really know a whole lot about it myself – just searching for answers.
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Does anyone know whether there is any possible link between a history of taking redux and scleroderma? I know of someone who has been diagnosed just this week and we have lots of questions…
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