hey fellow mummies, I highly advise against turning to Sibutramin (present in Reductil) pills to slim down. After reading about it on many threads, I went to find out more about why there have been some rumours about it being banned. Here's what I managed to find out:
In 2010, the Health Sciences Authority made the decision to suspend the sale of sibutramine because of a SCOUT study, in which they found that "patients treated with sibutramine experienced a 16% increased risk of a primary outcome event of non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, resuscitated cardiac arrest, or cardiovascular death compared with placebo-treated patients. This result was attributed to an increased risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction and stroke." Read:
http://www.hsa.gov.sg/content/hsa/e...eductil_Ectiva_and_Reduxade_in_Singapore.html
In fact, concerns over usage of sibutramine have surfaced since 2002, when there were adverse health effects faced by Italians. Read:
http://www.hsa.gov.sg/content/dam/H...dates3-HSAUpdatesReportOnReductil-31Jul02.pdf
In the short term, there may not be any consequences for the body, but in the long term it is proven to increase the risk of cardiac problems. As such, mummies, do consider alternative ways to slim down such as exercising, eating healthier, or even slimming centres, instead of slimming pills!!