A woman, whose name was not revealed, consumed over the counter diet medication not knowing it would end up in severe consequences. She now has permanent damage due to the medications called Saba Appetite Control. She took the pills for about two weeks, when she started noticing a change in her body. She would suddenly find herself weak and unable to breathe. She consulted her physician to make an appointment, before she could make it to her appointment she was rushed to the hospital due to heavy pains. She had to have an immediate liver transplant, doctors said her liver gave up on her. Even though according to doctors it is the best way of helping people with overweight issues, over the counter …show more content…
It really is a way to help overweight people, because they become desperate and insecure because they see themselves and they don't like what they see. Many people even become addicts to the pills they are taking. They see the results they're getting and they start liking them, so people start taking more than they should. Many cases of people who become addicted to pills usually end up in serious problems they either get bad a liver system or they getting eating disorders. Since people are getting addicted to them they believe that the only thing they need to consume are the pills and they don't need any type of food or nutrients. Doctors then realize that the have harmed their obese patients, and now they need a way to make them eat and gain more weight.
Even though according to doctors it is the best way of helping people with overweight issues, over the counter diet pills should be illegal because anybody has access to them. The fact that many people have access to them is worse than doctors prescribing them. For the reason that many people have no knowledge over them. Some people tend to buy them over the counter diet pills, they don't know the dangers of them. Over the counter weight loss medication are approved by the FDA and are available to the public. People rather go the drug store and buy them than go the doctor and see if they are in condition for