The Truth About Apetamin Syrup And Why It Is Not A Supplement

The first time I heard about apetamin was a year ago. It was in a retail pharmacy store. The demand was high. Initially, I thought it was a supplement like some others that increase body fat. I was wrong. It was more than that.

The product made by Tablet India LTD is very popular in the country. The secret is on the market strategy adopted. The market drive is strong. I have no problem with it all along. Not until I discovered the ingredients. But before we go over the market strategy, let us first of all look at some aspect of drug and advertisement in Nigeria.

There are four categories of drug that can be sold in Nigeria. The first is the controlled drugs (CD). They are not to be sold and dispensed to patients without a valid written prescription from a licensed medical doctor. The second is prescription only medicine (POM) which are not to be sold without a valid written prescription from a licensed medical doctor or pharmacist. The third are over the counter drugs (OTC) that can be accessed without a prescription from a community pharmacy or a patent medicine shop. The last sets are called supplements. Supplements can be herbal or synthetic vitamins and minerals. They do not require the prescription and can be sold by community pharmacy and patent medicine shops.

When manufacturers promote their products, there are guidelines. For OTC, POM AND CD, their ads are regulated. They cannot be sold online. However, supplements don't carry much regulations except to indicate that the drug may not have been tested by the regulatory body. They can be sold in online stores.
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Looking at the adverts for apetamin and how it is sold, one will conclude that the drug is a supplement. Even popular online stores in Nigeria happily display it without much warning. Individuals readily broadcast it to the whole world they are vendors ready to deliver to any length with just your willingness to pay on delivery. Testimonies abound everywhere. Nobody is bothered if these testimonies are paid adverts or genuine. The reason is simple. We are all blinded to achieve a quick fix means. The buyer is desperate so also is the seller.

Below is an excerpt from an online store in Nigeria.

"All you skinny, thin, slim, or you are not happy with your body small size?There it goes Apetamin contains a unique combination of Cyproheptadine, Lysine and Vitamins. Cyproheptadine and lysine being essential in limiting amino acid helps to promote appetite. It helps gain weight fast within 1 week or 2weeks of use. it's makes you eat and thereby depositing flesh to the slim body.. your clothes start getting tighter.after consuming a bottle. It is the fastest weight gainer supplement. The great thing about this product. You don't add to the cheeks thereby making your face wide, it doesn't do that; Adds to the body alone.

Enjoy your body now. Bigger thighs, bigger booty, flesh on the arms.

WARNINGS: May cause drowsiness in some individuals when first taking Apetamin, this will be reduced after 3-4 days of continuous use.

From the promotion above, is is clearly a product to boost size. Funny enough, it was specific like thighs, booty and others. Is this how it really works? Please read on.

But a question still baffles me. How did all these promotion go unnoticed by our regulatory body if it is illegal. I guess you are still wondering why it is illegal. Let us take a peep into the ingredients.

Apetamine is promoted as a supplement. Now let's us look at it this way. There are two dosage forms of apetamin. The first and most common sold by almost everybody is the apetamin syrup. We also have the tablet. According to manufacturing labels, 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of Apetamin syrup contains: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride: 2 mg, L-lysine hydrochloride: 150 mg, Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) hydrochloride: 1 mg. The tablet does not contains vitamins. The selected vitamins in the syrup assist in digestion of food. They are lysine, vitamins A, B1, C, D and E. This is what they use to deceive the populace. With just the above ingredients, it is a supplement. However, just those vitamins alone can never give the desired effect on the advert above. What then is the secret?

Apetamine syrup

Cyproheptadine

Cyproheptadine is an agent found in many prescription drugs today. The agent is an antihistamine and anti serotonin. It's major indications is to relieve allergic reaction such as runny nose, itchy eyes/nose, sneezing, hives, etc. Its side effects include dizziness, blurred vision, appetite stimulant, slow metabolism, etc. However, some regulatory bodies also approved its use as an appetite stimulant in anorexia (avoiding food for fear of getting too fat), cachexia, etc which is a side effect of the drug. The increased appetite makes the person to eat. The excess food consumed will lead to increased weight gain which comes from fat deposited not just in a particular part of the body but everywhere.

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Apetamin tablet does not contain the extra vitamins in the syrup. It contains just cyproheptadine just like many of it's relatives.

All POM comes with side effects, adverse effects and precautions. However, the marketers don't know about these. They don't tell people these became they don't know. It is important the world knows about this dangerous act.

Now is apetamin the only drug in this category? No. There are countless drugs with the same ingredients. However, nobody hears about them because they did not bypass regulatory bodies to market their products. Yet they produce the same effect like apetamin. But let it be clear that it is not a multivitamin or blood builder like astyfer and astymin.

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