I took some herbal stuff once. I don't remember the name, but it did absolutely nothing but cost me money. My aunt was actually given amphetemines by a doctor as a diet aid, back in the seventies. She was up for over 24 hours, really wired, and flushed the rest of the pills. Maybe that made me a little wary of other medications.

The appeal of alli is that there are tests that have been reviewed by the FDA that show actual weight loss. That's encouraging to me.