The TrimSpa Connection
This morning I got an email from reader Heather, who said:
"As soon as I heard that AN was pregnant, my immediate thought was 'I hope she goes off the Trim Spa until she delivers'. When I heard that she had died, I instantly wondered if the TrimSpa was in any way involved. There is no doubt in my mind from the assorted coverage of her, that she had some kind of a substance abuse problem. I know my own personal side effects of TrimSpa (heart racing, jittery, etc). If you combine TrimSpa with whatever other substances AN was taking, I would imagine it would eventually lead to a heart attack or stroke. I am curious as to your thoughts on the matter as well as the thoughts of the other readers of BFD. "
I did a quick search for TrimSpa this morning to see if there was any news. And there is plenty. Here is a sampling:
TrimSpa's "Be Envied" tagline is kind of unfortunate right about now. I never actually envied Anna Nicole Smith, but right now I think nobody else does, either.
TrimSpa is moving forward without Anna Nicole. Their ads will feature "ordinary people."
Anna Nicole's fridge was "…stocked with cans of Slim-Fast, yogurt, the nutritional supplement Miracle 2000, French’s Worcestershire Sauce, spray butter and an array of prescription medications, including methadone." There was also a box of TrimSpa next to the fridge.
Here are the photos of her fridge from TMZ.
But were the photos faked? "They staged photos, such as putting TrimSpa and Slim-Fast in a refrigerator to slight her… It was like grave robbery ... I thought it was cute to put the Slim-Fast in the refrigerator. Sick is how I described the placing of the methadone."
TrimSpa won't survive this crisis. (Says expert.)
So like I said, plenty of news about TrimSpa—but as to whether it contributed to her demise, we'll have to wait for the official autopsy results. In the meantime, feel free to speculate away in the comments.
"As soon as I heard that AN was pregnant, my immediate thought was 'I hope she goes off the Trim Spa until she delivers'. When I heard that she had died, I instantly wondered if the TrimSpa was in any way involved. There is no doubt in my mind from the assorted coverage of her, that she had some kind of a substance abuse problem. I know my own personal side effects of TrimSpa (heart racing, jittery, etc). If you combine TrimSpa with whatever other substances AN was taking, I would imagine it would eventually lead to a heart attack or stroke. I am curious as to your thoughts on the matter as well as the thoughts of the other readers of BFD. "
I did a quick search for TrimSpa this morning to see if there was any news. And there is plenty. Here is a sampling:
TrimSpa's "Be Envied" tagline is kind of unfortunate right about now. I never actually envied Anna Nicole Smith, but right now I think nobody else does, either.
TrimSpa is moving forward without Anna Nicole. Their ads will feature "ordinary people."
Anna Nicole's fridge was "…stocked with cans of Slim-Fast, yogurt, the nutritional supplement Miracle 2000, French’s Worcestershire Sauce, spray butter and an array of prescription medications, including methadone." There was also a box of TrimSpa next to the fridge.
Here are the photos of her fridge from TMZ.
But were the photos faked? "They staged photos, such as putting TrimSpa and Slim-Fast in a refrigerator to slight her… It was like grave robbery ... I thought it was cute to put the Slim-Fast in the refrigerator. Sick is how I described the placing of the methadone."
TrimSpa won't survive this crisis. (Says expert.)
So like I said, plenty of news about TrimSpa—but as to whether it contributed to her demise, we'll have to wait for the official autopsy results. In the meantime, feel free to speculate away in the comments.
4 Comments:
Thanks for the quick response to my e-mail.
As I said in my letter, I had some reactions to TrimSpa. They mostly dealt with a racing heart and extreme "jittery-ness". One time I took a Sudafed (which contains a stimulant) within an hour of taking the TrimSpa (also having a stimulant effect). It was an oversight on my part (I had forgotten that I had taken the Sudefed).....normally I made sure to space my meds & TSpa 6-8 hrs apart. I honestly felt as though my heart was going to come out of my chest! It was scary and it put me off of the TrimSpa for good.
I think using TrimSpa alone would increase your risk for negative health effects due to the stimulant effect. There is also a very good possibility of taking more than you need so as to speed up your weight loss or make it over a plateau. I can't even imagine how those risks would increase when combining TrimSpa (or any other diet medication) with other drugs....legal or otherwise.
While I don't think TrimSpa is healthy, I'm kind of surprised that so many people have seized on this particular pharmaceutical agent as a likely cause of her death. She was an admitted heroin and methadone addict who had overdosed multiple times. Compared to some of the other stuff she's done, TrimSpa seems pretty tame.
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Jen:
I think TrimSpa gets the attention simply b/c so many other people take it. I'm sure the recent legal issues they have had about false advertising won't help them any.
As far as my own personal belief goes, I am pretty much convinced that multiple drugs (legal or not) will be found in Anna's system. I highly doubt that TrimSpa alone, if taken as directed, would have caused her death. But in combination with other drugs? Or taken inmuch larger portions than the label recommends? I can see it coming into play.
Between the FTC lawsuit and AN's death, TrimSpa has a shadow of negativity attached to it and it very well could put the company under, even if she is found to have NO traces of it in her system.
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