Hydroxycut Liver Damage

Hydroxycut supplements, a line of popular diet and fitness aids, were recalled in May 2009 after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) received 23 reports of liver damage among Hydroxycut users. The Hydroxycut liver problems ranged from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. In one case, a 19-year-old man died as a result of Hydroxycut liver damage.

According to the FDA, in all of the cases, the victims of Hydroxycut liver damage were in good health prior to beginning the supplement regimen. The Hydroxycut liver damage occurred when victims took only the dosage recommended on the supplement packaging. The Hydroxycut liver damage was also known to occur while victims were on the supplement regimen, and as long as several months after Hydroxycut usage stopped.

Symptoms of Hydroxycut liver damage include:

• yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes
• brown urine
• nausea
• vomiting
• light-colored stools
• excessive fatigue
• weakness
• stomach or abdominal pain
• itching
• loss of appetite.

If you used Hydroxycut anytime in the last several years, and suffered from these symptoms, there is a good chance the supplement was the cause. While the FDA has maintained that Hydroxycut liver damage is rare, the vast number of adverse drug reactions are never reported to the agency. Our Hydroxycut liver damage lawyers feel strongly that the FDA’s numbers on Hydroxycut side effects could be inaccurate, and the true number of victims is far higher than realized.