Mother's little helper?

September 17, 2007 7:22 AM

What the heck is in Actipril, and what is it used for?

Long story short: coworker got sucked in to one of those "sign up for four things and get a free iPod!" scams online. He canceled all of the programs he signed up for, but now has a package of Actipril pills. He thinks they're just "energy" pills and, knowing my love of caffeine, offered them to my cubemates and me.

I'm not planning on actually ingesting these things, but I'm curious what is in them. There's very little information online, and most of it seems to be shills spouting off about how they lost 25 pounds in three weeks just by taking these pills. So, are they diet pills or pep pills? And just what is in them?

posted by backseatpilot to health & fitness (6 comments total)

"The combination of these three main ingredients (Gotu Kola, Kola Nut Extract and Guarana Extract) with Actipril’s proprietary blend offers a supplement that provides you with improved energy levels."
This is the first result for "actipril" in Google (well, more precisely what turns up when entering "actipril" in the address bar in Firefox.)

Sounds similar to Red Bull to me.
posted by loiseau at 7:26 AM on September 17, 2007

I saw that, but I'm curious what's in that "proprietary blend." Seems like a lot of these things contain ephedra even though it's not really legal...
posted by backseatpilot at 7:28 AM on September 17, 2007

ingredient list
posted by loiseau at 7:28 AM on September 17, 2007

one of those "sign up for four things and get a free iPod!" scams

BTW, don't assume these are purely scams. They take some work and follow through, but I know at least one person who got an iPod out of it with just a few hours work and maybe $30 spent. (Actually, they were out of iPods, so they sent him a check for $200 to buy his own.)
posted by alms at 7:43 AM on September 17, 2007

Just looks like some natural extracts along with a binder/filler (magnesium stearate, rice flour) and the gelatin capsule.
posted by junesix at 8:29 AM on September 17, 2007

It's a bunch of "natural" stimulants. Hemlock is also natural, btw.
posted by docpops at 7:55 AM on September 18, 2007