HCG User Reviews & Ratings

• Anonymous
• June 22, 2011

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Along with a VLCD, HCG appears to be very effective. It was manageable, but such a restrictive diet that typically goes along with using HCG as a diet supplement is hard. It's definitely not a diet for the weak! That being said, it seemed effective. I lost minimal muscle, even though I lost a significant amount of fat/water."

• tbp...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 4, 2015

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I did a 40-day injection and found the diet easy to stick to if you plan your meals, pre-weigh, and bag about 1 week ahead. I had headaches sometimes as a side effect but Tylenol worked. I started at 195, I'm 5 feet tall and weighed 163 after stopping the injections. I waited 6 weeks and now weigh 167 and am beginning a second 23-day round of injections. I am convinced that the weight will stay off. I will continue with each treatment until I get down to 125."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 23, 2018

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have used HCG 3 times, each time I lost 25 lbs, only to gain it back, but my experience, I was very weak and tired most of the time. On the 3rd try of HCG, before I could complete my program, I had a stroke on the right side of my brain, which affected my left side. Less than a month later, I had my second stroke. As bad as I would like to lose this 20 lbs, and after doing my research on HCG, I will never put myself in danger again. It's not worth it."

• ink...
• June 18, 2016

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have done the HCG injections and lost 40 lbs. I did lose some muscle, but I kept the weight off till I had significant stress and reverted to bad habits. That's my bad. What people need to understand is that you need to follow the HCG plan by Dr. Simons. No, you cannot eat hamburger, no, you cannot have a glass of wine every day, no, you cannot eat watermelon - at least in phases 2 and 3. People fail at this diet because they refuse to adhere or do not read about the original diet and follow it. But it works when you do it right. And I felt better on it than off it - it helped with my shoulder pain."

• lex...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 8, 2016

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I don't recommend HCG prescription injections for anything. I had the worst headaches that I've ever had in my life. The right side of my face started sagging and I was very weak. 1. ER visit, I was in the trauma unit because they thought I had a stroke. Wrong! 2. ER visit, diagnosed as Bell's palsy. Wrong! 3. ER visit, Lyme disease! Wrong again! It was the HCG! It may help women lose weight, but definitely not worth the side effects!"

• Lin...
• August 22, 2016

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I did lose weight as long as I continued to take the drug. When I stopped and since then I have had a swollen abdomen, stomach pain, water retention in general (which I never had before), decreased urine, and then increased urine. No energy since stopping, and that was never a problem before. Trouble breathing, but as with any diet drug I've observed (I had hoped this one was different), you gain back twice as much as you lose as soon as you discontinue it. I just hope it hasn't done permanent damage to me."

• Nit...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 23, 2017

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I started off at 180. (5'5" female). I needed to lose 20-30 pounds. I stuck to the diet by the book, eating before starting 'high fat foods' for the first 3 days 'to prepare for HCG.' I gained an additional 4 pounds. I stayed on the diet for 7 months under an Alternative Medicine doctor (and his wife, assistant). I experienced itching 4 months into it (I was told my body was getting rid of toxins (??), but my weight never went below 178, although I lost inches and went from a size 16-18 to a 12-14. (500 calories a day, no sugar, carbs, oils). The HCG was discontinued, and I was informed the weight was 'locked in' at 180. I was to eat only 1000 daily with no sugar, carbs, or oils. Within 1 month of being off HCG, I weighed 200!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 29, 2024

For Female Infertility "I have done the HCG injections a few times now and am about to start another round next week. Each time I have used HCG, I have had remarkable results, losing 25-25 pounds each time, which is incredible for someone who is only 5'3. It is easy to follow if you are disciplined and stick to the VLCD. If you are willing to put forth the effort and truly want to shed a few pounds to better yourself, then it's the diet for you."

• los...
• December 2, 2014

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I lost 78 lbs on HCG and felt great! I have kept off the weight for 2 years!"

• Anonymous
• January 25, 2012

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I lost more than 100 lbs using HCG. It took me less than 4 months to do it, and once I got the hang of it, it was easy and fast!"

• Anonymous
• September 27, 2012

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I lost 70 lbs. from 2/22 until today (9/26)."

• kat...
• February 22, 2013

For Hypogonadism, Male "Testosterone injections didn't work, so started HCG."

• Anonymous
• December 17, 2017

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have had zero problems taking this drug and have been doing so since late August. Don't drink anything with carbonation, as it will give you a gassy stomach, and cut out all caffeine products."