What I mean by it didn't work is that I did not lose any weight, water or otherwise. It doesn't make me crave any foods either that I can tell. Before Atkins though I always craved high carb foods whether I was on the pill or not. The only thing that stops my cravings is Atkins. ATKINS RULES. As for clearing skin according to my Pharmacist, most pills help with that but most haven't been cleared by the FDA to advertise that as a benefit. Something about the expense of the tests to show the FDA proof. I guess if they went through that expense the price of the pills would go up.