Duromine

Ladies,

the mods would prefer that you continue to chat here rather than start up a seperate thread.

Thanks for understanding.

thanks sushee.

energy is slowly starting to kick in. maybe because i have had like absolutly no energry the extra energy i have gotta from the tabs have brought it up to a normal energy level lol

girls just be really careful with the duromine ok? make sure that you keep eating and eat plenty of healthy nutritious stuff.
i used it a few years back and lost heaps of weight but wasn't looking after myself very well. i would just snack on a piece of chocolate here and a diet coke there iykwim?
after i stopped the duromine i put on more weight than i had lost. please be sensible with it and look after yourselves xoxox

thanks for the concern rainforest.
i didnt make this decision lightly and i had to go through a whole big thing with the doc about eating and everything b4 she woudl give it to me

Thanks rainforest - dont worry i am being careful - i hate taking things!!!


Sassy - well day 3 for me and still not feeling it - i took a whole one this morning and... nothing????

hj: well i def have more energy today. been up exercising soooooooooooo not like me lol. can hardly drag myself out of bed of a morning let alone doings nearly a hr of exercise and wanting to keep going but i was running late getting ready for work.
i didnt sleep much last ngiht but when i woke up this mornign i didnt feel like poo so that is good.
thirst has turned up now. tryin not to drink way too much but so it doesnt ........ ummm somethign to do with electrolites lol.
wasnt hungry this mornign so i forced myself to have a biggest loser shake so i am getting all my nutrients.

oh and 0.8kgs gone so far.

oh my gosh u are doing well! good on ya!
what time in the morning do u take it?

im finding myself very tired come late afternoon! however 0.3kgs gone!!!

i take it at 5am. DH gets up then to go to work so i take it then go back to sleep get up about 630 to 7 when DD wakes up.

Well done girls.. How much are you wanting to loose?

Hey girls... hoping to start on friday... (1st of May.)

U girls seem to be going well... keep up the good work...


Harmony- Love the Avvy hun... gorgeous...

didi - ideally i would like to loose at least 10kgs! than i would be sooo happy!

sassy - i take mine around 0630 - so far hasnt interrupted my sleep at all but i feel soooo sleepy during the day - this is where i think the mood swings might kick in - cause im tired im going to start getting cranky i reackon! i dont feel full however dont feel in the mood for eating but i make sure i do have something!

Jess - hehehe i love my avy!!! cant wait for u to join us!

i did not sleep well last night - for the first time in ages B slept the whole night thru but noooo i didnt!!! im thinking its the duromine!
still not giving me any energy or making me feel full tho? dont know what the go is!

hj: when i read about all the energy and feeling full i thought i woudl be bouncing off the walls and have that full on full feeling liek u cant eat another bite but i dont feel like that.
my energy level was very low so now it is a kinda normal level. well alot for me but i dont feel like i am buzzing kinda things.
and the hunger i dont think i feel full i just dont get the hungry feelign all the time lol ok reading that sounds stupid but i know wat i mean so hopefully someone else will lol.

the last 2 morning i have been up and done over 1/2hr exercise which normally when i try i get 5min if that and give up. also i have been cleanign a fair bit and have go 4 big garbage bags of stuff but it doesnt look liek i have cleaned at all lol.
i am not feeling grumpy at all. i was a bit worried when i read the side effets of mood swings cause i was on Antidepressants before i started the duromine i thought i might get the mood swings and it was somethign i didnt wanna go back to.

afternoons used to be really bad for me i used to pick and pick and pick at food. i was never really that hungry it was more my head telling me i was. i had thought abotu goign to a hypnotherapist but everytime i rang someone they stuffed me around. one didnt turn up to the appt at all another said in their ad they worked 7 days with flexible hrs but when i rang they said we only work mondays and tuesdays.

ok i guess i am raving so i better go lol.

ohhhh jess one more day. ill be on in the morning to check lol.

didispunk: i have 32kgs to loose. but woudl be happy with 20

Just wanted to say goodluck on your weight loss journey girls i hope you get the result's your looking for.

I'm so glad TF has worked so well for me...

Jess - i will be checking to see how ur morning tomorrow went also!

Sassy - i love ur ticker - that has too be pretty motivating for u also!
U know what - come to think of it i dont seem to be hungry much also - i will still eat something - but i dont think about it anymore and i dont pick at all the bad stuff in the cupboard - went out with my brother today and he wanted macca's and i said i didnt want any - 1. cause im trying to lose weight and 2. because i really didnt feel like it - was very proud of myself than!
and yeah im soooo not buzzing with energy! i actually feel pretty tired - but thank god no mood swings!
ur doing sooo well tho - keep it up! exspecially with the exercise!

Hi ladies hope you don't mind if i jump in to your thread. I started on Duromine about 10 days ago, the first day i did not feel any different, then for the next 5 or 6 days i did not feel hungry at all, i had to force myself to eat 3 times a day. Now the last few days i do feel hungry but not very often and i get full really easy. I have been trying to keep myself busy cleaning and house work no real exercise yet but i will get there. I don't have HEAPS of energy which i thought i might. I feel tired as well but if i get up and do something then i feel like i could keep going all day.
No real side effects here i sleep fine at night but i if i wake up i find it really hard to go back to sleep but really this is nothing new:-)
I Also want to lose about 10kg, but really anything is a bonus. To date i have lost 3.2kg.
Good luck to everyone
Nikki

hey Harmony...

I have a story from Anth, if your on tomorrow, please message me, I have stories about it... first hand from Anth...

Well girla i took it this morning. so we'll see what becomes over the next few days...

Will come back later to comment... But H- the no sleeping is from the duro's hun... were u laying awake trying to get to sleep but couldnt... ur tired but still just cant fall asleep??/ if so its the duros

Nikki - ur more than welcome to join us - the more the better - its always good hearing how others are going on it! and u are doing soooo well also - i have only lost 0.5 on it - i must be doing something wrong!

Jess - yay for starting - im tired all day, go to bed around 2100 fall asleep pretty easily, wake up around 1am and thats pretty much it for me i toss and turn for the rest of the night until about 0500 than B wakes up around 0600!!!

sassy - how u going this morning?


Im thinking of stopping it - dosent seem to be working for me - and im not getting any sleep - B has been sleeping thru the night all of this week - and i have been waiting for this for 6mths! hahaha and finally its happening and im not sleeping much at all!!! plus 0.5 is pretty crap!

Becky - are u going to tell me bad news and scare me even more?

Harmony r u dieting also and excercising??? 1st week i lost nothing but made it up the 2nd week... i think u just have to stick with it... the sleeping issue is from the duros... its exactly what happens to me... u can try going every 2nd day might help but your body will get used to it by the end of the 2 week (well it did for me last time)

Sass- how u going... I dont feel much but thats expected being my 1st one. i took it at about 5.30.

i forgot to come in here this mornign i was very busy.

i put on .8 this mornign i havnt changed my ticker yet lol. i cant get on here fast enough to change it when it is a loss lol. ill see how i go tomorrow.
i didnt drink much water yesterday, i was thirsty but i was full on at work and didnt get the chance to drink and when i woke this mornign my wedding ring was so tight where it has been loose the last week so i think i had a bit of water retention so i am hoping that is y i got the .8 gain. i tried drinkin more todyabut i was out all day and didnt have access to water for most of the day i completly forgot to take my bottle with me.
so we will see wat happens int he morning. i think i am gonna go to only weighing every few days or a week but it is so hard to do when u wanna see how ur going.

how did ur day end up jess.

I'm not weighing myself girls... i did before i started and wont til i have finnished them... I dont like the gain/loss dissapointment/excitment side of it...

Harmony - u still there??? how u feeling??? i slept ok last night but i know tonight i wont... But its ok... did some reading about how many calories u burn doing differsent things... u can gurn 200 + calories DTD... LOL so i figure i will just wake DP up if i cant sleep... i always sleep after... HAHAHA

Hey Everyone

I had a really bad experience yesterday, i had shortness of Breath, felt like my heart was going to explode thru my chest, felt very dizzy and my arms and legs were all tingly and felt like lead - very scary when home alone with a bub!
DH came home and took me to the doc and my blood pressure was slightly elevated, he said i was stressed, run down, fatigued, and had swollen glands and a soon to be possible ear infection as it was all red!
On top of that i have managed only to get 4hrs sleep every night - so im thinking maybe i should stop!
what does everyone else think?

Jess - hehehe how many times did u wake ur husband up - hehehe - how u feeling this morning?

Sass - dont worry about the weight gain - try and only weigh urself once a week! although im bad for it and do it nearly every day also!

Nikki - how are things going for u?

Oh ive lost 1.8kgs! all fluid i know but still im happy - its got me in the weight range i want to be in - which i have been having trouble getting into!

hj: u r the only one htta can make the decision to stop or keep going. u knwo ur body best so just listen to it. or maybe even tryin 1 every 2nd day and see how that goes.

i think the best thign from having the tabs is i dont have cravings.

yeh i might give that a go and do it every 2nd day!

Oh gee, that's not good at all Harmony ....i take it the secret is out now then, with Kev having to take you to the Dr's with these issues?
I would seriously consider stopping them but like sassy said your the only one who can make that decision. Be careful...be very careful.

H- I think maybe speak with ur GP about the symptoms... I never had any of that except i would every now and then feel a bit excited... LOL. Like nervousness...

Feeling ok today but i'm just taking it one step at a time...

hj, please be careful this is what happened to me. They have been known to cause heart attacks and strokes in some people.

Put it this way if it was any other type of medication and it was giving you these symptoms would you continue taking it? Second to that if someone else described these symptoms to you would you continue taking it?

Leah - no he dosent know - and thats the way i want too keep it - i asked him to wait in the waiting room while i saw the doctor!

Jess - glad that it is going well for u - wish it would for me!

Niliac - thank you for your post - u have made me decide to get rid of it - i was going to try and see how i went every second day - but ur right its just not worth the risk! Thank you!


Well guys looks like im out - sorry if i have let any of down - but i will continue popping on here to offer support where and when needed, and too keep track of ur progress!
I hope it all goes well for u all and that u all reach ur desired weight!!

Thanks for helping me thru this xoxo

hj: dont worry about letting anyone downit is more important that u r healthy.


my energy levels went back down and i was up .2kg this morning i am not gonna weigh again till next tue.

Harmony...im pleased that you have decided to stop taking it, it's not good especially when you are suffering like you did yesterday...way to scary!

Sassy - good idea - cause i find that if u keep weighing ur self and if u put on any that kinda gets u down and less motivated! so wait a week or so between weighins and u will be extra surprised!

The Mod Team here at BellyBelly wish to make it clear that as a group, we do not condone the use of this medication. While we have left this thread open, as Duromine is a drug that is legally available on prescription here in Australia, we advise that, as with any potentially dangerous drug, it should only be used under the close supervision of a medical professional.

We would like to make all members aware that people with a history of cardiac problems, mental illness, previous substance abuse, people who are pregnant, or people who are breastfeeding, should not take this drug.

Side effects of this drug include: racing heart; high blood pressure; chest pain; CNS stimulation; headache; stomach upset incl constipation; dry mouth; altered taste; disturbances in the need to pass urine; rash; impotence; libido change; facial oedema; cardiac arrest, various forms of heart failure, stroke, angina, euphoria, psychosis, and hallucination.

People under the influence of duromine should not drive, or operate heavy machinery.

While we understand the pressure that many men and women feel to lose weight - both for social and emotional reasons, and to assist in maintaining good health - it is imperative that such weight loss take place as part of a safe and careful lifestyle plan.

I have been reading this thread and I just wanted to voice some of my concerns about what I have read. I don't think some of you who are taking it fully understand some of the consquences that can happen because of it. While you are taking this drug, which for all intents and purposes is a legalised amphetamine, you are not 100% in control of yourself. I wonder how this will impact on any of you in regards to being able to care for your children. Some of you have very young babies and I wonder if you thought as far ahead as what you would do if you were in a mind-altered state and alone with your children? I know you will all emphatically say that you would never put your children at risk, but you already have simply by taking it. Some of you are already experiencing side effects. I know some of you only plan to take it for a little while to kick start your weight loss, but Duromine is addictive and it may not be that easy to stop taking it without going through withdrawals like any other drug addict would. And the problem is that you wont realise that you are feeling any different in that regard.

I also ask if you think it is right that you drive a car while under the influence of duromine with your children in the car with you? Would you put your children into a car with a person who was on speed? These are some of the things that you really need to think about.

I noticed that some of you talk about not having energy to do things, and there seems to be some misinformed ideas. Duromine will give you energy for sure, but it isn't 'real' energy, it is you mind being altered by the drug into THINKING you have energy. Eating a healthy and balanced diet and exercising will give you energy that is longer lasting and healthier for you - as soon as you stop taking the duromine you will lose that 'energy' Duromine is not a bandaid solution, if you want your lives to change so you feel better and healthier it wont happen while you are taking it because you aren't addressing the real issues you have and what caused you to gain weight in the first place. I know it is a vicious cycle to be trapped in when you need to exercise to get energy, but can't exercise because you don't have the energy to start with.

I know some of you will take offence to the 'eat heathy' line as you have been told that over and over and it doesn't work - but nothing will work if you don't make the lifestyle changes to go with it. It is clear that some are taking it as a quick fix and something they know will work without putting hard work into it, but life simply isn't like that.

At the end of the day, you are adults and you will make your own decisions, but like I said, my only concern is for your children. Now that is not to say that I think any of you are bad parents and not doing the best for your children, because by wanting to lose weight and gain life that shows that you are, but taking Duromine is not something to be taken lightly.

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I also ask if you think it is right that you drive a car while under the influence of duromine with your children in the car with you? Would you put your children into a car with a person who was on speed? These are some of the things that you really need to think about.

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I agree with this. Also, my Dr told me that if you ae drug tested by a police officer there is a high chance that you will have a positive drug reading. If you are driving ALWAYS have a copy of your prescription in the car with you.

Schmickers and Trillian - as Mods i highly respect your thoughts, opinions and decisions made!
I have learnt the hard way from taking Duromine, and its nothing i will be doing again thats for sure - i didnt take that decision lighty in the first place to take it - i had it for over a week before i took my first one, and even then i opened it up and emptied most of it out for the first few days.
When i had my bad experience all i could do was worry about my bubba girl as i was home alone with her! She is my world, i went thru a hell of alot to get her, and would never do anything intentionaly to put her at risk!
I realise my mistake now in taking Duromine, it certainly was not for me!
However it works for some ppl - and as long as they are sensible about it and they know the risks involved than i guess its a case of what ever works best for them!

Thank you tho once again for ur input and thoughts on this thread!

hj: i am the same as u i didnt go into this lightly.
i know bad things can happen on this but it can also help. i am being monitored very carefully. i liked being able to come in here and have support.
I am not just using it as a band aid, i have been exercising alot. DH and i are making each other exercise most nights and i have changed my eating habits alot since taking it.
the reason i started taking this was because i have been brought up in a family of very big eaters. this was a way to help train my body that i didnt need to eat big amounts. and to eat healthy to feel full.

Please don't think anyone on the mod/admin team is making any accusations or passing judgement. We simply want to make sure that everyone is well informed. When threads about drugs such as Duromine start, it is our responsibility to make sure that all the information is out there, so that if a problem arrises, along with medically professional advice a person can make the best decision for their health. I am sure there are plenty of people who have never had any ill effects from this drug, however it is important to note that there are ill effects for some people. And there are precautions one must take when using this drug.

hj: how do u feel after stopping the tabs? i ope everythign is going good.

had a bit of a downer yesterday but i have picked myself back up today and feel great.

jess: how r u going with everything?