Duromine - anyone used Duromine tablets to lose weight?

[Turkish Delight]

I know a lady who can't sleep and is cleaning her house at like 3am in the morning! How big do you have to be to be able to get the medication from the GP? I weigh about 69kg and have 10kgs to lose, would they prescribe it to me? I took Xenical when it first came out and the caffeine/guarana in that gave me heart palpatations and anxiety attacks as if somebody was behind me or watching me constantly. So i stopped that immediately. What other side effects does Duromine have other than lack of sleep and heaps of energy?

[Sammiejane]

Turkish delight - if you couldnt handle the caffeine or guarana tabs DO NOT get duromine, they are about a million times worse... your heart rate will increase more and if you experienced palpitations with these i would suggest that they would be dangerous to your health.
PM me if you would like some more infor re side effects as i dont want to list them here as Oshani asked for positives...

HTH

[Turkish Delight]

Then better not go on them! I guess i would die from a heart attack or something. I'm pretty sensitive to certain medications as it is. Better do it the natural way and stick to proper eating and hitting the gym.

[~just*perfect~]

Terkish Delight

I have taken reductil wich is pretty much the same as duromine and i also got heart palpatations and panic wich im still suffering from now more then a year later.

Anyway if you want to know more about my experiance please PM me as its kinda not a good one although i do so wish i didnt react the way i did cause im DYEING to loose the weight STILL!! Lol.

And good luck to the OP whatever you choose to do. I know a friend who lost 25kg's on it and had no trubbles at all!! So it comes down to "its different for everyone". I hope it works for you if thats what you choose to do.

[XRMummy]

Im taking Duromine 45mg at the moment have been for the last 3 months.. I have lost 15kgs so far but i do have to admit i havent been exercising for the last 2 months (just to much goin on really) and since goin on the tabs every 2nd day sometimes i forget to take the tabs when im meant to for i get up to late to take them i normally take them at 7 but since School hols and DP having time off work i have been able to sleep in so im gettin up at 9 and no way in hell am i taking them then...

The only bad thing i have experienced in taking them was in the first couple of days of first taking them and that was only the feeling of being "SMASHED" for more about 19 hours aday but liek i said it only lasted maybe 4 days at the max and i wokredout that if i didnt eat a couple of apples thorghout the day i would feel like i was going to be sick but that has also faded

I have another 20kg to lose but my Dr will speak to me about how much linger i can be on hses tablets for in a couple of weeks when i go in for a weigh in

[Sammiejane]

smcgt - well done on the weight loss
just make sure that you set up the healthy eating habits now (and exercise when shcool hols are over) so that you can maintain the weight loss.
also when the tablets are out of your system, a couple of apples a day are not going to cut it and you will be hungry, you need to make sure that you have a plan as to what you can snack on during the day and have meals planned... the first month off them you wil probably be ok, but after that it will be harder, especially as your metabloism has slowed, the weight will go back on quicker as you body will still be in 'starvation mode'...

well done once again

[nanananny]

I wish losing weight was as easy as taking duromine...

Yet the OP wanted positive stories - the weight melts off.

[ninaaa]

Hi all,

Oshani, I have been reading through the above comments and suggestions, and was just wondering since your original post, have you taken duromine, and if so, how did you go with it? how much have you lost etc?

I have been on duromine for about a week now. on the first day, i took the tablet very early in the morning and i felt abit jittery through out the day, but since, i have been fine. I have not had any trouble with sleeping so i guess i am one of the lucky ones...
i lost 1.5 kilos in the first 2 days and nothing more since...

i am trying to lose as much weight as possible by mid Jan for my engagement (i know i started late but normal exercise and healthy food habits just didnt help me...).

I have also been using the Celebrity Slim shakes for b/fast and lunch, and then a proper meal for dinner, plus afew "healthy" snacks in between meals... Does anyone know if using both of these measures to try lose weight is ok, or not?

Any info will be great!

p.s Merry Xmas!

[sellarsna]

I was on Duro Dec 07 to Mar 08. In this time I lost 12kg, and have kept it off to date (21/3/09
As i am still overweight I have just asked the Dr for some more. I took the 1st one yesterday, and didnt sleep much last night,but have not had the heart palpatations, cleaning frenzy or anything like that
I do know to expect "cotton ball mouth" where u need to drink water ALL the time.
Will keep you updated

[Michele (one 'L')]

Turkish delight - if you couldnt handle the caffeine or guarana tabs DO NOT get duromine, they are about a million times worse... your heart rate will increase more and if you experienced palpitations with these i would suggest that they would be dangerous to your health.
PM me if you would like some more infor re side effects as i dont want to list them here as Oshani asked for positives...

HTH

I weighed 74kgs and lost 7 kgs in a month, with small calorie controlled meals and light exercise as well, usually on 10 mins or pilates concentrating on my core muscles.

I found that I could not sleep more than a few hours and woke in the middle of the night. What helped was that I also took my tablet about 3 am, this way you have taken them about 3-4 hours earlier than usual, so you will sleep longer throught the night. This also means that you only need a modest breakfast, usually fruit and juice.

For dry mouth try freezing diet cordial or lo cal lemonade into ice blocks. This not only stops the dry mouth but also your mouth and tummy are tricked into thinking that you are eating, keeps your saliva active too.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE :