Regarding the cost
Im taking the 40mg duromine and most chemist charge $125 but i get mine from Chemist warehouse and they are only $95 so there is a fair bit of difference in price...
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Regarding the cost
Im taking the 40mg duromine and most chemist charge $125 but i get mine from Chemist warehouse and they are only $95 so there is a fair bit of difference in price...
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
Well this is my first time on duromine and i have taken my second tablet this morning. My mouth is really dry and i am drinking allllll the time. I feel a little light headed sometimes not dizzy but light headed if that makes sense!!!! Woke up this morning about 2am and could not go back to sleep till about 5am, but feel ok this morning. I too will let you all know how i go with this. I have had no other side effect but its only my second day on it. My appetite yesterday seemed to be the same as normal, but this morning for breakfast i had to force myself to eat some cereal and i only ate about a quarter of what i would normally. I would LOVE to lose atleast 10kg!!! Heres hoping
Anyway good luck every one and i will keep you posted.
Nikki
I know all about the dry mouth. It's like a cotton ball is in your mouth sucking out all the fluid.
I haven't got it as bad this time, I didn't sleep to good the first night, but last night I slept pretty well.
I remember last time getting cranky, but then i was not happy in my relationship, but now that that is over, I will hopefully not be as cranky.
I lost 27kgs on these as well as excercise and diet... i
used them as a kick start (1st 3 weeks) and kept gorgetting them after that... stuck to my excercise and within 3 months had lost the 27kgs. I kept it off till i fell preggas... (about 12 months) if i had of stuck to the excercise and good eating who knows where i could be today
I take Duromine at the moment, but not for weight loss. When i first got these it was for weight loss, but i stopped taking them as they made me a little 'aggressive' with everyone. Like really snappy. BUT, they made me GO... i just got so much done!!!
In feb this year when we had to move so quickly, i found the packet of duromine in a cupboard and decided to use it to get through that period while i was moving. They worked and did a fantasic job in getting me going.... BUT the side affect i had/am having is a life saver!
I suffer with Psoriasis. It is VERY bad, basically all over me. Have tried many different treatment's none of which have done anything.
Within 2 week's of taking Duromine, it was in remission.
After a few week;s of taking them and once we had moved, i saw a dr and asked her if it was the duromine that was doing this to my Psoriasis. She said it couldnt be and it must be something else.
So as i test i stopped, for 2 week's and yep.. it slowly started building back up. I have now been back on them since the weekend and instantly the plaque's are falling off and staying away.
I dont know why as a side affect Duromine is doing this... but i intend on trying to find out, but in the mean time i dont care - it is the first time in 3 years i have had any relief and didnt have to use some form of steroid cream!!!!!!!!
Oh and they dont affect me the way they did last time, as in im not aggressive so... i dunno what that was about!
So, anyway... apart from that side affect... i dont have any issue's with them.
Hi,
I am probably the odd one out here - I took Duramine for 3 months and over the course of 6 months went from 81kg to 49kg now (I'm only 5"3 high). I couldn't be happier. I have kept the weight off for 2 months now and seen a dietician who has congratulated me on safe, successful weight loss which he saw as just within the timeframe he would have recommended (ie, 6 - 9 months). I remain 49kg and have found that dieting for half a year has got me in a rhythm of eating sensibly. I have found something else strange - I now crave healthy food like hot porrige with prunes, cinnamon and bananna - YUM!
I did have some insomnia but found i would fall back asleep after 1/2 hr of waking. I felt energetic but not high or anything - a bit like when you have had a couple of mugs of coffee. Other than that, i found that i kept an appetite and ate at regular meal times but, that after eating i felt completely full and did not even think of food for hours. I found that empowering and saw good results on the scales. I don't think i noticed any change to mood except i wanted to keep active - it made me enjoy being on the move.
I would suggest Duramine to anyone I was fond of because it takes much of the frustration out of dieting. Cravings and feeling that hunger ache are the hardest part and this med removes it. To anyone checked out by a doc, frankly I couldn't recommend Duramine highly enough. I believe there is some misinformation circulating about these meds ("speed" tush tush) and I am dissapointed for lasses out there who struggle with frustration and don't need to.....
I ask one question - is cancer, hypertension and diabetes better?
Hi,
I am probably the odd one out here - I took Duramine for 3 months and over the course of 6 months went from 81kg to 49kg now (I'm only 5"3 high) with dieting (protein focused) and 50 mins of vigorous exercise daily. I couldn't be happier. I have kept the weight off for 2 months now and seen a dietician who has congratulated me on safe, successful weight loss which he saw as just within the timeframe he would have recommended (ie, 6 - 9 months). I remain 49kg and have found that dieting for half a year has got me in a rhythm of eating sensibly. I really enjoyed purchasing a new wardrobe and other girls could have this too. I have also found something unexpected - I now crave healthy food like hot porrige with prunes, cinnamon and bananna - YUM!
I did have some insomnia but found i would fall back asleep after 1/2 hr of waking. I felt energetic but not high or anything - a bit like when you have had a couple of mugs of coffee. I honestly can only assume that some people are exagerrating or that my experience is different because the energetic, driven feeling from Duramine is really quite mild. "Speed" is a bad chemical because it is produced in unregulated settings. Stimulants per se are not necessarily bad for you if they are produced and monitored properly - anti depressants are stimulants. I found that i kept an appetite and ate at regular meal times but, that after eating i felt completely full and did not even think of food for hours. I did find that I had to remind myself to eat but as I am not silly, i made sure i did. I found that empowering and saw good results on the scales. I don't think i noticed any change to mood except i wanted to keep active - it made me enjoy being on the move and perhaps mildly more happy. I had no trouble finishing use.
I would suggest Duramine if I wanted to do a person a favour because it takes much of the frustration out of dieting. Cravings and feeling that hunger ache are the hardest part and this med removes it. To anyone checked out by a doc, frankly I couldn't recommend it enough. I believe there is some misinformation circulating about these meds ("speed" tush tush) and I am dissapointed for larger girls out there who struggle with frustrating weight battles and don't really need to but may be put off by the sensationalism. GPs will generally prescribe this med if someone overweight is having trouble controlling appetite and hunger and is failing with diet. There is no embarassment to asking, a lot of GPs will probably recommend it b4 you ask.
I ask one question - is cancer, hypertension and diabetes due to being overweight better?
Hi, I have just started duromine this morning. I have put on 10 kilos since I had a total thyroidectomy in january and I am now a good 35-40 kilo's overweight and a size 20:redface:. My Dr has prescribed the lowest dose of 15mg just to help me with sticking to a healthy eating plan. So far I don't seem to have any side effects. In fact I still feel a bit tired this morning (I'm always tired, I'm a fulltime working mum of a 2 year old). So I'm hoping to just use this as a tool to help me with changing my lifestyle. Is anyone else here still taking it? And how are you going?
Hi there,
Glad to hear you are getting proactive - you can do it! 15mg is the lowest dose, i think i was on 30mg so the effect on your appetite would be weaker but nonetheless I expect you are feeling something? Problems with the thyroid are tough - it totally effects our metabolism.
30 - 40kg sounds like a lot to loose but I found that the 31kg I lost in 5 months wasn't that bad when i look back and my registered dietician is totally happy with the time span i lost it within, the Duramine and particularly the 3 months i have kept every kilo of the weight off. But, you need to be committed. One of the first things i would do is go to Ebay or visit op shops and find yourself a second hand treadmill / exercise bike / 2kg bar bells, or something. Place it in front of the TV and walk briskly (or do similar) for 30mins or over each day. You need to be sweating heavily by finish and be in need of a shower. I still do this exercise now and i am at the bottom of my weight range (2kg from bottom of range). If the medication is doing its job and you are put off from eating much food then you will see the weight drop away and your stomach will shrink, making it hard to overeat ever again. I don't care what anyone says, i had some weeks where I lost 2.5kg of fat (and it wasn't water because it was mid-diet), but most weeks were more like 1kg - 1.5kg. I now have muscular thighs and arms and have kept the weight off since June (still 50.5kg now [little over 5" 4 high], size 8). I look like an FBI girl. After a month or so your little exercise routine will be habit like washing your teeth and yes it can be done with bub - I have a 4yr old hypo boy who i mostly look after by myself! Put on The Lion King and sit bub on a mat in front of you. When you see the scales shift, that's the greatest motivation you can get to press fwrd. You won't want to eat the wrong things because of the investment you made exercising which you know you will be throwing away.
Good luck, be strong. I don't have super human strength so if i can do it then so can you. Picking up tiny, petite clothes and knowing they will fit you is the BEST feeling in the world. All i have wanted to do since i lost the weight is buy clothes. My new size is like the most fun new hobby i've had and it's no 5 minute wonder - i'll never get bored of fitting clothes to a tiny new body and neither will you! Make working on it a habbit while you loose yourself in TV and it's easier than you think! Email me direct and I will send you some dated before and after photos! :))
Thankyou for your well wishes Oddoneout. You have done so well yourself!
I'm happy to stick with the lowest dosage as I want to avoid any of the nasty side effects. Did you get any?
I'm taking the duromine in conjunction with counting my calorie intake on calorieking.com.au. I just needed something to help curb my appetite to get me going. I am also weary of making sure I DO eat enough as I do not want to put my body into starvation mode. I hope to get to the point like you where i will stop the duro all together and do the rest with just diet and exercise. Although I know the hardest part will be keeping the weight off! they say you haven't won the war until you've maintained your weightloss for 2 years. That will be the toughest challenge for me!
Hi,
That all sounds positive. I do agree with what you are saying about 'the starvation mode' - although i'm not sure medics subscribe to the theory as such, more the role of hunger hormones Leptin, Grelin and the storage hormone Insulin. I find this subject very interesting and if I am correct, i believe you want to eat enough to get keep Grelin production at bay, which is produced when calories drop too low and it drives you to eat. However, there seems to be a branch of this idea which is based on distorted evolutionary principles and says that it is a survival advantage for us to store energy as fat and therefore when we have lost weight, if we eat so much as a lettuse leaf it is inevitable that our body will claw back every calorie and we will gain all our weight and some back. This is simply not true. According to Scott Osborne, registered dietician in Nerang, Gold Coast, this is not at all true (in fact he pointed out the survival advantage of being lean enough to run quickly to catch our food / flee preditors). In truth, he told me that the reason most people put weight back on after loosing it is because they go straight back to eating as they did before their diet. He has worked as a dietician for years and said he sees people put the weight back on all the time then he asks them what they are eating and they tell him - it either includes pizza and chocolate or simply too much of what they are eating (obviously too many banannas will make you gain weight).
I've been following the diet plan he mapped out for me now since around June. I actually wasn't eating enough - 50g of porrige for breakfast - he told me to fill the bowl. I now do this and have hoverred within a kilo of my goal weight for months. There is no logial reason why if i haven't put the weight back on in 2 - 3 months why i ever will and the same will be for you. I feel it's important for you to investigate that because it can be demotivating if you believe that your weight will "probably" come back, as some people told me. Believe me it is not true - i am sometimes eating a big, healthy breakfast (porrige and then toast!!!) and with regular exercise, my weight is long-term stable. The key thing is that you have to shelve those 'bad' foods and eating habits. He said cut fast foods like pizza to say 2 pieces every 3 weeks maximum If at all. I don't touch it. He also suggested, contrary to the advice, (which yes is given by some reputable medics) to eat little meals often. What he said was he finds it often does not work because people under estimate the calories in these little meals. He believed it is better to have 3 significant meals a day, make them hearty and then leave the kitchen alone! I find this works for me. Plus I have cut the thing that made me gain weight in the first place - i am now a teatotaler.
With committment to change, it is inevitable you will keep the weight off when you reach your goal! Happy journey :))
Sorry Mara i forgot to answer you about symptoms. Yes, there was sleeplessness. I did get insomnia. The higher the dose, the more of it - it's because of the stimulant effect -the same as if you had about 3 good strong coffees. But frankly, it was well worth it and even when i couldn't sleep i thought that. I also got a dry mouth :p lol.
Hey All!
Just starting a thread wanting to know all your GOOD experiences and success with Duromine. As well as being on this medication in the past I have thoroughly researched all the side effects and ups and downs and am aware of all the pros and cons. TO ALL READING THIS - Duromine is prescription only weight loss medication specifically for overweight/obese patients and should only be taken under the supervision of you GP as it can cause serious side effects. That being said PLEASE only contribute to this thread to tell of your successful experiences! Thx!
SO what GOOD experiences have you had with Duromine?
What results did you achieve?
What did your diet entail?
What was your exercise regimen?
I personally am a 22 year single mum of one very destructive toddler! lol I have struggled with my weight since I was 17. I am 165cm tall and my current weight is 105kg this making my BMI 39 (Obese) My goal weight is 60kg.
I was taking duromine about 3 years ago and lost 10kg in a month but then stopped taking it as I found out I was pregnant! So put it all back on plus some! 116kg at the end of my pregnancy!
My doctor has prescribed me Duromine which I have just started taking today and I'm excited for some good results!:pray: I took my first tablet at 6am, I didn't feel any effects until about 8am... I then started to feel energized. Only side effect so far is dry mouth. Have done 30mins n treadmill at 6km/hr, 10mins low intensity aerobic step, 10 mins of strength resistance on my total gym and am about to go for another 30 min walk.
Started feeling a bit tired around 3pm. Not really feeling hungry... I have so far today had 2 glasses of v8 vegetable juice, 95g tin of tuna in olive oil (oil drained), 6 rice crackers and 3 litres of water.
Weigh in will be Sunday so I'll let you know how I go! :dance:
hi odd one out,i would like to ask you some other things re Duromine, but privately. my email is petrakepic@hotmail.com please,really need some answers,cheers:redface:
just curious as to how much it costs? I want to loose about 20-25kg..(eek) and i really need some extra help i think.
I had never heard of it before - but would be interested to hear how you are going on it and how much weight you have lost.
Thinking I might go to the doctor and find out some more information - if it really works sounds like it might be right up my alley.
I know heaps of people who recommend, and heaps who don't.
Each to their own :) and just know your own body ;)
have a look though this thread i had a post about it awhile ago and there is a fair few pages on it.
i have lost 13kgs on it. i started eating alot healthier but the last month we have been real busy and have been having alot of take away but i am still keeping the weight off.
I really need to get back into the food side of things.
i am seeing a personal trainer once a week and swimming 2 times a week when i can aswell.
i am 168cm so i am roughly aroun dthe same as you. i got up to 101 when i had DD and now i am down to 85.
i was at 98 when i first started taking duro
I took it for three months at the start of the year and found it fantastic. I can't do muchof exercise because of a disability and this helped so much.
I didn't put weight back on after going off it as it helped me retrain the way I eat and what I eat but I've found the last month with a lot of stress in my life I'm comfort eating and putting weight on.
Unfortunately my GP I got the script from is no longer her and the new one doesn't believe in pills. I just wish there was somewhere I could get it from again.
Yes it can have side affects such as sleeping issues but overall I found this medication extremely beneficial in shedding the weight.
Hi everyone :)
I have been on 30mg duromine for a week tomorrow and i think i will have lost around 2.5 kgs, so i am really happy with that. I have about 20 kg to lose, so a long way to go, and i am hoping this will give me a good kick start and once i see some kg's coming off i am sure i will be able to keep my motivation off.
I havent suffered from any side effects, been sleeping well, and havent felt as energised as i thought. I accidentally took two tablets today, as i was carrying my husbands dose down to the bedroom for him and without thinkng i took it with mine! I was stressing for ages, but i feel fine thank goodness!
I would be interested to see how other people are going?
Keep up the good work everyone :clap:
Hi everyone,
I am currently taking 30mg duromine, been on it for a week tomorrow. So far, feeling fine, no side effects, sleep well. I accidentally took two tablets today and i am still feeling fine, thank goodness! LOL
Would love to chat with other people who are also using duromine...
Cheers
My husband and his wife at the time went on duromine. He lost 30kg in 3 months and she went down from a size 16/18ish to a size 10. She then got pregnant so ate as much as she wanted and put it all back on plus more. He tried to keep it off but was unsuccessful he says because he didn't learn anything. When they were on duromine they had carbs (cereal/toast) for breaky and no carbs for the rest of the day. Lunch was a salad with eggs and dinner something similar.
He then years later lost 60kg (in a longer amount of time) by just changing his eating habits ans excerciizing and has kept it off.
I have just started duromine today and i want to go down from 86kg to 50kg (im short). My plan is to eat exactly what i plan on eating when off the pill. So toast for breaky, wrap for lunch, and salad for dinner, no snacking, and bringing excercise into my life :)
I think it'll def help u loose weight, but the hard parts keeping it off. So good luck im sure is possible if we work hard and stay focused!
Does anyone know if you can take Duromine with anti-depressants?
i dont think your meant to but i am on flufoxamine and i am still taking duromine, i didnt tell the doctor (naught me) but if i have any problems then i'll stop taking them. I think it depends what anti-depresent ur on. if u told me what urs is called i will check my packet (cos it mentions some of them) and tell u
I am on Zoloft
yep Zoloft is mentioned in the info thing in the packet saying "before you start to use deromine tell your doctor if you are taking any of these mediactions" then it lists things and then " sertraline (eg zoloft)"
so i dont kno what that means but prob tell ur doc. my anti depresent isnt on it so should be okay.
Pooo....lol...thanks anyways...
Hi
Im 25 and mother of a 10yr old stepson and an 11 month old daughter. I am feeling a little frustrated and stressed. When I was pregnant with CC I put on 30kg even though I barely ate and was run off my feet at work (I am a nurse). I lost 18kgs post birth with some active weight loss but the last kg's have stuck with me for 9 months. I am finding it difficult to get too into a weight loss regime as between the kids ( I started the year without any and now I have the 2 so it's been a big adjustment!) looking after the house and working several nightshifts a week I don't know how I will find the energy to lose weight.
Just to make things super interesting I have 5 weeks before my wedding so I am feeling a lot of pressure to even get back in the 70kg range. (I am 163cms and currently 81kg).
I am thinking that I might be a good candidate for some duromine but I live in a small town and Drs are reluctant to prescribe from what I am told. Am I better off going for a drive to Sydney to find someone? Can anyone recommend a sympathetic but responsible GP in Sydney or Southern Surrounds?
My email address is jemmieluvsya@hotmail.com if anyone wants to contact me privately.
Ta.
Hey Everyone,
My experiences with Duromine have been Fantastic! although I do have to stress to everyone that uses this forum that Duromine is not the cure to obesity/being overweight, it's only there as a kick starter...after that....You're on your own!
Everyday I get up and go the Gym and do 45 mins of High Intensity Cardio on the Treadmill mostly incline walking and I sweat my arse off literally! because of this I drink 3 litres of water during the day only, that doesn't include my night time intake !!
I have been on it for 2 months and i have lost 4.5 kgs that may not seem like very much weight, but I FEEL AMAZING! and i think the slower the rate is that you lose the weight it's much healthier and sustainable it is. I've heard story after story of people regaining the weight and then some after they stop taking this, I must ask "what were you hoping to get from this?" Losing Weight is a Lifestyle choice that must incorporate exercise and eating the bad stuff in moderation, because let's face it...can you honestly NEVER have another chocolate bar in your whole life?? I DON'T THINK SO!!!!
The Biggest motivator for me is the dress sizes going down..down..down and I will never want this feeling to end. I keep my eye on the end goal..then I'll maintain it :D:D
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 ::clap:
I lost 7 kgs in one month. You may have a little trouble sleeping thru the night, so instead of taking your tablet in the morning take it about 3 am, this will greatly help your sleep pattern. For dry mouth relief (sadly this is definately one side effect everyone has), 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.:
Hope you have success, remember, even if you only lose 2-3 kgs..its better than putting on 2-3 kgs :D
Hi Nick:
I found that after 2 weeks the Duromine took away my hunger completely, so I decided that I would open the capsule and take half, keeping the other half for the next day. By doing this I had a small appetite and my script lasted 6 weeks. SO if you calculate $95 by weeks it doesn't seem sooooo expensive.
Good luck:D
Hi all - really interesting reading all of the feedback on the use of Duromine...
I have today taken my first dose and am exciting to be doing something to kickstart some further weightloss.
I am 180cm tall and was my heaviest at 116kg - I have lost 16kg on my own with excercising 6 days a week (sometimes twice a day) and having one rest day. And with changing eating habits...ie, substantial brekky and lunch and then a light evening meal with a couple of serves of fruit throughout the day.
Reading 'oddoneout's' feedback really struck a chord and I can realate totally...in that, if I have made the concious decision to use duromine as a TOOL to HELP lose the stubborn weight, then the side effects should be kept to a minimum - as I will be taking it strictly as prescribed and outlined but also making it a stepping stone to my healthier lifestyle...I don't think it's fair to expect to lose the weight 'easily' in the medication and abuse the quick results once finished...with not changing excercise and eating habits in turn...
I am so pumped and look forward to getting to my goal weight (even though it's a while away) of about 80kg.
Thanks for all of your feedback ladies, and I look forward to reading up on your further progress!! It's always good to know there are others out there, in a similar boat trying to reach a similar goal...:D
OMG 20 kg in 2 months - how can any doctor think that's healthy? They say 500g to 1kg per week is healthy and more likely to stay off - that's a max of 10kg at the very limits in the 2 months!:
I think that huge a loss is definitely setting you up for failure.
Hi Everyone,
i've just spent the past hour reading through all of the posts, as i am currently trying to get duromine.
Well here goes, i'm currently 18 years old and have a 2 year old son and weigh 99kgs (Eeekk) with a BMI of 39, before i was pregnant i was a healthy 54kgs and loved my body so pretty much in the past 3 years i have pretty much doubled my weight :redface:
i've been to 2 different doctors the first one did like prescribing duromine but has reffered me to get blood tests and 5 free visits to a dietition, the second doctor gave me blood tests and said if the test come back fine she will be able to prescribe it :D
So does anyone have any good tips for speedy weightloss? i think I might invest in a set of dumbells. Is it safe to do say Celeberity Slim and Duromine at the same time?
Thanks.
xXx
was on duramine till last march 09 ,lost 10 kilos all up, but now i have put on 7 kilos to date. it works only for the short run and havent exercised much at all and eating too much choc.
so spewing that I have put weight on. wud love to go on it again, but i know that its just for the short term . need to start exercising again.
hi, i'm just wondering how everyone is going on Duromine, i just got the proscription for them today and going to start tomorrow. i'm wondering is there anyone out there exlarge like me 150+kg's that could tell me how they are going on this pill? and is there anyone in Brisbane that are on this pill? i would love to hear from you please.
Please everyone, I implore you to avoid Duromine like the plague! Apart from being a legalised form of speed, taking it with other medications (such as the contraceptive pill, anti inflammatories, antihistamines etc) can have serious side effects.
In June 1996 I was sick of being obese and a diet doctor prescribed Duromine. Three weeks of manic highs and lows later I couldn't bear it anymore and chucked the pack down the loo. I regained the 10kg lost very quickly.
Two months later, I was on the pill and had a shocking case of hayfever. I took the recommended dose of Sudafed for less than 24 hours. Suddenly one day as I walked back from lunch, I collapsed in the street. I'd had a stroke.
Yep, thats right... a STROKE.
I was admitted to hospital and subjected to terrifying tests and dozens of questions by various doctors, who repeatedly informed me that the TIA (Trans Ischaemic Attack - or mini stroke) would be followed by another within 48 hours and it was 50/50 as to whether it'd be a big one and kill me. I was traumatised enough, but more so when the doctor explained having taken the Duromine and latterly Sudafed while on the pill could have contributed to the episode.
Apparently the majority of strokes in patients under 30 (and 30% are in patients under 30) are related to drugs. Incredibly, over the counter and prescription drugs used according to the recommendations are often the problem! Duromine speeds up the blood pressure, as does Sudafed. The pill clots your blood more thickly. Put the two together and you've got a recipe for disaster.
Whammo! I had a clot in my brain.
I had a second TIA which I was grateful to survive undamaged. But 48 hours later I had a small CVA (Cardiovascular attack). It was a miracle I survived with minimal long term damage. Since then I've had to take anti-coagulant treatments and for a long time had fortnightly blood tests to check my white cell count.
I was told to conceive a child could kill me and labour or a caesarean certainly would. I chanced it, having a brilliant GP and neurologist who worked out a plan. My private OB was appalling, but I survived fortunately, and am planning number 2 with a different OB. I'm still high risk due to the anti coagulants and can't take antihistamines or anti-inflammatory meds. Nobody will cut me, meaning surgery is fraught with added risks - made my wisdom teeth removal an in-patient joy, not to mention the 7 days in hospital following the post-pregnancy hernia repair!
I urge you all - don't take anything you absolutely don't have to take. Stay in bed and sniffle into tissues for 24 hours. Miss work, its not the end of the world but don't take sudafed. If you want to lose weight, consult a dietician and get a personal trainer. If that doesn't work for you, consult one of the obesity clinics that has opened up around the place. I'm going for lap-band surgery soon. It will be complicated by the anticoagulant treatment I'm on and it frustrates me that something prescribed by a so called doctor could have such long lasting detrimental effects on my health.
Please don't join me. Tell the doctors to shove their Duromine and potentially save your life.
Rather frustratingly I spent ages last night adding a post to this thread that showed last night, but has disappeared today. Any moderators able to let me know why?
I urge you all to throw the Duromine in the rubbish and consult a dietician. Would you take speed? If not, why would you take Duromine?
I was prescribed Duromine and two months later suffered a series of strokes at the age of 24. My neurologist advised me that 30% of strokes are in patients aged under 30, and that most of these are drug related. Incredibly, many of them are as a result of taking prescription meds according to the script and one of the worst of these is Duromine.
I don't recommend anyone risk having a stroke. I am now on anti-coagulants for the rest of my life. It made conceiving more difficult, labour/caesarean more dangerous and any surgeries twice as dangerous for me. (Wisdom teeth, hernia repair - both required hospital admission and specialist monitoring.) I had a nervous breakdown after the strokes and suffered depression for ages. I've recovered with only mild remaining symptoms, but I was told this was incredibly uncommon.
Overweight people are more likely to suffer a stroke. Add in Duromine and you are asking for trouble. Why risk it? The only way it is a quick weight loss is that it is speed. Duromine speeds up the blood pressure. If you're on the pill (I was) it clots your blood. Put the two together (or add in 2 Sudafed tablets in a 24 hour period as I did) and it ends up with a blood clot in your brain. Not recommended weight loss practice.