i am currently taking the 30mg, can anyone tell me if horrible mood swings are a side effect?
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i am currently taking the 30mg, can anyone tell me if horrible mood swings are a side effect?
Rainbow - Yep, mood swings are definitely a side affect. My friend describes them as being 'Duromine psychosis' as she felt crazy when on them. I felt grumpy and moody and I put it down to my body being tired but not being able to sleep. I am naturally a person who has to sleep at least 8hrs to feel sane.
Duromine is an effective tool in losing weight. It is essentially speed so increases your nervous energy, reduces your restful period and depresses the desire to eat. I lost 10kg in 2 weeks on it, though I barely slept and suffered mood swings while taking it. More importantly, I also suffered a stroke BECAUSE OF DUROMINE.
I know you think you've researched everything and don't want to hear anything negative. But it is important to hear the whole story. I had 2 TIAs and 1 CVA in the space of 3 days, a short time after ceasing Duromine, aged 26. (2 mini strokes and 1 full stroke.)
I was lucky and made an almost full recovery. But I am now on blood thinners for the rest of my life, making surgery more dangerous (even dental work!) and complicating many other issues. My pregnancy was high risk and I'd been advised to avoid having children altogether due to the risk of a repeat stroke. I had to inject myself daily in the belly with blood thinners all through pregnancy and breast feeding. I had several scares and was told my likelihood of misscarriage was much higher.
All because my GP prescribed me Duromine.
Just because a doctor prescribes it, doesn't mean its the best or the safest way to lose weight. Get some real advice from a professional, not from other women on here. Go to a reproductive endocrinologist and get checked out for PCOS (which inhibits weight loss.) Find a weight loss group such as the Big Girls Group (runs at the Royal Womens Hospital in Melbourne, but I believe there are others in other states.) Try Metabolica. Try a Naturopath. Try anything other than speed.
The professor who treated me was head of neurology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and remarked that Duromine was often a contributing factor in strokes in people under 30. Add the contraceptive pill and/or antihistamines (such as Codral or sudafed) and you've a clear recipe for disaster.
Do you really want to add to your current health risk? I wish I could go back and throw the packet of Duromine in the bin. I regained the 10kg as soon as I stopped taking them. That choice and the effects of it will be with me for life now. Don't make my mistake. Choose a sensible, safe and long-term method of reducing and then maintaining your weight.
I've started taking duromine again. I took some for approx a month last year and failed to get the repeat filled as it was costing too much that i just couldn't afford. Yes i lost approx 6 kilos on it in a months and i only put a 3 kilos back on but that was my own fault. I overate during the Christmas break and food was being prepared for me.
So i went and got the script filled again 40mg tablets and am on my second day of them. Yes i have had the dry mouth and feeling very happy and relaxed. I have always been a night owl so staying up was never an issue. However, since starting this again I am wide awake at 1.55am. I actually don't mind because i am studying at uni (mature aged student) and stay up late to do my assignments, so I'm not actually fazed by sleepless nights.
I am a single mum to two young children and i want to be able to run after them and feel good about myself. My friends and family have been very supportive and encouraging.
I would thoroughly recommend Duromine as long as you fall within the guidelines of those that should/could take it. My doctor is very supportive and i have known him for about 16 years. He would never put my life at risk if he thought it was dangerous.
I would recommend also that you should read ALL the information that is enclosed with the tablets before taking them. Look for any of the side effects and get it checked.
I will admit though, I am not as stressed as i usually am. Bringing up children on your own can sometimes make you stressed but I couldn't be happier with my babies.
Good luck to everybody taking it. It is a lifestyle change also. Train yourself to eat properely as you dont want to put the weight back on after spending all the money.:p
im in the 40mgs tablets and i was 146.9 kgs now i weight 120kgs in 1 Month the side affects r not sleeping, tiredness , not eatting. but they work wonders:p
Hi Katy, Are you saying that you lost 26.9kg in 1 month? :o
What did your GP say? That seems like an extreme amount of weight to lose so quickly.
I have taken my first duromine today 40mg, prescribed by a doctor.
i am in my 40's heading toward perimenopause. work out 5 days a week atleast 40 mins serious cardio workout, eat very well but perhaps lapse on weekends or when i drink alcohol. I am 166cm and weight 66 kg.
i cannot shift the weight although it is not heavy, however i am heading toward 58kg.
i am a former bulimic, and have a serious love hate relationship with food. i could seriously have no prob eating a huge meal at any time of the day, and if food is in front of me i will eat it.
i am using Duromine only to stop the urges to pig out resulting in a terrible terrible sense of guilt, unfortunatley what i weigh dictates if i am in a good mood or a bad mood each day.
i am on fluoxetine (for bipolar).
i am teaching myself new habits with this drug, and im going to toss out the laxatives and fingers down the throat forever, see results and kick start the life i have inside my head.
im terrified of the side effects but honestly, laxatives and purging cant be any bloody better. ive given up alcohol and coffee to deal with side effects and will continue healthy eating and exercise.
no one in my family knows im on it.:redface:
You can buy Duromine online without a script from USA? How is this possible??
okay, I am probably going to offend someone here, but how you girls read the horrible stories on here and still go and stick this stuff in your bodies? I thought the original report of 20kgs over 8 weeks was alot, now I read 26.5 over 4 weeks WHAT.
You are seriously fooling yourself if you think you will keep a weightloss like that in that short time span off when you start eating again.
Why, why, why are we so desperate (and I speak for myself too) to live up to some magical image that we will practically kill ourselves to do so??
yeah i'm a bit surprised that people have chosen to ignore the poster who explained that she had a stroke from these tablets.
I used to sometimes take one every 2nd day to help it last longer..:
hi all
i am on Duromine 40mg i need to lose 25kgs so we can start IVF...
i have been on the 3 days now and the only thing i have had trouble with is sleeping and yes i know it is know to keep you awake
sarah
Mrs M,
40mg is a big starting dose, I went from 15mg without much loss and now and up to 30mg and finally am losing a kg a week.
Definately take them as soon as you wake. Keep hydrated +++ and increase your activity as best you can this will decrease the wakefullness factor.
If your weight is considered a "chronic condition" by your GP, consider getting them to have to placed on an Enhanced Primary Care Program that allows Medicare to pay for access to dietitians and exercise physiologists. This is the biggest help I am getting as I apparently have to lose up to 17kg. Mrs SB won't know what hit her!!
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Hi there,
is there anyone who can help me to get some duromine?
im about 35 kg overweight but my gp doesn't willing to give me a script
im in melbourne please let me know if you can help me out
cheers,
jen
Jen,:
It's illegal to supply a prescription drug to another or obtain one on behalf of another. It's is also dangerous. Duromine isn't a wonder drug despite it's effects- with a structured diet and exercise program. You need to be assesed as appropriate for it physically. You need the lifestyle modifiers alongside it to for it to work. you need to be assessed as to which dose regime you require.
I'm sure there are reasons why your GP won't put you on the medication. If his approach isn't what you are after, then perhaps finding someone who is more sympathetic.
Good luck
I used them last year so I could trim down for my wedding.
They totally worked!! Prob was that my Dr should not have given them to me considering was def within my healthy weight range, so I ended up losing too much weight!! I lost 12kgs in about 3.5 months. I had no problems sleeping and wasn't really crankier than usual but I was really stressed with the wedding so don't know if that was made worse by duromine or not.
I was on the 25mg (Think that's what it was!) and if I ever have problems losing weight will DEF use them again cause I know they work!!! After I stopped using them I slowly gained weight again... not rapidly and it was needed weight!! So you do need to be sure to have a plan for after you stop taking it! It helps to budge the weight but it's up to you to keep it off!!