Duromine – Does it help?
Duromine is an appetite suppresant and contains phentermine as the active ingredient. Its a prescription drug and is not available over the counter. Duromine tables are available in 3 strengths, 15mg, 30mg & 40 mg. Since its release, Duromine has been used successfully for helping people lose weight. Duromine is recommended only for obese or over weight patients and is to be used in combination of healthy diet & exercise. Duromine is considered good only for patients with high cholestrol, high blood pressure or diabetes.
How does Duromine work?
Duromine is as appetitie suppresant and reduces appetite by affecting the central nervous system with its active chemical ingredient. Phentermine, the active element in duromine affects the neurotransmitter in the brain causing stimulation in the area that controls the appetite. This stimulation to the brain results in the hunger craving to be turned off by the brain. Long term usage of phentermine is not recommended as long term usage tends to make phentermine ineffective. Phentermine can be addictive and hence is a controlled medicine.
The resin mixed with phentermine creates a slow release effect and extends the effects of the pills over the time. This usually results in less craving for food and hence weight loss. Duromine also acts by breaking down the stored fat.
Duromine Side effects?
Below are some of the side effects of duromine:
- feeling restless
- Weakness
- high blood pressure
- Changes in Sex drive
- Constipation
- Headaches
- difficulty in breathing
- dryness of mouth
- Imsomnia
- Diarrhea
- Chest pain
you may also encounter other side effects like irregular heart beat, chest pain, nervousness, stomach cramps, nausea and skin rashes.
Duromine over doses have serious consequences including death. Symptons of duromine over doses include excess energy, tremor, increased breathing rate, confusion, panic, excess fatigue, depression, hypertension.
Duromine should be avoided under any circumstances if you suffer from any of the medical conditions given below:
- very high blood pressure
- problem with valves in the heart
- heart disease
- narrowing of blood vessels
Is Duromine safe?
Duromine is safe but does come with a extensive list of guidelines and side effects. Duromine is also a scheduled IV controlled substance and should not be consumed without doctor’s prescription.
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All Teams. Everything is all well.I manage to cut one size so far .I am really happy.I lost 8kg and is being a month.
WORKS.
I lost 5kgs in my first week. It has slowed down now in my third but that's probably a good thing, the best thing about duromine for me, is that its so bloody expensive i dont dare eat junk food cause it would be a waster otherwise.
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In 2 months I lost 10kg using duromine, no side effects at all, no excercise because of medical condition not making it possible to. I gained 20kg as a side effect of antidepressant medication which I am not on anymore but I couldnt get the weight off. Thanks to duromine I am well on the way on my third month lost another 2kg... if I lose another 5kg I will be very content indeed..
You can do it!!!
Hi there. I started duromine about 6weeks ago as my wedding is now in 6weeks time(so when I started, I had 12 weeks to work with lol but Ive lost just under 10kilos! The 1st 2weeks, I hardly ate nothing as yes it does supress your appetite and so in the first 2 weeks I had lost 4kilos! This was amazing and I thought, well-heres a good thing! And over the past 4weeks, Ive lost an average of 1.3-1.6kilos a week! Duromine is FANTASTIC! What I believe it does, is it stops you from having the temptation of eating ALL the crap foods/drinks as your appetite has been supressed. Also, when your not hungry, I beleive you make HEALTHIER food choices! Duromine is a drug that gives you the kick start to your weight loss journey BUT it is up to YOU whether you WANT to make that change!!!-Also I started at Weight Watchers too as I felt if I was ACCOUNTABLE to someone else, then I would have to lose the weight!!!!- This was my motivation and Im still going STRONG! You can do it!! Make yourself the PRIORITY!! and you will succeed!! Good luck, "Bride 2 B "
Hi Guys.I am happy to announce I lost 3.8kg for my 1st week.I am looking forward to see how I go next week.Keep update
I greet my fellow D.As promised to update my progress.First week is completed and I am HAPPY to announce that I lost 3.8 KG.I am looking forward to see what happen nextwek.Keep update
I have been on Duromine 15mg for 2 months and haven't loss any weight, am still at 90kg.. I eat healthy and much less than I used to but still no results..I dropped 3 kg in my first 3 weeks but gained it all back while still on Duromine 15mg.I was given a 3 month prescription by my Doctor and I am taking it once a day 30mins before breakfast just as he recommended ..SO WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING WRONG?? I am 2
0kg over weight....
I started taking the Duromine 30mg tablets to shift a few kilos (I wouldn\'t even have been categorized as overweight). I was taking one tablet every other day (because they\'re so strong) but upped the dosage to one tablet per day. Within 3 days I had barely slept and ended up going a little bit, shall we say, mental. I ended up going on a 24 hour bender (watch the Prodigy video for the song Smack My Bitch Up and this is will give you an idea of the state I was in).
I would strongly recommend to anyone who just has a couple of kilos to shift that they stay away from Duromine. I think that the reason I went so weird is that my body was too small to handle the dosage I was taking. In my opinion, this little pill is far more unpredictable than most narcotics! My advice, put down the cheeseburger and go for a power walk or a swim, you\'ll lose your weight just as quickly as you would using appetite suppressants and you\'ll feel so much better because you\'ve done it yourself.
this week i lost 2.5kg, nd wat motivates me is my size 34 jeans i bought last week, which im aiming to wear this coming summer.........dreams du cum true.
Hi everyone.I started today.I am so hooked by your comments and I am looking foward on my progress.Keep update.
im 20 and weighed 85kg , i started using duromine on 27 september 2012, the first 3 days were hectic,, i hardly ate and found it hard to sleep.. my mouth was always dry and i was always thirsty.. this made me drink lots and lots of water and my stomach would get very full..when days went by, i got to experience no side effect at all.
its just been 11 days now and i feel great, my body feel ligter too. at first i couldnt see any results at all but my husband always used to tell me that i was loosing weight(he didnt know about my pill). this morning while i was deciding on what to wear,i tried on a pair of pants i bought 2 weeks back,, it was amazing, i could fit perfectly in a size 34… all i can say is that duromine works but you need to give urself atleast 30 minutes to do some exercise,, even if its not at the gym, you can buy yoursel a skipping rope and set a daily target 4 uself. sit ups are also gud 4 burning belly fat and one more thing, watch what you eat, i bet ull like the result… i droped from a size 38 to 34 on15mg in just 10 days.
Hi,
I have been given a script for Duramine 30mg and have heard so much good stuff about the medication. Im 18 and weighing alot more than I should be, I have always been a healthy size fluctuating between 10 and 12 as I was very athletic. I know have a back problem and havent been able to excerise properly for a long time. I also split up with my partner who i was with for 3 years. I went down the sh**tter big time, drinking almost a carton every day to numb the feelings. This most deffinately contributed to the 20kg in a year increase. I have to have surgery on my back and wont be able to excersise the way I should do my doctor has prescribed it to me. Looking at me, you would not think I weigh the amount I do and I was devastated when i saw the kg’s come up on the doctors scales. I have heard good an bad about the duramine but I really think this is the only option i have to at least try! I will probably post another message in a few days just to give my experience and adviced to other people as they have done for me. Thank you for the heads up on duramine and good luck to all taking it!
Its my 6th day on Duromine 30 mg. I had stomach cramps yesterday…I hardly eat. I have started forcing myself to have some bran flakes in the morning…perhaps i should also snack on fruit…I am trying to lose 30kg.
I don’t exercise at all and the insomnia only lasted about 3 days.
I wonder how long I’ll have to take it.
Nicki lost 17 kilos in 10 weeks…woowww,if I could do that…I wonder if she exercised?
I was on Duromine 15mg as well,June was my 3rd and last month as my GP had advice. I am more than happy to share that it worked for me, even though the nature of my job doesnt allow me time for regular gym, due to lot of travelling, I still find Duromine amazing. I have lost 14kg in three months. Side effects did kick in though, dry mouth, had to change my labello to pure vaseline..lol, headaches at night as well. I didnt also have to change a lot on my food, just increase fruit and veg intake and as for water, I would drink about 3 litres a day…Duromine does work my people.
Thanks Zanele. Duromine does work but for some people the side effects are too much. But I am sure your progress is going to motivate others as well.
Are you still using Duromine?
Hi all. I was 60kg then contracted TB of bone. After treatment and steroids I blew up to 96kg and need to loose atleast 30kg due to arthritis on my spine, brought by the TB. Im too fat for my spine and bones to carry me so for health reasons ive decided to try duromine. Started today. 30mg. No side effects. Took the pill at 4am and felt weird like getting high. Then felt great. No side effects accept weakness guess from not eating. Eating veggies and fruit and cereals. And right now feeling good. Not hungry and sleepy! Yes i sleepy guess cause i worked out?. Anyway fingers crossed.
Hi all. Started today. 30mg. No side effects. Took the pill at 4am and felt weird like getting high. Then felt great. No side effects accept weakness guess from not eating. Eating veggies and fruit and cereals. And right now feeling good. Not hungry and sleepy! Yes i sleepy guess cause i worked out?. Anyway fingers crossed
IF YOU HAVE A THYROID PROBLEM DO NOT TAKE DUROMINE AS IF AFFECTS YOUR NEURO SYSTEM WHICH THEN AFFECTS YOUR HORMONES AND MAKES YOU ACT CRAZY AND WILL INEVITABLLY LAND YOU UP IN A MENTAL INSITUTE!
ALSO ONCE YOU STOP TAKING DUROMINE YOU PICK UP DOUBLE THE WEIGHT WHICH IS WHY MOST PEOPLE BECOME RELIANT ON THIS MEDICATION….
hi
i see all ur comments i wanna try dis duromine dis weight is stressing me more nd more ryt nw i weigh 94kgs nd its not me i dont even have sizes in othr shops now like yesterday i went to buy a jean frm guess onli 2 find out dat i dont hav a size anymore so i have bin hearing abt dis now i wana try it and see,ey wt ol dese side effects hw do u survive guys…
Duromine has some side effects. For some people, the side effects taper off after few weeks while for some they last little longer. As soon as your body adapts to the pill, you should be fine. However Duromine does provide weight loss results
Could someone please tell me what’s the difference in the 15, 30 & 40 of duromine? & what one works best.
yes, please someone to tell us what is the different between 15,30, 40 of duromine? is that all about the doses?
Yes, the difference between Duromine 15 mg, 30mg & 40 mg is the amount of Phentermine contained in the tablet
Hi, I started Duromine on the 9th of May. I have to loose 20kgs. I must say, I’ve been cutting out starch and sugar and as I read your comments I feel a bit negative, you all have been losing so much and I have been on this for nearly 3 weeks now and only lost 2.1 kgs. I exercise daily and as I said no sugar and starch. However I have experienced lack of sleep and more energy but that is it! Oh and I have no appetite at all, although I force myself to eat three healthy meals a day and drink lots of water. What do I do wrong, why am I not losing anything? Any positive advise would be appreciated!
Well Im surprised to see no comments have been left since Ive last logged on here.. But just wanted to to let everyone know how things were going since being on Duromine. Ive been on it for 8 days now and its going well. I dont get any more headaches and Im not up til the early hours of the morning. I find now that Im tired more in the evenings and Im eating a lot less now during the day. I do find that Im abit more emotional but its nothing too drastic… I think everyone differs when it comes to how duromine affects each of us. So far I have lost 7kgs which is awesome seeing as I have only been on duromine for 8 days… Soooo til next time guys!!
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Wow!! This is my second day on duromine 30mg. Like most of you I have a few side effects but it hasnt really bothered me.. when I started I was fully aware of the consequences and I choose to see it as a small price to pay to lose this weight. I am a mother of 2 boys and well over the years I pretty much ate whatever I wanted whenever I wanted and unfortunately now I can barely keep up with my kids. i find that now I dont really eat anything at all which is good though I will take heed to others advice in regards to trying to work out a proper meal plan and Im wide awake mostly all night which is also a plus for me. My starting weight is 108kg and I just weighed myself before jumping on and I have lost 4kgs!!! Im totally excited to be losing all this weight!!
Wow, just reading all these mails makes me want to re-think using this pill, but just like anything else in life , vanity rules. Ive got two kids and with the last one picked up an enormous amount of weight which I never lost . Its now 7 years down the line and looking back at the last couple of years my weight has just been going up and up. I feel and look huge, I’ve got clothes in every size, ranging from 12 to 22, and to think back when I was a size 12, 20yrs back I thought I was huge. I’d kill to be that again.
I dont eat excessively, but my downfall is not eating the right foods. Through the years I’ve been through so many diets , but have never lost more than 13 kg on any one of them.
Im hoping to kick start my weight loss by using this pill and when seeing the results will be a motivation on its own for me to start eating properly and choosing the better options of food and not just sommer eat anything in sight, good or bad.
Sooooo!!, my next step is to get an appointment with my GP and try and try to motivate her to prescribe this to me.
I’ll keep you posted.
I have been taking Duromine 15mg daily in the first 3 month siI have lost 8 kgs whilst gymming for 8 months I had only lost 3.5 kgs.I do have the occasional Insomnia and restlessness however its working and I’m glad..
Hi Natasha, I was just prescribed the Duramine 15mg today and I just wanted to know if its still going well with you seeing that you are on the same dosage. I see from all the other comments, everyone is starting off with 30 mg. Does it really make much of a difference? My Dr stated that I should rather start off using the 15mg first and if I dont gett any results will only then change the script to 30 mg.
Keep me posted
i was skeptical about duramine but after two days of taking it and eating a sandwich or an apple each day and plenty of water i’ve lost 6 kilograms. I have absolutely no side effects and i’m using the 30mg tablets once daily
Yesterday was my 2nd day on duromine nd i vomited nd i hv a really dry mouth nd hardly eat much nd nw every little noise annoys me nd oh..i strugle to catch up with the zzzzz….im 19 at 1.56m long nd weigh 87kg thts y im taking em bt aftr puking yesterday im really conffused on whether to carry on taking them or what…bt i hope they give me bettr results
Hi my name is karina.IV been taking duromine for 6days,its definately suppressed my appetite but I’m in a lot of pain my body is always sore nw,I feel like the pain is in my bones or tissue.as any1 experienced this?I’m worried.pls help.
hi all read all your experiences ….a bit apprehensive to start my 30 mg but determined to give it a go ..stay tuned
Hi please help.
I’ve been on Duramine for 7days now, I havent lost weight at all and I cant stop eating.
I do get side affect as dry mounth, headaches, nervasness etc
I cant stop drinking water which i think is good.
BUT I CANT STOP EATING… What do i do?
Will they ever work for me?
One of the many reasons why Duromine might seem like its not working for you could be your mindset. Are you mentally ready to lose weight or not? Ask yourself why you need to lose weight and once you have established this,nothing can stop you. Take a break on Duromine and revisit your reasons for wanting to lose weight.
obviously your’e not ready to loose weight, Dont expect the duromine pill to do all the hard work for you while you kick back and keep stuffing your face. Twiggy is right, you do need the right mind set, Go on a diet, and excersise while taking the pill, , And if you really wanna loose the extra kilo, use your will power, change your eating habbits, then you may start to see sum change within your self, when you do, youll then keep it up,
where can i get this pills…previously i take in one of the clinic in JB..after transferred to KL i cant get it…please give the address or contact for get this duramine
Only a doctor can perscribe this, Go see your family doctor
I have just started Duramine an I have noticed that I’m giving off this weird sort of smell like odour or sumthn has anybody else experienced this side affect. I shower 2-3 times a day and always have deodorants etc but this smell is starting to get too me an now starting to make me feel nasueas… Should I stop or is this a side affect that anybody else is experiencing….. Plse help
Can someone tell me how quickly duramine starts to effect your appetite as I have been on it two days and still get hungry. I am eating less but not that much.
Hi Colleen
Well i think you must change your food you are using every day. Well my day start with duromine 30mg at 7 in morning. I bought kellogs high fibre porridge but not the flakes but the sticks . In south africa you get it in 250 g box . I divided it in 7 parts ,2% milk one cup a day thats for your coffe ,tea and porridge . For lunch its green salad (lettuce, cocktail tomato s , cucumber, 1 /4 avo and some lemon juice,over it ,with chicken fillets (2) that i pan fry with spray and cook i devided the salad in 2 portions and i eat one at 11 in morning and the rest at 14.00 in the evening i eat or fruit salad or just green salad with out any meat , the chicken fillets you can swob it with oven baked hake fillets also (2) with some vegetables , you dont eat any starch
drink 2 to 2.5 lt of water every day you can also drink soda water that brakes of loads of fat . i loose 30 kg in 4 months period and i tell you i weight 103 kg and now 73 and my skin are so firm you cant believed it , but you must walk or do exercise stuff that let your heart beat 20 times faster than normal with that you will see how fast you will loose weight and that you will be sleeping like a baby , well i dont drink any hight blood pressure pills or colesterol pills any more . there was never a day passing that i dont had a megraine attacked and it now 60 % less . use less sugar a day because sugar makes you hyper active and that prevent you also from sleeping . Try it for a week and see what happens , looking forward hearing from you
Can somebody please help me I’ve been on duromine 30mg for the past three weeks I weigh 91kg first week they were showing results but the side effects were crazy so i decided 2 stop taking them for three days(weekend) just wanted my body to feel good again (by eating all my meals, sleeping etc). Which worked out fine, problem is I started taking the tablets on the following monday of my 3 days break(week 2) and they haven’t been working instead I’m hungrier and all the weight that I lost on my first week I’ve regained it, today I started my fourth week not sure if I should quit or maybe there’s something that I’m not doing right…HELP!!
you need to start Jogging and eat fruits, because the weight u lose is normally water fats, for the stubborn fats u need to burn it off.
hi i am taking duromine 30mg and urinating any day and during night and feel diffecult in urinating stop and go and cant sleep feel awake at night pkease help
Hi may i know where you got the duromine from?
Hi Peter
The urination will pass but be careful of you alcohol intake, this has a severe effect on your kidneys and also dehydrates you. Remember even though you are running to the loo every 10min to drink lots of water it’s very important that you don’t dehydrate. And it gets better once you body gets used to the drug
good luck!
do you sell duromine? or know where i can buy it from?
@thalia: we do not sell duromine. Duromine should be bought only with a doctor’s prescription.
used Duromine 30mg for 6months lost 23kg dont need it anymore, have 2 boxes left
Can you sell it to me the remaining boxes?
hi, its day 3 of me taking duromine 40mg. I’m feeling terrible. I panic all the time, cant sleep, my chest feels heavy, i chew on my mouth…. Is this normal?? I havnt taken one today.. thank god!! i still feel like ive just popped one. Is all this normal? Or has maybe my doc prescribed a too high of a dose for me? i’d love some advice thanks in advance
Yes Duromine does help you lose weight.But at what cost.I have been using duromine for 1 month.The side effects i am experiencing-
-Irregular heart beats.
-My blood presurre sky rockets every now and then when i never had such Bp problems before.
-My hairs falling.
-I got severe depression problems,gone insane u can say.
-Cant hear a loud sound without getting scared.
-Addiction of course being the biggest culprit.
I have lost 8 kilos so far and my next month prescription is due.I still cant decide as yet wether i should be taking this or not.I think its just not worth it.We look for a faster way to lose weight but we forget the real deal is have u got strength to maintain it.We need help from a weight loss drug to lose weight but we are forgetting we cant maintain it until we got that natural willpower to do so.I guess every one who use this drug need a quick solution as i did.
Go and see a doctor,the symptoms you have are descriptive of thyroid problems,more specifically Hashimotos Disease.
Don’t panic,very treatable but stay on your Duramine and see the doctor for the symptoms
hi every1,i have been on this shit{DURAMINE} for 2weeks now.i have stoped this pill.to me it is not safe at all and it shud be banned.i have been suffering with chest pains and its very bad,i have been in hospital.i still suffer everyday with chest pains.and cant sleep,i wake up tired.my husban and i almost ssplit up cos of this stupid pill.PLEASE IF U R WANTING TO TRY IT,PLS DONT COS THIS CAN NOT BE GOOD FOR U.I THINK U SHUD EAT RIGHT AND TRAIN,COS DATS WANT IM GOIN TO START DOING
Hi everyone I decided to give this a go as I have become morbidly obese and need to get some weight off asap today Is my third day on duromine 40mg and I am feeling very strange I have headaches throughout the day as well as over chatting chewing peoples ears off I feel vague at times and having troubble with concentration I feel restless and I do feel the body is working harder I can feel my heart race and sometimes that makes me anxious but then I calm my self with some slow deep breathing I have sweating episodes and I have imsomnia Going to sleep at 3 or 4 am is not cool when your up at 6 am then have to tackle another day at work your body and mind I reli do feel exaughsted from lack of sleep but It’s like you cant rest so it’s a forced type of energy it gives you want to relax and or go to sleep ?? duromine has other ideas for you On the plus side it is reli awsome for keeping your mind off food you rarely think of it and I am eating alot less because of this even though most of it was habbit based I was horrified when I jumped on the scales prior to starting this medication weighed in at 150 kg and I am happy not to look at the scales for a coupple of weeeks as I want to seee a considerable loss difference on those scales on my next weigh In I hope atleast some of theese side affects settle down Ican handle some but not alll just hoping this is my body getting used to a foreign thing
I am using duromine 30g its my 8 table bt l hvnt see any resuls l dnt eat junk food anymore nd l eat twice a day nd drink lot of water so nw wat l wnt to knw is hw long is it going to take in ordet for it to show resuls.
Hi everyone. I have been taking Duromine 40mg for exactly a week now. It makes me very restless, headaches every day, I dont sleep much, stomach cramps – these are just a few to mention. However, i weighed myself a week before taking Duromine and i weighed 57kg – i started Duromine on 27 Feb and weighed myself yesterday which was 4 March and weighed 54. I dont mind the side effects if its showing results but it does get a bit much when you have a constant headache all day long without sleep
I’m just wondering how tall you are? I am suprised any GP would prescribe anyone with this drug if they weighed only 57kg.
Hi Thasha,
are you from South Africa? If yes, please tell me where I can purchase the 40mg. I have been everywhere and they only sell the 15mg and the 30mg.
I live in Johannesburg
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I just wont recommend it to anybody at all. Hate this medicine. After taking medicine for 6 days, i am short of breathe for the last 3 days. I have stopped taking medicine 2 days ago. still not feeling well. So much worried that i cant breathe properly. Feeling dizziness, Trembling. Lost on 1.5 kg. Not worth at all after these problems. I am just worried if it’s not going to be permanent effect. I am happy that i had only for 6 days, got only 6 tablets. What would have been happen if i wud have for 1 month. according to me Doctors should not prescribe these medicines, strange why we can get even with prescription. Prescription means we are getting more problems with the doctor’s permission. I am just hoping to get rid of my breathing problem and want to lead a normal life without these unnecessary health issues..
Before I begin, I just want to warn everyone of one thing. My Duramine story is a long one, so before you see the length and think you can’t be bothered reading it all, I strongly URGE YOU TO READ THIS through to the very end, as each word is important, could help you and believe me by the time you reach the end, you’ll be thankful that you took the time and did.
I’ll try to stick to the facts rather than drag it out. I’ll admit though that this is the first time I’ve ever shared my story, and am to this day still very ashamed to admit I take it. The only two people I’ve revealed it to is my best friend who knows a lot about pills and my sister with whom I had to then lie about my usage saying I’d stopped because she would keep bringing it up when she saw what it was doing to my personality..
From all the posts and threads I’ve read on the internet, it seems I’m really the only one who’s been abusing the drug for this long, I’ve been taking it on and off for 1 year and a half, but mostly on. and yes I said abusing because that’s how I now treat it, and I’m sharing this with you all to prevent this happening to you and warn you strongly about what it can do..
I’ve always been a “Size 12 Medium” girl my entire life, I’m now 25 years old. I joined a gym at 18 like every normal healthy person should. I did the recommended amount of exercise each week, 3 or 4 days a week of Body pump classes with breaks in-between. I was eating normal food. I never gained or lost weight, I stayed that same “Medium”. At the time I thought that was normal. I don’t find that normal anymore. I now have an eating disorder.
I was happy all the time, no one ever called me fat, I’m quite attractive so I’ve never had any real trouble with guys or with making friends. I’m a 6-8 (Extra Extra small – Extra Small) in most clothing now and have deleted or torn up any photo of myself from my size 12 days, if i looked like that today I would not be able to look at myself in the mirror until I saw a “partially” skinny girl staring back at me. I look at girls size 12 now and think they’re huge. I never used to be so judgmental. I see pics of my face back then and think i had eight chins. Eight stomachs. Fat arms. The works. I couldn’t live with myself if i was to go back to that.
Which is why I’m dreading the decision I’ll have to make soon, when my GP stops giving me Duramine.. and need help. Serious serious help. I still see myself as big, there aren’t bones.
I don’t take drugs so I’ve never understood what a real “addiction” is, and I must admit that now that I know how an addiction can be I have the utmost respect and admiration for anyone who’s been able to give up illicit drug use after having an addiction to it, especially since I cant even get off these drugs, and they are prescription.. I look up to those people.
In October 2010 I began my Duramine journey on 15mg capsules a day. I was still a Size 12 but my weight had hit my biggest which was 72 kg. I’d taken Reductil in the past from doctors but once that went off the market I tried my hand at Duramine, which is frowned upon because unlike Reductil, Duramine is banned in most countries. Being the goody two shoes that i am that bothered me, but only slightly, it just bothered me enough to not ever admit to anyone that i was taking it.
I began losing weight and quickly got used to it. I then upped my dose to 30mg a day. I realised that i could do more exercise and i was still eating. I’d never worried about weight, i was always the happy girl who didn’t care what anyone said about me, i never understood how someone could have a disorder, my sister has bulimia and has had it for 6 years, even living with her for that amount of time and hearing her in the toilet and seeing how she became so anorexic i still had no desire to lose weight and still couldn’t understand how someone can get in that frame of mind of continually wanting and needing to shed weight.
Only last year when i got to my lowest weight and put it all together did i start to realise how someone gets a disorder. It’s when the weight loss comments begin. Once they begin, you never want them to end, so you don’t stop until you start receiving them frequently, and you continue losing more and more weight, whatevers going to get you more comments. Its a destructive pattern and you feel great, until you start seeing the side affects as i did and until you stop the Duramine and take a break from it and all the weight creeps back on.
From the moment i started taking Duramine I have kept a log of all the food I eat and my weight, every single day OF MY LIFE. I have become obsessed and don’t miss a day of recording EVERYTHING. It is so time consuming. I think about weight loss 90 % of the day. I also record how many gym classes i do a week (pump and body combat) and all my junk food trips that week too. When Ive had a “bad” week, i write the most insulting comments on my log, calling myself a fat pig and disgusting and other terrible things, im the only one who sees this document but if anybody was to ever find it, they’d be extremely disturbed.
Because i don’t eat at work, (and eat very minimal at home or when out) my colleague started to question how i don’t get hungry. I would just lie and say how i just have a lot of “natural energy” and a “small metabolism”. This is a complete lie considering if im not on Duramine I crave junk food all day every day and can spend up to $50 a day in junk food meals without even being full. She believed me, but said not to ever try a thing called “DURAMINE” if i wanted to lose weight. To never ever ever try it. Playing the fool i asked her why? This was around April last year (2011) and I was taking 2x 30mg capsules daily.
She told me what it did to her. She’s a short, “chubby” girl. She said she had gotten to a size 6 at one point and started abusing the drug so much that she would take 2x 40mg capsules a DAY !! I thought to myself at the time WOW that’s a lot, i’ll NEVERRRR get to that.. how could i take 2x 40mg capsules a day? Thats just crazy. That was last April. I’ve been on 2x 40mg capsules a day for three months now, and i don’t feel like ill ever be able to take any less than that. Even though i promised my best friend id at least scale it back to 1x 40mg capsule a day. I cant. Cos i get hungry and i don’t want to. The affects wear off and my body gets used to it. Let me state the positives and negatives for me..
Positives (and why i don’t see myself ever quitting)..
* On a high dosage of Duramine ive been able to have two complete “Starvation weeks” for special occasions, as in, twice last year I was able to take ONLY Duramine and do 3 hours of exercise a day for a whole 7 days and actually SURVIVE, losing plenty of weight. Without eating a shred of food. I wouldn’t recommend anyone do that, I just wanted to look good.
* I never crave junk food when im on duramine, and when i do indulge in it because i have a bit of a craving, i can barely get through it and end up throwing it out, or i get the healthy option on the menu.
* On Duramine I have endless bounds of energy and can complete my 2 hour daily body pump & body combat classes and feel AMAZING, like i can do ANYTHING. UNSTOPPABLE.
* I was able to do a whole 17 days of classes at the gym without a single day off, and then more than doubled it for my 25th birthday just to make a statement, and did 37 days in a row, and became lower than my goal weight which has always been 60, i got to 58. Now 58kg may not sound like much, but on a girl whos been a size 12 her whole life and is quite tall, well i looked sickly, and people were talking, and not in a good way, they were worried, and all i wanted to do was lose more and more. It was just encouraging for me.
* I concentrate better at work, I work in a job that requires you to do a billion things at once so anyone who isn’t on speed id have no idea how they do it! Considering Duramine is like speed, it makes me absolutely brilliant at my job and i am a god there. Everyone loves me. When I’m having a break from duramine for a few days i BARELY GET THROUGH A DAY at work and have absolutely no motivation to hit the gym that night, i get so so so so tired!
* I can do things like clean my room extensively until its spotless, something i don’t think i could do if i wasn’t on it. I’m a perfectionist at everything now. Im very talkative and funny and im not shy anymore. Im always wanting to improve myself, or improve something im working on, and cant sit still. I always want to do more and more and more. I cant even sit still for 5 minutes. Im always thinking of what i can do next and what needs to be done.
* My sex drive is THROUGH THE ROOF.. i don’t sleep around so i had a dry spell for quite a while there, but i cant go a single night without getting the release through my own means.
THE NEGATIVESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
* I get headaches every day of my life now, and i used to suffer from migraines early in life, even hospitalized, and had gotten over it. Now they’re back and worse than ever.
* I can NEVER sleep, sometimes ill lay in bed for HOURS just staring at the wall, browsing facebook on my phone and over thinking things, the most i can get is 4-5 hours IF THAT of sleep per night. I find it hard getting up in the morning because i procrastinate and just sit there wide awake with my mind racing but not moving my body. I am late to EVERYTHING.
* I have MOOD SWINGS, terrrrrrrible mood swings. I cant stress enough how much of a naturally HAPPYYYYY and positive person i am. I havent felt HAPPY in a long time. I snap at pretty much anything, im an angry girl now deep down, and my body combat classes only fuel my anger. I go absolutely nuts in those classes. Anyone looking at me would think im on something for sure. What upsets me is when i take it out on my best friend, the closest person to me. I’ll get jealous over things and paranoid and accusatory. I do it to my mum and sister too. My sister said when im on the phone to her i talk a mile a minute, i don’t stop for breath and I interrupt her when shes talking, thats how she knows im on the Duramine. Mum says im angry all the time now when i was NEVER an angry person, and that my pupils are always popping right out of my head. I’m always figety, ill bite my fingers or something, anything as long as im moving or doing something.
* EVERYTHING IRRITATES ME. Even CLOTHING irritates me. I sweat a lot more now. I cant wear ANY CLOTHING WITH SLEEVES, even little sleeves, i cant wear skivvys or anything that might choke my neck, i cant wear jewellery, i have my hair up ALL THE TIME, i cant leave it out for the full span of a day, in gym class i need it all off me, i need make up off me as well, the second i get out of work i take out a remover wipe and remove everything and strip my clothing into something comfy, its like my body needs to breathe. Its very strange. Im dizzy all the time, loud noise irritates me, even the slightest noise will annoy me so much that ill be speaking to people like the world is coming to an end, when its only a hammer in the distance, but that’s how much it gets to me. That id have to remove myself from the area.
* im always thirsty &applying paw paw ointment to my lips, i always need to do number 2s.
* I GET DEPRESSED ALL THE TIME, as in, ill have amazing happy days, wake up HAPPY and dandy and feeling on top of the world, and then randomly out of nowhere like at 3pm in the afternoon ill start getting extremely down like i cant bear with life anymore and will send my best friend an accusatory text or something out of the norm for me and feel completely alone and like everybody hates me, when i have a lot of friends and am a good person. These random bouts of depression are in my opinion the WORST SIDE EFFECT i feel of duramine and i know they will one day be the reason i go cold turkey and stop the medication for good. When i stop being selfish and putting my weight loss first. Sometimes all i want to do is stay inside and cry all night long, put on sad music and cry. This is starting to happen now at least once a week where ill cry over essentially absolutely nothing. This is really weird for me cos on the outside my life is fantastic but on the inside im battling a demon far greater than any of my friends and no one knows what i go through but me.
*I can tell when someone is on Duramine, i know she wouldn’t admit to it but i have a friend who takes it for sure, i can tell by her “insomnia” status’s on facebook and obsessive rants about body fat and gym and all the uploading of her photos, you can personally tell when someones on Durmaine because of the areas in which you lose weight in first like your waist and chest and face, and the sides of your body and back. Ive had to now block her updates because Ive realised that reading all of her posts was destructive to me and i was seeing it as competition, like she would put up a pic of her skinny right after i would, in the same pose etc and see even now i can tell that i sound paranoid, and that’s the Duramine coming out.
* At the beginning i felt my heart beat was quite racy, now im used to it, and like that its racy and i like that i can see the veins in my arms and neck popping out constantly.
*even though its gone now.. with the help of Duramine and 37 days of gym in a row, for one week i had 6 pack abs. I know i cant maintain that, or 58kg, but at least i can say i have.
* I WAS CONSTANTLY SICK!!!!! I was sick about 12 times last year! I took SO many sick days it was ridiculous! I was never a sick person. and for someone so healthy (all the exercise) it made no sense to anyone or to me how i could get so ill so frequently. Oh and im always blowing my nose in combat class especially toward the end?? and i think because of my most likely “through the roof” heart rate, i need to stop after each and every track to catch my breath and have a sip of water, when everyone else is still going. and im DRIPPING IN SWEAT, i have mini deodorants around all the time cos i sweat constantly or feel like i am.
*I used to go out on Sunday evenings even though i had work the next morning, so on those nights id go out i would take 3x 40mg capsules so that id stay awake and party and be able to go to work on 45 minutes of sleep, like did last week. 45 minutes. Without being tired!
I know it will be impossible for me to give it up and because of my cravings i can see how hard it is. For example, when i run out of money one week and need to wait for pay day until i can get Duramine again, so im Duramine free for three or 4 days, I eat EVERYTHING IN SIGHTTTTTTTT and spend SO MUCH MONEY on food in a single day that i figure paying the ridiculous price of duramine so frequently is worth it. I wonder when the chemist or doctor is going to question me as to why i get so many prescriptions and how i got through a whole “months” supply so quickly. I buy a new 40mg packet every fortnight. At least. When I really want to be strict I’ll have 3x 40mg capsules a day.. yes i abuse the drug THAT MUCH.
These days, on the Duramine dosage Ive reached (2x40mg a day) i average between 60.50 – 63kg depending in a week i can be any weight between there on any day. The destructive thing is when you’ve reached your lowest weight, cos you want to keep going. But its too hard to maintain a weight like that and virtually IMPOSSIBLE to, without Duramine.
I know that was ridiculously long to read and if you’ve gotten this far, THANK YOU, this was really REALLY hard for me because im really ashamed, but i know what your all going through (if your in my position and need someone to come out and admit it), however if your doing the right thing and are just taking it for weight loss i want you all to know that i had every intention of being like you and using it correctly for the right reasons, but i was weak and not as strong as you, and succumbed to the pit and shame im in now, and i urge any of you if you feel you may be going down this road, the one im on now, PLEASE FOR YOUR OWN SAKE STOP TAKING DURAMINE IMMEDIATELY! Im not a person who over-exaggerates things, and to have taken so long to write this for you all, it must really mean something to me and in reading my story it could actually save your life. Just worry about yourselves and if people start saying “you’ve changed” record your behaviors like i do. Guaranteed it will be the Duramine use. Don’t know what will happen to me, but i hope you’ve found reading this beneficial and relate-able and remember there are people out there like myself that know what your going through and know how hard it is living this way.
I’ve never been so honest about anything, as im a person who keeps everything in. So please don’t judge me and think what a loser, what a moron, im an intelligent girl with a strong head on my shoulders, who has fallen victim to this and lacks the willpower to give it up, one day ill be strong again, im sure ill need some sort of professional help. One day i might show this to my best friend, or my sister, but for now ill forever remain ashamed.
Thanks for sharing your feelings. I feel so sorry for myself and fro everone who takes these crappy medicines to loose weight. I hope you get well soon, and I hope you get rid of your addiction. I myself I am so worried after having duromine just for 6days I cant breathe properly. Can you tell me will it get better? What are you doing to make your rid of these side effects? I can understand how you are feeling and what phase you are going through. i feel like cry now, so scared.
I don’t judge you addicted, i think you’re brave for writing about your problem so honestly…. I have been thru similar and it’s very scary, i might have some helpful advice for you, but i don’t really want to post it all on here:/
Aw that is one big story.. I am 18, 77kg, 162 cm. After two days of being on duromine i have decided to stop. Im not sleeping properly and dont believe i really need it yet. Im a bit confused with my doctor bcoz he started me off on 30mg a day- and im feeling like i want to vomit all day too. On the bright side i am in a happy mood alot of the time but b4 duromine ive been a happy person anyway. Always had ppl say i bright up the room when i walk in. So thank you so much for telling us your story, you are alot stronger then you think! U need to go on a detox. Not sure where u live but in australia im pretty sure u can admit yourself into hospital and they will detox you. You also need to change doctors. What sort of doc doesnt catch on to something being wrong when a patient is getting through a months worth in 2 weeks or less. Maybe try another weight loss program, something a bit more natural- ooh maybe get hypnotised into only eating good foods. My mother in law did that for smoking and hasnt had a smoke in 3 years, not one.
You need to show this story to your bestfriend and sister- they wont judge you they will see you as we all do. A strong younge woman who is willing to admit she has a problem. Congrats on the first step to recovery- admitting you have a problem, now u can only get stronger from here:) email me if you need any support from someobe who doesnt know your details, it might get you to become more confident talking about it. cheakyshorts @ gmail.com is my email- xo all the support and best wishes… Kayla xo
HOW CAN YOU BLAME THE PILLS FOR GETTING ADDICTED TO DUROMINE . WHERE ARE YOUR DOCTOR WHO GIVE YOU THE PRESCRIPTION. YOU WAS SUPPOSE TO GO AND SEE THE DOCTOR EVERY MONTH. YOU MUST PUT THE BLAME ON YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU CAUSE YOUR OWN PROBLEMS . I USE 2 AND A HALF PACKET OF DUROMINE AND I USE IT FOR A MONTH AND LEAVE IT FOR ONE , I LOOSE WEIGHT WHILE I WAS WITH OUT THE PILLS . IF YOU EAT RIGHT AND FOLLOW YOUR PRESCRIPTION THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN TO YOU. I REALY FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. I HAVE SEND MY DIET TO AN OTHER LADY ON WHOSE LETTER I COMMENT . TRY THAT DIET AND SEE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO YOUR OWN LIVE . I DONT EET MORE OR LESS WHEN I USE DUROMINE 30MG I STILL EAT VERY DAY THE SAME AMOUNT OF FOOD AND DRINK THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER . WITH THAT LOTS OF WATER YOUR BODY REJECT YOU ARE LOSING SOME MINERALS AND SALT . THATS WHY I USE MAGNESIUM THE LIQUID AND I DONT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS . I MUST TELL YOU I WAS NEVER IN MY LIFE SO HEALTHY THAN I AM NOW . HOPE YOU WILL RECOVER SOON AND START LOOSING WEIGHT WITHOUT ANY PILLS .
Thank your for sharing your story but I wonder where your Doctor was through all of this? he is negligent if he kept prescribing these S4 drugs without weighing you and queering your eating and nuturuional needs. Or is it YOU scamming doctors for scripts? In any case you have NO right to tell people what medications to take or not to take you are not a physician and as in many positive cases Duromine has helped thousands of people to lose weight.
I am following the diet enclosed in the duramine packet & online and eat six very small meals a day and drink water as recomended. I don’t believe Duramine is the cure all but it is a starting point for many. I don’t understand if anyone has side effects why they would not contact their doctor in the first instance ? The dosage may need to be altered down to 15mg or alternatuvely stopped all together.Common sense first people consult your doctor modify your eating. Good luck
i think you have anorexia nervosa. this is not addiction. that is psicological problems.
Hi, my wife is 40 and the Gp started her on Duromine 15mg since August 2011. She has started to take 30mg on her own. She has started to go clubbing and has become depressed even wanting a divorce. Is this the side effects of duromine. Is it a natural speed drug and what is a speed drug.
Hi Karen, please send me me the diet you used. I don’t want to go through those pills. But I want to loose a lot of weight.
don’t use the pill when you are at 40. hormone disorder may orccur.
My 4th day on Duromine 15mg. My doctor decided that we should start off with the lower dosage and see how it goes. Well, I must be one of the lucky ones. I feel fantastic. Slight headaches every now and then, but no other side effects. I sleep well, I have lots of energy, I now wake up @ 6am, get out of bed full of energy, cycle or swim a few laps. I have not weight myself yet, but can already see the difference in my arms and face. One thing I have to agree on, it takes your appetite away completely. I have to force myself to eat something in the afternoon. My dr suggested that i divide my meals up into 6 smaller meals, but I’m struggling even with that. As a result I have small things like a fruit or some nuts or berries, little bit of steamed veggies and maybe a few cracker biscuits. I’m very happy that I found this drug, so far so good for me!
Hoping to get results from duramine like other people are shedding their weight so quickly with the help of duramine. I am feeling so bad:( why I haven’t been able to lost enough weight!!
It’s my 4th day on 40 mg Duromine today, haven’t lost much at all. On 20 Feb my weight was 63.4 kg and today i.e 23 feb 12 my weight is 62.9 Kg, my Height 5.3’5 inches.
I am not eating any junk food. I am Eating healthy and very little eg. in the breakfast oats, lunch is my soup, and i don’t much in dinner, just little bit for taste sake sharing from my frds plate so that I don’t eat big. I try not to eat at night time and doing half an hour exercise since I have started Duramine.. Still it’s not showing any effects. I am lucky I have got NO side effects at all. But it’s strange and so disappointed that it’s not showing any results like other people had. Before taking duramine, i got all my tests done. I have no thyroid and no other problem. I wonder where the problem is. Can any one please advise me?? Could Admin provide me some help??
Hi Pinky,
Where in South Africa can I get the 40mg? I have been everywhere and they only have the 15 and 30.
I live in Johannesburg.