Question about duromine (medicine to lose weight)

cantorgely
cantorgely Posts: 3 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello,

Eleven years ago I received a liver trasplant and thanks to a great team of doctors I was able to keep healthy and thin. However, I travel abroad and won 7 kilograms in a short time.

I have been taking duromine and I have seen the changes. Now, I am worried about recovering the lost weight once the treatment will finish.

Please tell me your experiencies. Thanks!

PS. Excuse my mistakes. I have been learning english.

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,263 Member
    I'm sorry, someone prescribed you duromine for 7kg??
  • cantorgely
    cantorgely Posts: 3 Member
    Yes. I'm in Australia and my new doctor prescribed me duromine and suggest me this app.
  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
    Get a new doctor. You don't need duromine for 7kg worth of extra weight. Are you aware that it's basically legal Speed (as in the illicit drug)? It is honestly not worth it for the amount of weight you need to lose. Just set up this app to lose 0.5kg per week, eat the amount of calories the app tells you to, plus at least half of any calories you get from exercise.
  • cantorgely
    cantorgely Posts: 3 Member
    Honestly, I want to stop take duromine and continue to lose weigh without medicine. However, when I asked a my doctor how avoid recovering weight He just said me "if after finish the three months of tratament you start to recovering weight, you'll start again with duromine".

    I'm in the second month and don't know how stop in a safety way.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,263 Member
    edited November 2017
    Wow. Your doctor is dangerous. You should never have been put on that, it was incredibly irresponsible of him/her.

    I'd be weaning off them ASAP. You don't need them to lose weight. You may have to deal with some increased hunger when you're off, but if you are counting calories properly, you can totally still lose the weight.
  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
    Please, please see a different doctor.
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