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Doctors
I am with BUPA and have extras cover. When I got my first script of Duromine I got them to print me out a receipt as I knew I could claim some back through: Pharmacy You pay a set amount then we refund 100% of the balance up to $40 per script. $500 annual limit. So I thought I might get $40...
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Month 2
Finally!.......It seems I have things headed in the right direction again. I was getting very concerned that I was stuck. Weigh in today was 107.4 kg down 0.5 kg from last week. I am thrilled. So very close to my first 10 kilo goal of 107. I only have 6 weeks of tablets left before the doctor...
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OFF Duromine
Not a happy camper. :mad: Doc says I have low thyroid and will have to go off the Duromine. I'm pretty sure he is wrong, but I will discuss that later. So, my blood tests indicate that I have sub-clinical hypothyroidism. i.e. Low thyroid but not so bad that it is urgent. He also said that my...
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Month 2
Anyone who has read my posts for the past week would know that I have had a horrific week. I am determined that this is not going to be a set back. I weighed in this morning and my weight is 107.9 kg. Not great. This is a gain of 0.3 kg from last week BUT still a loss from a high of 108.5 a...
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Month 2
What the..... I hopped on the scales and my weight has jumped up to 108. :eek::mad: I know it is only 0.4 kg BUT until now my weight was steadily going down every couple of days and it is 3 days and I am up. grrrrr. Have had the cr@ppiest week. Depressed, irritable, fighting with my daughter...
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Week 4
Have had an up and down week. Still a respectable loss of 1.6 kg. That brings me down to 107.6 kg. My total loss for the 4 weeks is 9.4 kg. I am still not drinking enough water, so my task for the next week is to **DRINK MORE WATER** My aim is to hit a 10 kg loss in the next few days. This is...
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Week 4
Have had a very emotional week. :(:mad::confused::oops:o_O Don't know if it is the D or just me. BUT I am waaaaay more moody than normal. I think it is partly due to the lack of sleep. Even though I dont feel tired , I am only getting 4 or 5 hours of sleep each night and that must be taking a...
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Week 3
Thought I was not going to lose a thing this week. Scales seemed not to be moving and I got my period. BUT I lost an amazing 2.2 kg. I am thrilled. That is a total of.... 7.8 kilos gone in 3 weeks. From 117 to 109.2. I have not been under 110 in a very long time, so this is quite a milestone. My...
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Week 3
Friday night Indian take-out, only had a small portion. 1 samosa :rolleyes: salad tiny serve of butter chicken (I mean really tiny) large tablespoon of rice Saturday night Chinese restaurant for a birthday I was 'deso' so sat on one diet coke and a couple of jugs of water 1 lettuce cup of san...
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Week 2
Week 2 (Tuesday) Weight loss has slowed down a bit this week. After such a huge loss the week before it is to be expected. This week I lost 1.4 kilos. That makes my total loss for the two weeks 5.6 kilos. Still a pretty respectable loss and if I kept doing that each week I would be happy. It...
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Week 2
So I have been doing pretty good. Weight loss has slowed down a bit, but it needed to. Am now 111.8 kg. More than 5 kilos gone in a week and a half. Have been having very little sleep but this has not really bothered me. I go to bed and lie there for ages, awake, but not tossing and turning. I...
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Week 2
I really think this is going to work. I weighed myself this morning and have dropped more weight. Yesterday I did not do much at all. Had a day where I snuggled on the couch. We are having cold, wet windy weather here in Victoria and it was the kind of weather that you just want to hibernate. So...
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Week 1
Today is day 7, officially I weigh in tomorrow, but Mondays are the start of the week and seem a much more sensible day to weigh in. Last Tuesday when I started Duromine I weighed in at 117kg with a BMI of 40 which is not just Obese but Very Obese. The World Health Organisation classifies a BMI...
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Day 5
Yesterday I was not quite right and couldn't really put my finger on what was wrong. I was super busy, coffee with my dad then had to do a speech and three tests at school (end of semester). I slept ok. Just felt a bit off. I was super dry in my throat and my face felt dry and warm. My stomach...
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Side effects
From mid day yesterday I had an insane headache. :confused: Assumed it was the D. At about 4 pm I looked back and figured out that I had not had any cups of tea. I am usually a big tea drinker (5-6 cups a day). So now I am thinking that it was probably withdrawal from the caffeine in my tea. I...
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Day 2
Ok... So it is only day two, but I am super keen. I wonder how much of the enthusiasm is the Duromine and how much is that I have made a decision and mentally am ready for the lifestyle change? I am drinking heaps of water because I have read the advice on the forums and know that it helps with...
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Day 1
Hi. My name is Sharon and I have been lurking here for a while, trying to decide if Duromine was for me. I am 46 years old and my weight has been creeping up and up and up. I am now 170 cm tall and 117 kg. That makes my BMI 40 and well and truly in the obese category. Today I finally took myself...

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