My First Day (Work In Progress)

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HI all...I have been prescribed Duromine 30mg. I am 106kg (5"6'). I have been a yo-yo dieter all my life. Last year I had Thyroid Cancer and had it removed. Ever since, despite being on medication, I have ballooned out, putting on 30kg in the past 6 months.
I took my first dose of Duramine this morning at 7am, 45 mins after taking my thyroid meds. I ate a bowl of porridge at 7.30am. It's 9.30am and I am hungry and want to snack. I am not feeling any side effects so far.
Do people have any recommendations for taking the dose, e.g. with food, with certain food, etc? Also, I commute for work 4 days a week so take Thyroxine at 5am and arrive at work at 7am to have breakfast soon after. I would think it would be sensible to take my Duromine at work just prior to eating...certainly no later given some people experience insomnia (a big issue in my life; I take Mertazapine at night to help me sleep).
Any advice for this newbie is welcome!!

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Day 2: Still nothing! Ate breakfast at 7am then forced myself to not eat until now (10.30am); shared a muffin with my son (normally would eat the whole thing). I don't feel like the medication is doing anything - it's all me, I'm being conscious of what I eat and drink. That's a lot of money for something I could do alone...
 
Kate
;) Don't worry, Scorpio1971, you have time to feel the effect. Patience, sometimes it takes up to a week to see the difference. Small meals, 4-5 times a day, little exercises (walking or bike riding) help a lot. If you are afraid that food prevents you from losing weight, then try to eat more veggies and eggs, beans and some soft cheese. Avoid fried and fatty foods and you'll start losing weight. Remember: calorie deficiency (depending on how much you waste during the day) always helps to burn extra fat. The amount of calories consumed throughout the day must be smaller than that burnt by the body, if you know what I mean. I wish you the soonest results! Good luck!
 
D
Hi Scorpio.. day 10 for me on 30mg. SW 78.5kg, GW: 58kg.. am 154cm tall and 47 yo. I still feel hungry though not as much and eat less.. havent weighed myself yet though as I am afraid to in case I become disheartened.. doesn't feel like I have lost anything. I will weigh myself on day 20 - and if little to no progress.. will ask my Dr when i return if the 40mg can be prescribed.. It took time to load the weight on... so - I am trying to be patient with it coming off..
 

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