Duromine

Heyo blog!

Haven’t updated for nearly a week now so I’m here to show some TLC to my dear blog you <3 haha.

Have been super busy this week. Had 5 x 3hrs of lectures and 2 other  6.5hrs of lectures. To top it off, 2 tuitions on sat and another 1 more on Sunday, which is today la zzz…

School life sucks ikr… L

So I have something that I really want to pen down, but idk if this is the best place to mention it. After some days of consideration I have decided to just write it down. Obviously, if not I wouldn’t have typed all this lol.

So I’m kind of a local blogger stalker, have been reading xiaxue and a few other sg blogs probably since secondary school, and that’s 4 or 5 year already? Idk. I would basically stalk all of their blogs for updates at least on every other day.

Opps.  Maybe it sounds CREEPY, but that’s become my hobby already. HEHE. I guess I really got nothing better to do.  And that was also the main reason why I got inspired to start my own blog. Not that anyone would read you (blog) but for my own sake and entertainment la haha.

So you CANNOT deny in any way that xiaxue is one of the MOST influential blogger, at least in Singapore I suppose, if not then at least to ME! Haha. I really enjoy reading her blog and watching her videos but to be honest I didn’t think that she was a big deal to me or what in the past.

Until I read one of her recent blog entry on how she lose weight and I got SOOOO interested to find out what exactly she took. So I googled and the majority of the answers is Duromine and I was like WTH IS DUROMINE??!!

So being the KPO I am, and so obsessed to know, I went on to do more research on Duromine. And if you ask me why I’m so interested, then my answer is simple. HAHA. Because I want to try it too!

And here’s the explanation  from wiki:

“It is approved as an appetite suppressant to help reduce weight in obese patients when used short-term and combined with exercise, diet, and behavioural modification. It is typically prescribed for individuals who are at increased medical risk because of their weight and works by helping to release certain chemicals in the brain that control appetite.”

So basically what it does to you is that it kind of screws with your brain and make you think that you are not hungry. And once you are not feeling hungry, you wouldn’t eat as much. And if you are eating less, you will lose weight! Mission accomplished! Winks ;)

But like every diet pill, it has downsides to it and side effects. And trust me, when I first saw the list of possible side effects, IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME.

The most common few being:

Dry mouth

Irregular or fast heart beat

Insomnia

Anxiety, nervousness, restlessness

Diarrhea, vomiting

Blurred vision

High blood pressure

I probably spent my next 10 odd days researching on all sorts of things about Duromine. Its side effects, recommended dosage, how well it works, whether the weight lost can be kept off, what BMI to reach before it can be prescribed, you know la yadayadayada…

I think there might be a lot of many others just like me who went through this vicious cycle:

Feels fat,

Tries to lose weight,

Diet a bit,

Lose determination,

Postpone diet,

Goes back to eating all sorts of junk,

Gains more than what was lost,

Damn annoyed (@$^%*#),

Tries to tell yourself you are gorgeous just the way you are,

Happiness is your greatest asset,

Binge eat again,

Gain even more weight.

So I’ve kind of given up trying to diet and lose weight since very long ago. I don’t have much determination and discipline to eat right and exercise and most importantly is that:

I’M ADDICTED TO FOOD

I’m a self-confessed food addict, I binge eat on a regular basis. You should look at the amount of food I eat every single meal, I assure you will be amazed (more like disgusted). And it usually happens when I’m eating alone.

I would probably buy 3 different packs of meal from the coffee shop and eat all of it when I reach home. As for food choices, the oilier the better, I LOVEEE deep fried food, oily stuff and the more salt the tastier.

And I have absolutely no control over my cravings. OMG I’m I too honest already…  Aarghh…

After so much of reading up on Duromine, I really wanted to give it a try despite the horrible side effects that they claimed. That being the only reason that made me hesitate so freaking long.

Tuesday I plucked up my courage to call up a clinic to ask if they had the pill. The first didn’t carry it but the second that I called did, and that clinic was the one that I always went to, so it was great cos they had all of my past health records.

The doctor basically just took my height and weight measurements and told me about the drug, which I already have a lot of knowledge on by then lol. She actually prescribed it to me rather easily, not like what some said online, that some doctors would refuse prescribing it to patients that is below a certain BMI, due to the nasty side effects involved.

She just asked me a few questions:

“Whether I’m prone to mood swings”

I said no except when I’m having PMS I get very easily annoyed.

“If I have sleeping problems so she could prescribe sleeping pills along for the first wk”

I said no again and I seriously sleep like a pig. Since I’m quiet sensitive to caffeine I can’t really drink coffee so it will be an added bonus for me if it’s gonna make me more awake. Doctor LOLed for very long. Funny meh..

She was very nice, took quite long to address all of my concerns. Haha. I asked a few crazy but sensible questions like:

“Will I get liver or kidney failure, or even die from it”

Not if you do not have health problems like diabetes, high bp, etc. And since Duromine cannot be used for more than 3 months, such issues should not be of a concern.

“If I’m not gonna feel hungry then should I still eat”

Her answer was to just let it be. If possible try to eat at fixed times during the day if not you will experience gastric pain too. But the pill will make you full really quickly so it’s gonna prevent you from over eating.

Exercise regularly and eat healthily:

Reduce carbs intake,

Eat more greens and fruits,

No sweet or carbonated drinks,

Drink lots of water,

Try to eat some fruits before meals.

I became hesitant to start taking the pill the next morning after telling friend about it that night. So I wanted to KIV first and wait till my exams in May is over before starting. Meanwhile I try to diet on my own.

But the next morning I find myself downing the pill first thing in the morning already. Idk why la but I guess I really wanted to try it very badly? Or I’m just a hypocrite. Booo~

So today is my 5^th day on the pill and I have lost ard 3kg. I think I might be losing weight a bit too fast, cos my research online tells me that it’s best to lose no more than 1.0kg per week, to ensure that it’s fats that’s burned, and not muscles, and that the weight loss is permanent.

I hope it’s just a fast drop in the beginning and will slow down next week. After all I try so hard to shed the weight off, the last thing I want is to gain back the weight immediately once I off the pill.

Now, let me tell you my take on Duromine.

It’s effective as hell, thus far.

The first day you take it, you see effect.

I feel 0% hunger.

Absolutely feel no hunger and 0% cravings.

When you don’t remind yourself to eat, you will totally forget.

It’s a really weird feeling when your stomach is growling but your brain/mouth doesn’t feel like eating at all.

When you tell yourself you have to eat, you tend to choose the healthiest option available. It’s kinda like you’re craving for healthy food.

I took almost half an hour buying my lunch on Thursday (second day on pill) cos I felt that nothing was “healthy enough”.

You get full really fast, so your portions are halved.

Leftovers.
Super wasteful but I asked for less rice already. 

Up till now I’m only experiencing one major side effect that is dry mouth.

You feel thirsty very quickly. But come to think of it, it’s not bad after all cos that means you are always reminded to drink water, which is really good!  Haha.. See? Added bonus again. ;)

But my breath smells damn bad!! I hope others cant smell it.

I’m not as sleepy at night but if I decide to sleep, I fall right into sleep just like how I would normally.

So absolutely no insomnia for me.

Will update again on my progress cos I’m too sleep to continue rambling.

Bye bye!! Muack blog <3