Hi all, I have highlighted the what i see as the important parts as it makes it easier for skimming I Started taking 15mg of Duromine 28days ago for 10 days. Before taking Duromine I had slightly high blood pressure (which I've had since I was 5months pregnant with my 23month old) and also didn't eat much at all, maybe one meal a day and sometimes a snack, and my BMI was hanging around 35, sometimes a little up or a little down never lower than 34.77 and never higher than 55.59 and I was seeing a personal trainer once a week and working out at the Gym for at least an hour per day, also walked and played Wii. In 3 months I had lost 1kg but did lose 3inches off the biggest around part of my body. After both my personal trainer and my doctors (depends who can fit me in out of the two docs as to who I see) decided that there was no reason with my current diet and excercise for me to be so obese other than a my motabolism being shot after being pregnant with my babe for 43w2d, I charted my dieting for them so they could see what I was eating & drinking, and also nothing like a thyroid problem or anything, I asked waht could be done and the answer was Duromine, another couple of pills were mentioned but wholdn't do much for me as one was purely a hunger supressant and the other just made you need to "go" as soon as you touched any fatty foods and basically worked as a laxitive, and so I started on 15mg Duromine which I took religously every morning a 7am for the next 10 days. I went back to the doctor that prescribed them and had my blood pressure checked and it was comletely normal like where it should have been not even slightly high just normal but the sad thing was I lost nothing and had NO side effects whats so ever so the next day I started on 40mg Duromine. Within an hour of taking my first 40mg Duromine I felt a difference. I had energy!! Nothing else really that day but at least I felt different. The next day some side effects started to kick in which the doc said is a good sign as it means that they are at least doing something. My weight before was between 116.6kgs highest and 113.9kgs lowest and is now 109.6kgs. I am about 6" cant remember exact atm and my BMI is now 33.45. Thats ~5kgs lost in 18days . The side effects I have include; My mouth being dry but I have found that if I drink alot of water when taking my pill it doesn't seem as bad at all and it also says on the information leaflet to take with plenty of water,My body feeling like it doesnt need sleep (I accidently went without sleep for a night cos I lost track of time) but I have no trouble getting to sleep, my body just doesn't feel the NEED to,Forgetting to eat and having no "hunger pains" although the forgetting thing I had before the Duromine I still used to get little niggles or cravings at about 6 or 7pm. I now have a new diet chart so that I remember to eat 6 small meals each day as reccomended by my doctors and personal trainer to help the Duromine kickstart my motabolism.Feeling more alert and energetic which is a good thing as before I would have to have an afternoon nap.And also what I see as the worst (for me) is harder stools and sometimes a couple of days without "going". Most of the side effects will go as soon as I stop taking the 40mg Duramine but hopefully with making myself eat more often will make my body wake up and remember that it is hungry and also with my body not having to carry as much of me around I should feel naturally more energetic. With the Duromine the reason people put weight on after stopping is because they worked against the duromine by giving into it and not eating or sleeping as even though the Duromine boosts/kick starts your motabolism if you do not eat you are stopping you motabolism because your body goes into starvation mode and stores anything it can and without sleeping your body has no recovery time as sleeping is when your body repairs itself the most and therefore cannot accept the changes going on within itself. I almost forgot to add, You can buy Duromine over the internet without prescription although it is ill advised as you really need to see a health care professional to discuss your particular circumstances and choices. There is really no easy way out just a hand to help you along the way. Well I hope that this helps anyone but remember the effects differ from person to person and this is just my continuing journey on Duromine.