4 Causes Why Am I Still Hungry on Duromine and How to Suppress Hunger

Duromine is an effective treatment for obesity. It is prescribed by doctors to patients with a high body mass index (a number that shows the ratio of weight to height) – starting from 27. Duromine suppresses hunger on a hormonal level – you eat less food and gradually lose weight. But in some cases, the feeling of hunger remains unchanged. In this article, we’ll tell you exactly how Duromine affects appetite, why you can remain hungry during the course and how you can fix it to enhance the effect of the drug.

How Duromine suppresses appetite

Duromine action is based on the body’s response to stress. During stress, the adrenal glands release hormones – norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine – into the bloodstream that help you get out of a critical situation, such as running away quickly or using physical force. All these hormones suppress appetite, as salvation in a critical situation becomes a priority for the body.

Duromine, in turn, affects your adrenal glands and, like stress, stimulates the production of appetite-suppressing hormones. In simple words, during the course of Duromine, you want to eat less.

A weight loss course with Duromine is a great opportunity to review your eating habits and stick to a balanced diet. The fact is that the feeling of hunger is not always associated with the true need of the body for food.

Watch your appetite. Perhaps, it appears along with any emotions that you have. Maybe you often eat when going out with your friends, even if you do not feel the need to eat. Use the treatment course to build a healthy relationship with food and keep it when you’re done.

Causes of hunger while taking Duromine

Duromine does not completely suppress appetite. This is because your body needs a certain minimum of calories to maintain life even during stressful situations. In some cases, though, a strong feeling of hunger during the course remains unchanged and most often this is due to the following reasons.

You stick to an unbalanced diet

One of the main reasons why you feel very hungry during the treatment course with Duromine or do not lose weight as quickly as you expect is an unbalanced diet. Lack of calories, long breaks between meals, deficiency of macronutrients (proteins, fats, carbohydrates) and some other dietary mistakes can cause a strong feeling of hunger.

• Insufficient amount of calories.

Even during weight loss process, your body needs a certain minimum of calories to maintain life or basic metabolism. You can calculate your basal metabolic rate here. If you don’t meet the minimum calorie requirement, you will feel hungry.

•  Wrong diet.

It is equally important to eat 3-4 medium-sized servings of food per day. Thus, you will not feel very hungry. But if you eat 5-6 times a day in small portions, then your appetite will be higher.

•  Excess consumption of foods with a high glycemic index.

Each carbohydrate product (sugar, honey, fruits, cereals, and so on) has a glycemic index. This is a number that shows how much your blood sugar level rises after eating a particular food. When you consume foods with a high glycemic index (above 45), you feel very hungry.

These are just some of the dietary mistakes that can cause hunger. And if you are not sure that you can create a nutrition program yourself, we recommend ordering a personalized program here.

You are confusing hunger with thirst

Studies show that about 37% of the time people confuse hunger with thirst. This is because one section of the hypothalamus is responsible for recognizing signals of hunger and thirst. And since the thirst signals are less strong, the body associates them with hunger.

If you feel hungry, drink a glass of water and wait about 30 minutes. You may change your mind about being hungry after that.

Do not forget to drink plenty of water during the course of Duromine – about 45 ml per kilogram of body weight. Start your day with a glass of lukewarm water, and put the required amount of water in a visible place every morning – this way you are more likely to develop the habit of maintaining water balance.

Psychological need for food

Hunger can be divided into two types – physiological and psychological. Physiological hunger signals that the body needs food. Psychological – about the fact that for one reason or another your psyche needs food.

The need for food can arise from boredom, lack of attention, insecurity, and many other conditions. It is very important to learn to distinguish between these two types of hunger. If the psychological appears often enough, it may be necessary to discuss it with a psychologist.

1. Psychological hunger

• Appears abruptly.
• Cravings for a specific type of food.
• Appears in your head and you can taste the food on your tongue.
• Very obsessing, difficult to control.
• Decreases after a glass of water.

2. Physiological hunger

• Appears gradually.
• There is a desire to satisfy hunger without specific preferences.
• Appears in the stomach and you feel the stomach churning.
• Unobtrusive, easy to control.
• Does not decrease after a glass of water.

Wrong dosage of Duromine

A Duromine treatment course should be prescribed by your doctor. He selects the dosage of the drug, as well as the course duration, which can last 3 to 12 weeks.

Usually, the doctor prescribes a medium dose at the beginning of the course – one 30 mg capsule daily (40 when the BMI is above 35). If you continue feeling very hungry, your doctor may increase your dose. If severe side effects occur, he will lower it.

But the dosage cannot be increased indefinitely, as this can lead to the drug tolerance. This is a condition in which the body stops responding to Duromine altogether, even at high doses.

Therefore, if you still have a strong feeling of hunger at the recommended dosages, it is first necessary to make adjustments to your daily menu.

How to reduce hunger during a Duromine treatment course

1. Discuss your hunger with your doctor.

It is possible that the doctor did not properly calculate Duromine dosage that you should use during the course – either too low or too high, which could cause tolerance to the medication. Discuss the feeling of hunger with your doctor so that he can adjust the dosing schedule.

2. Calculate your basal metabolic index.

Make sure you’re eating enough calories for your body’s basal metabolic rate. You can calculate your basal metabolic rate here. If you don’t consume your minimum amount of calories needed per day, you will feel hungry.

3. Include protein foods in every meal.

In order to feel full throughout the day, you need to include protein foods in every meal. In the morning, for example, you can choose eggs. For lunch – lean meat, such as turkey or chicken fillet. Have fish for dinner. In the intestines, the protein is broken down into amino acids, after which the so-called satiety hormone is released. It affects your hypothalamus (the center of satiety), and you stop feeling hungry.

4. Drink enough water.

Extreme hunger can sometimes be a sign of dehydration, so make it a habit to drink water regularly. Feeling intense hunger? Drink a glass of water and wait 30 minutes.

5. Reduce your intake of high glycemic foods.

Foods with a high glycemic index dramatically and significantly increase blood sugar levels. Such products are candies, cookies, pastries, instant cereal, honey and other sugary foods.

In response, the body releases large amounts of insulin. It neutralizes the sugar that should always be present in your blood, and not only the sugar that you consume now. The drop in sugar levels leads to the fact that you feel very hungry again.

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written by

Hayley Liew

Nutritionist

“Hayley Liew has credentials as both a Provisional Psychologist and a Practicing Dietitian ”

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