Hi, I’m A Smoker (not Overly Big, Maybe 5-10 A

Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2020

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Question : Hi,
I’m a smoker (not overly big, maybe 5-10 a day if I’m lucky) and I started duromine today. I’m worried about quitting as you can gain weight from quitting.
Also I’m not a regular user but occasionally I will go to a friends place and smoke a small amount of marijuana. I’ve been invited to have 1-2 cones with them tomorrow night but I’m not sure how the duromine and weed will mix together.
Feeling a bit anxious about the whole experience of starting this drug but was recommended by my doctor as a last resort after trying many other methods including eating healthy and working out. It is being used to try and get some weight off in efforts to slow the effects of genu valgum.
Sorry for the long message, just have quite a lot of questions at the moment.
Thank you

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Take duromine and don't smoke marijuana.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
It is good that you stopped smoking and you continue to do so not smoking even a single one . Also don't smoke weed because it is likely that it stimulates you to start smoking.
There is no evidence that it can interact with duromine.
You can continue to take duromine, keeping a healthy diet and exercising.
As a conclusion:
You can avoid going to smoke marijuana with friends. Continue with duromine.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj