Several of my family members have been doing the hCG along with me, so we ordered 30 vials of Hucog 2000iu from ADC. I am doing R3, and hunger issues have been a problem. My stomach isn't always growling, but there is a very distracting feeling of discomfort that is associated with hunger. There is also an uncomfortable pain in my back that intesifies when I am hungry. I am always thinking about food and it's an exercise in willpower waiting for the next meal.

I recently mixed up a new vial, and for the duration of that vial my experience changed. I felt great, and hunger wasn't bothering me. The timing of my meals was less important because my hunger feelings were very miminal. It didn't matter if I ate the components of my meal all at once, or spread them out. I felt pretty satisfied. During that same time I had started drinking mineral water, so I thought that might be part of it.

Well, Sunday I mixed again, and since then my hunger has been returning. This is very discouraging. Each of the boxes of Hucog is labeled the same as the rest, so I'm not sure why one vial would be different. The boxes were shrink wrapped together in a group of 15. My dad is doing the diet and he often reports intense hunger problems. My two sisters don't have as much, but they do say they experience hunger. I really wish I could find the answer. Last week I was thinking how cool it was that I had three more weeks to lose a bunch of weight. This week I'm back to enduring the dull headaches and anxiousness about getting enough food. Luckily I have been able to sleep, but I get hungry in the morning. That is a big clue. Last week I wasn't hungry in the mornings. This week I am. I had similar feelings during R2, and I didn't stabilize nearly as well as I did during R1.

During the beginning of R1 I had hunger problems at the beginning. But, once I figured out a dose, I remember thinking that I could do the diet for as long as it would take. I sort of hit an equalibrium and the intense need for food wasn't there. My stabilization was awesome after that round. If the hCG is only partially working I wonder if I will have stability problems after this round. I don't want to gain this weight back.

Hucog seems to have as good a reputation as any brand out there, so I hesitate to think that the whole batch could be bad. But, the only time I have felt great during this round corresponds with a single vial of hCG. Before and after have been stress, pain, and lack of concentration in varying degrees. Skip days are especially tough. I am attending classes so I need to be able to think clearly. The discomfort of hunger makes me feel like I have ADD. I just hate sitting down to homework because I start thinking about the physical feelings of stress and hunger.

It's too bad it takes so long to order hCG. I would try ordering the new premixed type. Since that product is new, there might be a better chance that the potency is good. My hCG is always kept refrigerated, before and after mixing.

Anyway, I'm pretty upset today. After 10 days of feeling great, it's not fun to be enduring this.

Russ, As you know I have the new liquid. I mixed Sunday morning and that day and yesterday had annoying hunger and just didn't feel right. Well after some thought and research, I re-mixed this morning per your instructions and so far (knock on wood) doing great. I didn't even think about food/hunger and looked up and it was 12:30, so I forced myself to eat my lunch. I don't know if physcological or what, but doing good so far.

ADC has replaced any hcg that people said wasn't potent. Just to see what would happen, I'd try remixing, russ. If you're not hungry again, I'd let them know!
Colleen

No, a pregnancy test doesn't work for potency, it just shows that there is in fact hcg present not how much.

Okay, I just mixed a new vial and I'm starving as well. I was actually thinking about mixing again since I had extra. I've not experienced this since i first started. I actually did a load day today because I thought maybe that was it (I'm cycling and don't normally load).

Wondering if I should just remix.

I was just coming on to post this when I saw Russ's post.

Jenni