Metformin
I take metformin 1000mg a day and haven't noticed any weight loss due to the pill but I do notice it in inches. I went from wearing a size 16/18 to wearing a size 6/7. I did have RNY but I have only lost about 52 lbs. and it was my yr anniversary on the 27th of January. I am 4'11" and weighed 201 lbs and wore a size 16/18. Now I weigh 147 and wear a size 6/7. So it may not completely help you lose weight but it does help you lose inches. Well atleast it seems like it.....
Liz
GOD DOES NOT GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE.
HEIGHT 4'11" Age 32 HW(201) PSW(195) CW(146) 1st GW(120) 2nd GW (110)
I don't currently take metformin but when I took it for a year I was on 1500mg and lost 27lbs. I did not change anything else, eating or activity levels.
Once I got pregnant with my son, I stopped taking it at 12 weeks and haven't been on it since because of breastfeeding.
Once I got pregnant with my son, I stopped taking it at 12 weeks and haven't been on it since because of breastfeeding.
Karen ~ Had surgery 4-13-10!! Lost 30lbs in 3months pre-op
Highest 350 ~ surgery weight 297.5 ~ current 195 ~ goal 175 (August 2012)
Highest 350 ~ surgery weight 297.5 ~ current 195 ~ goal 175 (August 2012)
I just Posted this on another Metformin post so I'll just copy & paste it here.
I was put on met. by a fertility specialist in Mexico that had helped to get 3 of my husbands family members pregnant. Since we only got once a year (twice if I'm lucky) we went ahead and bought a years worth of the Met. and folic acid that he put me on. Down in Mexico you can buy your meds from the pharmacy or straight from the dr.(for those that may not know, the meds are all packed in sealed bubble packs or sealed bottles) Anyhow, I bought the pills from the Dr. I took them just as he told me, and in the next 4 months I gained 60lbs! I continued to take them but when I really started seeing the weight on me I quit taking them both. I couldn't figure out what else was causing such a drastic weight gain. By the time we went back to Mexico the next year I had gain a total of 100 lbs! Mind you- I was heavy for all my life and weighed within 20 lbs of 275lbs from when I was about 15 to 25-26 years old, when I started taking the Met. I'm assuming it may have been where I got it or something cause I know not ALL med are safe in Mex. you could get a bad batch or something. Needless to say, I DO NOT take any more meds from down there,(except Tylenol and cold meds- the got the best stuff)
Oh yeah and the whole time I was taking the meds I never once got my period! Then last year my coworker was talking about how she was taking Met for PCOS and after I told her my story she said I should take some of hers. I know its a no no but I did it and in just 2 days I got my period!! I couldn't believe they would work that fast. But after not having it for almost 15 months(not since the Mexican Dr. gave me a shot to force me to have a cycle) I though that would be one crazy coincidence!
Anyways, I always like to warn people when they talk about Met. because to this day IDK if it was the pills or my body didn't agree with, that form of treatment.
I was put on met. by a fertility specialist in Mexico that had helped to get 3 of my husbands family members pregnant. Since we only got once a year (twice if I'm lucky) we went ahead and bought a years worth of the Met. and folic acid that he put me on. Down in Mexico you can buy your meds from the pharmacy or straight from the dr.(for those that may not know, the meds are all packed in sealed bubble packs or sealed bottles) Anyhow, I bought the pills from the Dr. I took them just as he told me, and in the next 4 months I gained 60lbs! I continued to take them but when I really started seeing the weight on me I quit taking them both. I couldn't figure out what else was causing such a drastic weight gain. By the time we went back to Mexico the next year I had gain a total of 100 lbs! Mind you- I was heavy for all my life and weighed within 20 lbs of 275lbs from when I was about 15 to 25-26 years old, when I started taking the Met. I'm assuming it may have been where I got it or something cause I know not ALL med are safe in Mex. you could get a bad batch or something. Needless to say, I DO NOT take any more meds from down there,(except Tylenol and cold meds- the got the best stuff)
Oh yeah and the whole time I was taking the meds I never once got my period! Then last year my coworker was talking about how she was taking Met for PCOS and after I told her my story she said I should take some of hers. I know its a no no but I did it and in just 2 days I got my period!! I couldn't believe they would work that fast. But after not having it for almost 15 months(not since the Mexican Dr. gave me a shot to force me to have a cycle) I though that would be one crazy coincidence!
Anyways, I always like to warn people when they talk about Met. because to this day IDK if it was the pills or my body didn't agree with, that form of treatment.
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