Metformin for weight loss?

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My pdoc told me that metformin could help with my blood sugar and cause weight loss. But after looking online a bit people seem to have differing opinions on this. Has anyone tried Metformin and had weight loss from it? if so, how much?

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I’m on it for that purpose and it’s been a month no weight loss

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I tried metformin and it didn’t really help. I take berberine now (1200 mg/day) and it’s really helping with the AP related weight gain.

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Metformin did help me get my weight under control.
But for the first month, I had horrible diarrhea. And it would announce its arrival with a 5 minute ETA, meaning I had to be near a bathroom at all times.

But I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, so it might not be the same for someone with normal bowels.

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I just got some Berberine :smiley: I will consult my doctor before taking it though.

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Good luck! Without changing anything else, I lost close to 10 lbs the first month I took it. Second month was about 5lbd If you search it here you’ll get links for the research that’s been done. I think they used 900 mg.

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How much mg do you take @LED …

Thank you!

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I was on it for about a year and nothing, my new PCP took me off it it was really disappointing, I had such high hopes for it only for them to be crushed

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I take 1200 mg.

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Thank you everyone, so it seems to be mixed results.
If my pdoc recommends it I suppose it’s at least worth a shot

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I’ve been on Metformin for many years.
In the start of taking it I lost like 20 pounds but it was only for one year, after this no more significant weight loss from it.

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To answer this question, I have tried metformin for PCOS. I did not lose any weight but I was on 1000 mg. I’ve also tried Orlistat with no sucess. However, my cousin has pcos and it worked for her to lose weight.

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I didn’t lose weight on Metformin 1000mg but maybe it helped blood sugar. I stopped it after finding that it was the cause of my daily abdominal pain. On the bottle it said can irritate the stomach. My Dr stopped it and no more abdominal pain. It took a long time to find out as originally my Dr said its pulled muscles while I thought its acid reflux but antiacid tablets did not help.

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