Did you lose weight taking Metformin?

*Patricia* · 09-23-2009, 10:15 PM

I have been taking Metformin for 2 months now. I'm on 2000mg a day. I have noticed that I don't have the discoloration on my elbows or on my upper lip. Which I am excited about. But, I haven't lose any weight since taking it. I thought I might drop a few lbs. I was hoping for about 20, but only 2 pounds I guess. I was wondering what you also did while taking Met. Maybe I need to workout more. If you could let me know what you did in would be great. Thank you.

mrssimonsen · 09-23-2009, 10:26 PM

I've been on it for 5 months, and no such weight loss for me. I'd heard all kinds of stories about 50 lbs just falling off and I was so ready for that...

My new dr. told me a low carb diet would help with that, since PCOS deals with the whole insulin resistance thing. Good luck, and let me know if you find anything that really works!

februarystar · 09-24-2009, 12:02 AM

Met isn't a weight loss drug, but it can provide an 'edge' to you weight loss efforts. Your best bet is a calorie controlled diet and 300min+ dedicated exercise each week.

amorvincit105 · 09-24-2009, 12:56 AM

i lost ten pounds in the first month..but i couldnt get off the toilet it makes me so sick..

*Patricia* · 09-24-2009, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by februarystar

Met isn't a weight loss drug, but it can provide an 'edge' to you weight loss efforts. Your best bet is a calorie controlled diet and 300min+ dedicated exercise each week.

I know it's not a weight loss drug. I am curious to find out other people's experiences that have taken Met. I didn't expect to lose weight just with Met alone. I do exercise an hour a day 6 days a week and watch what I eat.

mamieblueeyes · 09-24-2009, 04:26 AM

I have been on metformin 500mg for a month and my doctor told me the weight watchers diet would be good for me to do, along with exercising three days or more a week to help the metformin speed up my metabolism. It was hard for me to get myself dedicated to the diet but last week I did what he told me and lost a little over 5 pounds. Hope that helps you out!!! Good luck!!!!

Jessica408 · 09-24-2009, 04:43 AM

I have been on and off of met....and when I actually take it accordingly..I do loose some weight...because it makes me get the runs I suppose...

EbonyUnique · 09-24-2009, 06:00 AM

I have been taking Met for only a month, but I know what you mean about not dropping weight like everyone else here. Some people report dropping 10 pounds the first week and so forth. I have only dropped 5 pounds the entire month, if that much. I guess it depends on the individual. But then again, I am not exercising and I haven't really changed my diet because I wasn't eating unhealthy to begin with. I think doing no carb/low carb can be a little dangerous when taking a glucose-lowering med like Met, considering it may cause hypoglycemia. But again, it all depends on the individual and their glucose levels.

EHR · 09-24-2009, 02:39 PM

I've been on Metformin for 2 years and I've lost 30 pounds...(then gained back a couple lately...). I think that I'll try switching over to the GI diet and see what happens..

mzb · 09-24-2009, 02:47 PM

I have been on Met since July of this year and I was on 1000 mg a day. I just cut out a lot of foods and I have been halfway exercising which I think has helped a little because I went to the doctor Tuesday and I had lost 10lbs which is good but I would like for it to be more! So he upped my dose to 2000 mg a day so hopefully I can lose a lot more and do better!

charisse** · 09-24-2009, 04:10 PM

I know its not a weight loss drug but it does work for a lot of people. I did lose weight very fast once I hit 1500mg. I have lost a total of 32lbs since late Feb this year. I normally do work out but I had got so frustrated that I wasnt losing I stopped going. So once I got the Met and realized I was losing and not going to the gym I totally slacked. I know everyone is diff but yes I did lose weight and it has not come back.. The one thing I did diff well had to other wise I would live in the bathroom..LOL I cut out all fast food, and tried to cut back on soda. But nothing really extreme, I am now up to 2000mg and back to the gym and am now losing inches but no more weight yet...

Good Luck, I hope it does work out for you !

Happy Wife · 09-24-2009, 04:36 PM

I lost 4 1/2 pounds the first week I was on it and in the 4 weeks I have been on it I have lost a total of 10 pounds. I am no longer hungry all the time and don't crave sweets any more. I would have probably lost more but I have not been sticking to my workouts or diet. I am also on clomid which I have heard makes some women gain weight.

sciencegirl · 09-24-2009, 07:21 PM

I lost about 15 pounds in the 4 weeks that I have been taking metformin XR (1500 mg/day). I stick to a sugar busters type diet to avoid the common side effects of metformin. I find that I have to eat a lot more now than I did before, but the weight is falling off quickly.

I hope that met gives you all the benefits that you desire.

*Patricia* · 09-24-2009, 08:08 PM

Thanks everyone for your input. I really appreciate it. Hopfully in the future, I will be able to drop a few more pounds. It is just so frustrating to read all the people who have taken Met and lost weight. Thanks again.

elsewhere · 09-24-2009, 09:39 PM

I'm on 2000mg and I haven't lost weight. Maybe it all depends of how heavy a person is? People who are heavy usually lose more weight initially than people who don't have as much to lose.