I'm also new to the forum and this is my first post.

I just started last week. I had initially lost about 25 pounds simply low-carbing, then went into a two year stall. My symptoms all fit with syndrome X, so my doctor started me on 500mg 2x daily and it certainly seems to be working. After two years of losing the same 5 pounds over and over I've lost 7 pounds in a week. I'm sure a lot of it is water weight, I have swollen ankles, etc. I haven't changed my diet or exercise, in fact I've been exercising less than usual due to recent knee surgery.

I'm due to go in for a recheck and blood test after 30 days of the meds, so we'll see how everything is going at that point.