Thu, Apr-21-05, 15:11
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Plan: modified southbeach
Stats: 146/141/125
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I did end up starting metformin after all, started at 500 mg once a day for a week, then twice a day. I've been on it for a month now, and have noticed less cravings for carbohydrates and sweets, I feel fuller now, and my appetite has gone down so I'm taking in fewer calories. I'm not starving either!! I've lost about 5 lbs in the past month since starting it. The only side effects I've experienced are nausea & bloating for a few days when I start the higher dose. Every so often, I'll get a little paranoid about the dangerous side effects (lactic acidosis), when I feel a little flu-ish, with muscle aches, but it goes away after a day or two so I know it can't be the metformin, probably just a virus.
I don't have PCOS or diabetes, but I agree that I think metformin is a tool for weight-loss in people who have tried diet/exercise/low-carb and it's still not helping.
It does help women with infertility due to PCOS, so I'm sure it's ok in pregnancy because women might not know they're pregnant at first while they're on it. Also, I do know it helps with central obesity (apple shape) more than pear shape, so that's why it's used on kids.
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