does any body know if increasin the dosage makes u lose more weight even faster? or is it souly down to how much exercise etc u put in?

You do know that metformin is to treat diabetes. I do not think you need to increasing or decreasing the dosage on this without consulting the doctor. Did you mean another medication??? Or am I misunderstanding your question?

metformin is used to treat polycystic ovarys as that does the same thing as in diabetics,makes u resistant to insulin, it is unlincensed at the moment to treat PCOS but lost of women are on it, makes them more fertile and helps big time in weight loss

my doc told me to start takin two a day and if i dont have any sideaffects after 2 weeks to increase it to 3 times a day cz a low dosage wont do much, i am now on 3 a day and wondered if that wil speed up the weight loss as i have already loss 7 pounds in 6 weeks on it

does any one know about drinkin alcohol on metformin cz my doc sed to ignor the leaflet in the box coz it dont apply to me cz im not diabetic, but it says not to drink booze with it so wud that bit apply to me???

Stay off the alcohol on metformin - you don't need to trash your liver. An occasional drink is OK. Binge or frequent drinking is not good on metformin and it puts you at a higher risk for a potentially fatal side effect: lactic acidosis.

PCOS is not quite the same thing as diabetes. There is often insulin resistance, but that is only a risk factor for diabetes - it is NOT diabetes. You're right that the metformin is given often for PCOS.

Metformin itself will not make you lose weight. The improvement in insulin resistance is what will do the trick. Each person needs a different dosage, and at your weight you may well need to go to 3 times a day. It takes a few months to start to see this in my experience. Exercise will certainly help because it is even more effective than metformin in improving insulin resistance.

However, over time as you lose weight, exercise and improve your insulin resistance, you may find that you have become too sensitive to the insulin your body puts out and are going hypoglycemic (that happened to me). It's definitely a balancing trick and the dosage you need will probably change over time if you're serious about losing weight and exercising.

I would always check with the Dr if you're going to up the dosage of met...it's a dangerous drug if you use too much of it.
Emma xx

yeah im already on it 3 times a day 1500mg daily, i meant if i wana go to pub and hav a few drinks over several hours and over the time get drunk slowly am i likely to be realy ill at the same time or wil it be ok if its just a one off nite out??

One or two drinks over several hours probably won't cause you a problem, but just a heads up with that. When I was taking Metformin, I couldn't handle any alcohol at all; it would make me very, very nauseated.
Either way, I wouldn't suggest drinking enough to get drunk while taking Metformin.

well there goes my social life lol looks like all people ever want to do is go to the pub and i have never been in to that my self but i cant even join my mates there cause im on too much medication thought metformin was ment to make u feel beter not worse

I, too, found that metformin and alcohol do NOT mix pleasantly. I would have serious cramping and/or nausea. I am usually okay with one or two margaritas.. but I learned the hard way once that two and a half is TOO MANY.

PS: It was a low-carb margarita.. for the record. Ha.