Taking Metforim and Victoiza for Weight Loss - Can't eat...

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  • crackpotbaby
    crackpotbaby Posts: 1,297 Member
    Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »
    Oh i know.. but PCOS people tend to say they have insulin resistance problems and i could see metformin being taken for that.. ive just never heard of it as weight loss thing, thats all

    Metformin is also often used off label for weigh gain associated with use of atypical antipsychotics and other drugs.
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  • Skeptical_Jess
    Skeptical_Jess Posts: 18 Member
    Yes, I have PCOS... Endo started me on Victoza this time last year for weight loss but I had a bunch of other health issues to deal with so I went off of it. I started the Metformin in december and added in the Victoza about 2 weeks ago. I'm supposed to eventually make my way up to 2.4-3.0 with the victoza and 2000-2500 with the Metformin but I'm at 500 and 1.2 right now and I can hardly eat. Typically I only eat supper and maybe a snack. I eat fairly healthy foods though when I do eat because I don't feel like eating bad foods and I spend the whole night or next day with cramps if I eat bad (high fat or high sugar) foods. I call Metformin the babysitter drug. Also - I made a meme about Metformin. Saying you should never trust a fart.
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  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    Skeptical_Jess wrote: »
    Thanks guys! I also have a kidney disease so I have to keep my carbs balanced. I try to maintain higher protein moderate carbs and low to moderate fat. This is from my endo my gp and my kidney specislist.

    With all of these medical conditions you should speak to a Dietician not a nutritionist (or random Internet boards)

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