Anyone trying to lose whilst on Metformin?

Does anyone else take metformin, and if you do have you had
many problems with the side effects?
I am not sure if I am going to keep taking it as I have to keep
Stopping my body isnt adjuisting very well.
Are there certain foodstuff I am better off avoiding?

I'm off it now since I've dropped quite a bit of weight and my numbers (A1C) are now in the healthy range. I've never personally had any issues with the med. Not sure what side effects you're having from it? I know meds effect everyone differently but I had no problem at all losing while on it and can't think of any problems it caused other than to help in the way it was intended.

If it's becoming a problem you might consider checking in with your doc before stopping the med as it is an important one if you take it for T2.

Wishing you well:flowerforyou:

I have been doing the 17 day diet and it's been fine for me. I'm no metformin. I seem to lose weight slower then before though. How about you how are you doing and what are you doing?

I'm on Metformin, & can attest to having one very common side effect (the upset stomach), which went away after about a week of regularly taking it. I notice that if I eat anything really fatty, it comes back or is worse. It's kind of a way that I stay on track. I also have the "trouble" of losing inches (yay for clothes fitting!) but no actual pounds being lost. My scale has been stuck since New Year's! Not sure how to explain that, but it's so annoying.

If you are just starting the metformin, you might feel sick. Oh that wasa the worse for me. I was told to take it 2 times a day. I can't take it during the day it makes me so sick. It's been 3 years for me I take both pills after dinner. Numbers are so low in the day if i take it, and high in the am so I take both after dinner and it works for me

Are you taking Metformin for Diabetes or does your Dr. have you on metformin for something else (like PCOS)? I was on metformin to help control my pcos but I did not have diabetes and it did stop me from loosing weight on the scale. I don't know if the non-diabetic thing made the difference or not but it did have that affect on me!

i'm not taking metformin, but my fiance is. he was diagnosed with type 2 diabets on christmas eve. since going on the medication and with diet and excercise, he has lost 30 lbs. he did have and upset stomach the first few days while taking it, but now there are no side effects. hope that helps

I'm on metformin, 1000 mg for pre-diabetes. My doctor told me the metformin would help me lose weight. I cannot attest to that though, because I haven't been fully dilligent in taking my medication. =X I did take it for almost a month, and in that time did not notice a difference. Perhaps one has to take it a lot longer than that though to see any results. As for the upset stomach, that is one of the side affects of metformin. My doctor warned me that I might have .... sorry for the tmi... loose bowel movements, diarrhea, and stomach aches, but that it shouldn't last more than two or three weeks, and if it does last longer than that, to stop taking it. but you also have to take it diligently and let your body get used to it. if you have been taking it atleast once a day though and you're still getting that, it might be better to talk to your doctor before discontinuing usage, but most likely they will tell you to stop taking it.

I am on Metformin for PCOS (1500mg/day, 1 pill with each meal) but I have found that if I eat less carbs/sugars and more protein, that m tummy likes me a little more