20 pounds in one month.
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How do you gain 20 lbs without realizing it? How often do you weigh?2
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Metformin is often linked to gastrointestinal side effects and weight loss (weight loss is a common side effect of metformin). While I agree you need to consult with your physician, it is quite likely that stopping metformin is a contributing factor in your rapid weight gain.2
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Metformin isn't a painkiller. You shouldn't be stopping and starting meds like that. Talk to your doctor before making such changes.
I gained 8 pounds in the week between Christmas and New Year's last year. I think it would be easy to gain 20 pounds in a month. Would it all be fat? No, of course not. But some of it would be, along with a good portion being water weight.4 -
I agree...see a Doctor.
Have you recently stopped exercising?
How new are the batteries in your scale? Do you weigh yourself in the exact same way on the same scale on a flat non-carpeted surface?
Do you go to the bathroom frequently?
I notice that you're not tracking sodium. Is it possible that your sodium intake is really high causing fluid retention.
Also, you're logging isn't very consistent. A few missed days here and there, and you're not weighing all your food in grams on a food scale.
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I'd agree about the metformin. I've done carefully monitored diets and exercise before, but I've never had the success I've had on metformin (I also have PCOS). Metformin is pretty cheap (It costs me under $2.00 a month for 1000 mg a day). I'd suggest getting back on it (do it gradually, though--don't just start taking your old dose right off the bat) and see what happens.3
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When this happened to me it was because my thyroid tanked.1
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See your doctor, don't stop meds without a consult. Now that that's out of the way.
I was put on Nebivolol (Bystolic) in 2011, gained 52 lbs in 3 months, developed several other nasty side effects over the years.0 -
ronjsteele1 wrote: »When this happened to me it was because my thyroid tanked.
That is one thing I am worried about. I have a cousin who has it. I don't know how hereditary it is as far as cousin's go. All her kids have issues so I know it is hereditary from parent to child.
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I do believe it could be the metformin as well. When you see the doctor, let them know you stopped.2
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Definitely speak with a doctor. Its probably just stopping the met, but you need to rule out thyroid, cushings, and unusual edema secondary to other causes. If you have any sense at all that this might be fluid retention and not pure weight gain, please go to a doctor right away, as unusual fluid retention is often a symptom of renal and congestive heart failure.1
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Metformin is often linked to gastrointestinal side effects and weight loss (weight loss is a common side effect of metformin). While I agree you need to consult with your physician, it is quite likely that stopping metformin is a contributing factor in your rapid weight gain.Metformin isn't a painkiller. You shouldn't be stopping and starting meds like that. Talk to your doctor before making such changes...
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Nikki, I don't have an MD title to add to my name, so I would suggest you discuss your recent weight gain with your doctor.1
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