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Re: Update on me - Metformin and weightFrom: angela (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:17:37 -0500 (CDT)
At Wed, 18 Jul 2001, JEN wrote: > >Well... so many questions here about Metformin and weight. I have done >really well with Metformin. I'm really happy with it. I have been >taking 1500 mg daily since May 1999 along with Ortho Tri Cyclin. I have >went from 216 lbs. to 160 pounds. I still have some abdominal obesity, >but I feel like my fat has redistributed. The metformin took away alot >of my hunger. I also really cut down on the amount of carbs that I ate. >So 56 lbs is a lot of weight. Yes it can be done. I have so much more >energy and less mood swings that when my insulin was swinging all over. > >I feel so much better than in the dark days of undiagnosis. My best >advice is not to take no for answer from any member of the medical >profession. Fight for yourself. No one knows your body like yourself. >I wrote letters, made appointments, and made phone calls to doctors, >insurance companies, and nurses. > >your cyster, > >-- >JEN from MICH in UK > Jen, I want to first tell you congrats! I was diagnosed pcos last july-2000 and I am now up to 2200mgs of met a day. It has been slow, but the weight is consistently coming off. I weigh in at the drs in 2 weeks, and I think I am about 23-25 pds now. I am glad to see there are others losing like me, because I was feeling like a minority when some would come on here and say..Hey! I've lost 25 pds in 2-3 months! My dr told me they see more of a successful weight loss if people lose it slow, and are less likely not to gain it back. So keep up the good work!
-- angela
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