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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow
I've lost 30 pounds while on clozaril thanks in part to metformin (this is all the weight I gained on clozaril and some of the weight from my prior AP Seroquel). My glucose levels have gone from borderline to normal and I no longer have metabolic syndrome. My A1C is really low. My family dr offered to take my off it but I think it is better to stay on it since so much improved. It did take 2 years to reach this point, mostly because the metabolic stuff happened after the weight loss.
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That is wonderful, BeyondtheRainbow! I've heard how Clozaril can be a real weight gainer, among the worst even. To lose 30 lbs on it sounds like a major success story using Metformin.
I worry a little bit what my general practitioner and nephrologist will think if my psychiatrist puts me on Metformin. Both have been very reluctant to put me on a statin for my high cholesterol. But I think that if I go to their offices with a nice chunk of weight lost that they won't mind so much. Of the two, I think my general practitioner would be the most annoyed, if he gets annoyed.
I only mention the above because I know that some doctors don't like when other doctors prescribe things THEY think the other doctor knows little about. I have found that doctors often love to criticize other doctors even sometimes when they are not the experts. My gynecologist has made many negative statements about my large psych cocktail. So has a past dietitian. My gp has criticized my nephrologist. A past neurologist has said my psychiatrist was wrong. My psychiatrist has said many doctors "should" or "shouldn't have" done this and that.