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Old Nov 20, 2022, 03:54 PM
*Beth* *Beth* is offline
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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25 View Post
Yes I’ve been reading about metformin and wondering if I should just ask my pdoc about it. Nothing ventured nothing gained I guess. I was eating like crap but I’ve recently changed my diet to more healthy options but I’m still up there in calories because I’m so hungry all the time. It’s infuriating!

My GP prescribed Metformin after I stopped taking Seroquel, which I had gained so much weight from. (That AP hunger is so, so difficult to live with, as we all know.) Many people lose a decent amount of weight on Metformin. I lost 7 lbs. Not much. I haven't had any side effects that I'm aware of, though. My sister's doctor prescribed Metformin for her only because her glucose was a tiny bit high (she's 5'11" and a nice weight). She was 70 at the time. She swore it caused some of her hair to fall out, so she stopped taking it. But she's very skeptical about big pharma.
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