I'm happy the Met. is working for you and you were able to lose some weight with it! I was taking the Met. for over a year without any results. It may take a little while for it to work on your cycle, but if its helping you lose weight then I wouldn't be surprised if you started seeing other changes soon, too!

i lost about 30 lbs in 3 months w/ metformin. i also cut our carbs and sugary foods and drinks.

keep up the good work

I have lost over 35 lbs in 4months with metformin.

Hi I havent lost anything with metformin. Not sure if its because im taking provera right now but it seems like it is naking me bloated. Has anyone else have that feeling?

josy26
everytime I do a cycle of provera I gain about 10 lbs. It's all water. don't worry it'll go away on it's own. If you want to get rid of it faster cut down your sodium intake.

Has anyone had any seriously negative side effects from the Metformin? I was diagnosed with PCOS at the beginning of January and steadily increased my Metformin intake from one pill to three pills a week. I was warned by my doctor and a nutritionist that this could cause you to have some major stomach issues, but I didn't.

Then about three weeks into the 3 pill a day regimen my stomach seemed to be upset on a regular basis... sometimes I would eat something and it would go right through me in less than 20 minutes. Or if I wasn't physically getting sick, I felt sick - nauseated, or just plain blah. I went to get a follow-up ultrasound yesterday and was talking to my doctor and she told me to stop taking the Metformin... now I'm just worried that I'm going to gain back the 16 pounds I have lost so far or not be able to lose the weight anymore since I won't have anything to help regulate my insulin....

Anyone have any advice?

Alright, I thought metformin was for insulin resistancy(type 2 diabetes) because that is what i am on it for? Im glad you all have lost weight thats excellent!!! i am on 500 mg twice a day i got really sick though so my dr said once a day... but since then ive GAINED 30 lbs! am i doing something wrong?

sararose83 Thanks for the advice because im was feeling very frustrated. yesterday was my last day on provera so thats good now im just waiting on my menstrual.How long does it take for my mentrual to come?

Precjules01 Thats how I was when i was taking the regular metformin i had very bad cramps, and diahrea. I kept telling my dr and he told me to take less dosage that still didnt help. So i went to another dr and she put me on metformin er(extended release)No side effects really just gas but not much This is the best metformin pill to take. I have no problem with stomach upset are diahrea.

Josy when i was on provera it took me a week and 1 day to get my period... hang in there it will show up!

josy,
It has been different amounts of time for me each time. the first time i got my period before i even finished the provera. since then it has been between 2 and 8 days. I have heard of it being longer for some though. The water weight and bloat seem to just disappear around 2 days after my last day of bleeding. I wake up and get on the scale and I'm about 10- 15 lbs. lighter than the morning before.

Well Thank you sararose and stuttle im just waiting to see when it comes. Yesterday was my last day for it. Im just ready to have a period and pray that i ovulate with it. Sometimes it is frustrating but im gonna continue to pray about it. I had a dream last nite that i had a little boy. This isnt the first dream and it just seems so real intell i wake up. :( But i know our time is coming soon ladys.

Thats such a nice dream, i have dreams about a little girl and it feel so real when i wake up... Good luck!

Hello lady's,this is just an update on my metformin,it has been about 4 to 5 days since I posted this topic and I weighted myself today again and I have lost 3lbs in these few days.I am now 180lbs. and I am so glad I'm losing weight. I also have a question, I still haven't gotten my period....so I was wondering if its bad to only be taking 500mg once a day? I see that alot of women take 3 times as much as me. Thank u for ur Support. God bless you all.

I'm glad you're able to lose weight on the metformin. I've been taking it for roughly 6 years and I've yet to lose anything. As for your dose comment, I take 1000mg twice a day and I still sometimes miss a month or two. Even with taking provera as well. If it's not working you may need to up the dose. That's what happened with me. The 500mg is the lowest that might be effective but with some people a higher dose is needed. Hope things work out for you. :)