Metformin - 1000mg x2 day has it caused any weight gain with anyone?

I have been on and off metformin for PCOS since 2015 all kinds of doses and EVERY time I am I gain 20-30 lbs a month. Once I tell Dr's this I get shut down with metformin doesn't cause weight gain, you must not be taking it or not following a diet. Side note I had been a pescatarian for 2 years during that time and going to crossfit 5 days a week for a year. So yeah that wasn't the case. Plus when I started in 2015 I was under 200lbs I blew up to 235. Almost 6 months ago I was put back on it after a 3 yr gap. I started at 197lbs and now I'm at 225. Once I seen the weight gain I got off it and told my Dr. She too said it doesn't cause weight gain. It's funny how every time I get on it I gain close to 10 lbs a week and then it's hard to lose it on top of a back injury the weight gain doesn't help it.

YES!. I have tried it twice, a year apart and gained weight both times. Both times I was on 500 mg a day. First time I felt like I was bloated and gained weight over a 12 month period. It suppressed my appetite and yet I was gaining weight?! i gained about 25 pounds in an 12 month period. My diet had not changed and my activity level actually increased, but my weight ballooned up. My weight had always stayed the same for 10 years. But at the same time, I was also on Prozac, so I blamed the Prozac. I went off both meds. My weight was slowly going down to normal, so my MD and myself decided to try the Metformin again (my A1C was only slightly elevated). In 4 months my weight has back gone up almost 10 pounds and I am definitely not eating more than 1600 cal a day and working out. I have that same bloated feeling too. Like my belly looks like a beer gut ( I never touch alcohol) . It is frustrating bc all the research I did was that Metformin causes weight loss. But that is not true for everyone. I am stopping it and never taking it again!

Yes. I started taking metformin and within 2 weeks I had gained about 8 lbs, without changing my diet. This was way above my baseline, and I had not been eating crappy. It was shocking.

I then began to take ozempic. Over 4 months I barely lost 5 lbs. But one week, I forgot to add the metformin to my pill dispensers and I started dropping weight rapidly. Broke a new record, lost about 6-7 lbs in a week.

I began taking it again, and gained 5 lbs back. All still while exercising and limiting my diet.

Now I'm stopping taking it yet again, and suddenly my weight is dropping again. I also feel less bloated.

Mind you, that all this happened after cutting sugars and most carbs from my diet, and generally eating around 1500 cals per day.

I do think that some people can have this strange reaction, although it's hard to find much about it online.

I am not a doctor or a nurse. BUT I have been on metformin for 30 years and it has caused me to lose weight at times and gain weight other times. i believe my body changes constantly, and it reacts to the med differently than other times. Frustrating? yes, live with it? I have been, but I've about had it now. I think it's time to get off of this medication and find something better.

I'm type 2, metformin 1500mgs once a day for about a month now, gaing weight, like 2 pounds a week, it's terrible. But when I took 1000 mgs once a day, about 10 years ago, I lost weight. I have to talk to my doctor and get off this.

It’s not the metformin causing weight gain. It’s the gabapentin as confirmed by my primary care doctor. Once I was taken off the gaba, the weight started coming off. I’m also on metformin. He also put me on phentermine for the next three months to help with my weight loss. I’m on month two and have already dropped 10 pounds and my A1C and glucose levels are just about normal. Exercise and a good diet are also key.

I’ve been on 1000 x 2 daily, and had considerable weight gain. Just to experiment I dropped to one 500 in the morning, immediately starting dropping weight. A1C numbers of course went back up, went back on 1000 x 2, immediately gained 10 pounds.

I, too, have gained weight since taking Glyburide-Metformin. I feel like I'm feeding the medication. I didn't eat as much before going on this medication. It's very frustrating. I do exercise on a regular basis. Of course different people hv different effects from medications. Could some of the material used to solidify the pill, be a part of the problem? I'm seriously considering requesting my Doctor prescribe something different for me.

I have no doubt in the world that metformin caused my weight gain. Even after I stopped taking it, my body was different. I gained weight no matter what. When I seriously talked to my doctor about this, both he and his nurse, said they see that problem a lot. Metformin may be great for some people but not every medication works the same for every one. My doctor has been helping me; I'm using an incumbent bike which is like a chair and has a back on it to get some exercise. I have a chronic back spasm that never quits so this was my only option to exercise. Even though I tried it before, it wasn't until my doctor put me on another medication that I started losing weight. I've now lost almost twenty pounds but have a few more to go before I get back to what I weighed before metformin. I feel much better which is the main reason to lose weight. Metformin does help some people lose weight. In others, it makes them gain weight. Talk to you doctor seriously. There are other medications so find the one that works for you.

I recently started taking metformin for insulin resistance. I also began a super low carb diet. This has been about a month ago. I have had great success low carbing in the past. This time with metformin, my blood sugars are low and stable around 90, but I'm not losing any weight. Normally when simply low carbing (20g or less a day) I lose weight fast and I have to carefully monitor my blood sugar because it will run low around 60. I truly believe I'm not losing weight because of the metformin. I didn't take it yesterday or today and once again my blood sugar has been around 65. I know in theory this shouldn't be because metformin is believed to cause weight loss, but for me it be! I mentioned this to my doctor and he blew me off, just like he blew me off when I tried it in the past for PCOS and suddenly I began having the heaviest periods imaginable. I know it effects hormones and lets not forget insulin is a hormone.

I gained weight a lot after taking metphormin. My dr. does not believe me though.

I was prescribed this for pregnancy. I dont have diabetes, I work out 6 days a week, eat pretty well, run marathons, etc. I started this medication 2 weeks ago. I have gained several pounds, bloated, had ad pain and trouble breathing.
Id love to get pregnant but dont know if all this is worth it. I dont know if there is another medication out there that does the same. What do you think?

Metformin is not good for me ; 2 months on 500 mg once a day I am hypothyroidism and insulin resistance ; on Syhthroid for 9 years, md always adjusting doses; neg for Cushings ; Menopasal 2 years now; Thyroid scans, no change in nodules, ck"d every 6 months; adamant about good diet and excersise; very depressed now. sleep is disturbed and fatigued all the time. The doctors just cant seem to help. I am changing doctors again for the 4th time.

I almost immediately started to hold water. Gained 8 lbs.