Metformin - unable to lose weight before medication?

I started taking met in Feb 2014 at 196lbs and lost 10lbs, in July 2014, at 186lbs I joined the YMCA. Today my lowest weight is 156lbs and highest is 160lbs... I weigh every morning and every night to see the fluctuations. Since stopping it in March, my first period was 3 weeks late, and so far my 2nd one is 12 days late. Hopeful that starting back will regulate it again, and jump start me back to losing. Let me know what happened for you. I hope you got answers in the lady 3 years. God bless

Doctor's Nutrition feels she may have PCOS which goes hand in hand with insulin resistance and possibly could have thyroid and cortisol issues. With the insulin resistance you produce more insulin than you can use and your body stores it as fat and it is an endless cycle. Metformin is one of the medications they use to treat it.

Anyway, I would just go to your doctor and say I think I have PCOS, can I be tested. After the diagnosis just come right out and ask for Metformin. You have to be quite bold about these things or you won't get anywhere. What country are you in? In the UK I'm pretty sure our doctors have to test you for something if you ask otherwise they'll get in trouble if it turns out you had the illness you suspected but they didn't test you.

Hope this was some help.

Rachel

I even lost 10 pounds the first week, & I didn't need to lose weight! I didn't want to have the candy & icecream around as a temptation so I ate what he did, & we both lost weight. We also had more than we could eat at a time. I have always been a once a day eater which is not good for glucose levels. You need to eat 3 meals & a snack at night to keep you glucose levels right. Unfortunately my hubby also had a pituatary tumour which when removed threw him into insipidous diabetes & his glucose levels were uncontrolable. So went on shots of insulin. This didn't last too alfully long, & he was eventually put on glyberide. This worked for some time, but then with more physical problems once again we could not control his glucose so I asked our doctor to add metaforim to the mix, & walla! Now his A1c's are < 5.5 which is very normal.(As reccommended by the FDA) He will be on meds for this the rest of his life as it is a genentic thing for him. I do believe as Lisa pointed out that maybe you need a new endoctrinologist. They should be checking more of your levels as far as hormones, TSH, & A1C's.Losing the weight will more than likely help the glucose level, & a lot of other things like HBP, heart disease etc... that come along with diabetes.Get a new doctor & get with a dietician. You need not only to cut the sugar, but anything made with flour. Both are horrible things to put in your body. I think you may find the weight will soon start to drop off if your thyroid is ok. It is possible to contol type 2 diabetes with diet alone, but you must make safrifices to do this, but will extend your life & make you a happier person in the long run. Since diabetes can be genentic, if you have children it is a wonderful time to also teach them new & better ways of eating. Remember fruit has a lot of natural sugar & counts, so don't think loading up on fruit or juice is the answer either. Drink a V-8 insteadf. You need the vegetables much more. First & foremost is getting a proper diagnosis. Your PCP can do this with simple blood tests. Then if he cannot handle your case he can refer you to a good endoctrinologist for the other problems. The diet is good for anyone to follow, not just diabetics. Exercise is also very important in the whole scheme of things. Make sure your adrenals are woking correctly too. A scan or ultrasound can prove or disprove this also. Very simple tests, but it doesn't sound like you have the ammunition you need yet to get this going. I wish you the best... Mary62009

The one you have now has no business in treating you the way he does and honestly he just sounds like a real putz. Unfortunately, sometimes when a dr, who's a specialist, is the only one for miles around they can begin to have that "I am a god and they're lucky to have me" syndrome! They're not, and we aren't!
I've suffered from severe cramping, heavy bleeding and clots since I started having periods. Fun, isn't it? After I had my tubes tied, I started developing ovarian cysts on top of it. So don't be so afraid of not being able to have children - I have 2. My gyn told me that some unlucky women just have periods like that. Doesn't necessarily mean anything other than you're just one of those unlucky women. If you want your hormone levels checked, you can ask your pcp or your gyn to do it. It doesn't necessarily have to be the endo. It might be your gyn is better equipped to handle the situation anyway. Incidentally, your pcp can do the labs to check your tsh levels too, that also is something that you could skip the endo on.
And finally (aren't you glad) I'm not diabetic and I don't have hypoglycemia, but I have been diagnosed with hypoglycemic reactions. There's not a reason why I have them, I just do. So my sugar will sometimes drop very low, and on a couple of very rare occasions, has rocketed for no apparent reason. There is evidence that following a gluten free diet, if you don't have celiac's (?) disease can actually be harmful for you. So that's something you might want to think about giving up if you haven't actually been diagnosed with it.
Sorry for the novel, but I was just wanting to hopefully cover the bases and give you some food for thought. I hope some, or any, of this helps you! :)
Lisa

Next with what you have said about the pain & cramping ecspecially with your period and your family having a hystory of ovarian cysts. It sounds like it might be Endometriosis ( look up the sypmtoms on line).
Plus it definately sounds like your hormone levels are off due to the various symptoms you listed. Have you seen an Endocronologist as they are the ones that usually will do the hormone level test.

It sounds like you definately need a NEW SET OF DR'S...
I personally have a HUGE list of medical issues luckily I have been diagnosed with the reasons... But trust me I had to get rid of alot of dr;s that just did not want to be bothered with me... Because there was too many things wrong with me... So if you are not getting the answers from your doctors DEFINATELY CHAANGE DOCTORS... There are good & caring doctors out there but sometimes you have to go thru alot of bad apples to find the diamond in the ruff. ..

Also do you have Thyroid problems it sounds like & if so are you currently taking meds for that? Thyroid problems are the BIGGEST thing that keeps weight on people. I will wait to hear back from you on some of my questions to go on further but i cannot express enough you Have to get New doctors.
Talk to you soon, Kathy