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1500096 tn?1292945593 Hi! Weight gain is definitely not helping you to conceive! Often the Glucophage helps people to lose weight--too bad it didn't have that effect for you! If you were my patient, in addition to recommending diet exercise and weight loss, I would prescribe Clomid or Femara. These medications in addition to the Glucophage might help you to ovulate and conceive.
Avatar f tn Once your levels are right for YOU, you should be able to lose weight, with proper diet and exercise.
Avatar f tn have to lose another 30lbs to be normal.diagnosed with pcos.have been takin glucophage, no refined carbs plus low fat and workout. have been trying desperately to get pregnant.i dont ovulate.period regular for 18 months now. my problem is unexpected bleeding after 20 days of period .my cycle is 30 days have been regular.this sort of a thing never happened before.im ruling out ovulation and implantation bleeding ,coz it cant be a regular heavy bleeding,the kind im having since this morning.
Avatar n tn Hello~ 33 yr old female w/ PCOS & was diagnosed w/type 2 6 yrs ago. I was not happy & revised my eating habits along w/ taking 500 mg of glucophage 2x daily. It took @ 1 1/2 yr, but I lost 50lbs & my b/s levels dropped to where my dr was took me off glucophage. I did fine & was off glucophage for @ 2 years. I started reverting back to my old eating habits(did manage to stay away from any sugar, my problem was carbs & fast food).
Avatar n tn metformin can help with weight loss, but typically like 10-15 lbs in someone that needs to lose it... and it's just an aid. I would say there is another reason... age, eating habits, etc.
Avatar n tn Can GLUCOPHAGE or GLUCOPHAGE XR be used in children? GLUCOPHAGE has been shown to effectively lower glucose levels in children (ages 10 to 16 years) with type 2 diabetes. GLUCOPHAGE has not been studied in children younger than 10 years old. GLUCOPHAGE has not been studied in combination with other oral glucose-control medicines or insulin in children. If you have any questions about the use of GLUCOPHAGE in children, talk with your doctor or other healthcare provider.
Avatar n tn my doctor diagnosed that i am suffering from PCOS, which is very heartbreaking news for me, as i am trying to get pregnant since last year. she prescribed me glucophage 500 mg twice a day for six months. nowadays i am on glucophage and still unsuccessful to concieve. what should i do? i really need your help.
256553 tn?1258883918 but so far 1500 is all I can handle. It has also helped me to lose weight (21 pounds so far) and my nurse at the fertility doctor's said that it has kept the "ring" of cysts that would usually form around my ovaries away. From what I understand anytime you start talking about insulin, etc... you are treading onto very complex and complicated ground.
623922 tn?1223406991 Metformin does not really help with ovulation. Generaly it is given because of pcos. Losing weight (if overweight) will help you to ovulate. Your doctor probably gave you metformin because you have pcos. Like Lori said she didnt ovulate while taking this, she started ovulating when she lost around 40lbs. I too have lost about 42lbs (but im on birth control) so i cant tell you if i ovulate.
Avatar m tn Since being diagnosed I have started taking a half tablet of phentermine to control my appetite in an effort to lose weight. I also started taking birth control again. My doctor also prescribed taking metformin(glucophage) in addition to the phentermine and birth control. I have lost about 8 pounds in the last month since taking the phentermine but i dont feel like I am losing enough weight for how little i have been eating.
Avatar f tn Thank you, PastorDan. I read something about Metformin that said if you have weakness, to not take Metformin and I sure don't need to add to my symptoms. I hope your wife is doing well today. Is she in alot of pain? I hope they can help her with the liver disease. I don't think I realized fatty liver could cause chirosis. That's kind of scary! I've had a fatty liver for many years. I really need to lose alot of weight but my insurance doesn't cover weight loss.
475740 tn?1208262865 I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2005. I really want to lose weight and I know I gotta take the Metformin but it makes me very nauseous. The diarrhea I can handle but not the nausea, so I haven't been taking it. I see an endocrinologist Wednesday. I was wondering if there's an alternative to Metformin/Glucophage without the nausea side effects. If there's not how long does it take until you get used to the side effects?
Avatar n tn If you were my patient, I would encourage you to continue BOTH glucophage and Diane 35. It is possible that if you could lose weight and maintain weight loss that your cycles would resume spontaneously. It is also possible that they wouldn't. Diane will help with hair growth and acne as well as regulate your cycles. If you don't have at least 4 periods per year, (approx every 3 months) you will be at risk for cancer of the endometrium (uterine lining).
865758 tn?1285952904 It states that about 30% of all Americans have IRS (which make it easy to gain weight and hard to lose) of which 30-40% of them will develop Type 2 diabetes. It further states that "positive lifestyle canges can reduce the likelihood of IRS progressing to Type 2 diabetes when started early enough, and can often cause a marked reductin in health risk at any point." In other words, weight loss, carb reduction and exercise! I still think meds are premature.
Avatar m tn I agree with Sally that you have a lot to learn but once you learn it you will be on your way to lowering that A1C. I also want to add that if you lose and then maintain a healthy weight it will make it much easier to manage the blood sugar.
Avatar n tn So far as a result I have lost weight which I needed to lose about 20-25 lbs to be what i need to be for my height. I never dropped the weight after my daughter. Then I will see him back and he will check my insulin levels and see what to do from there. He said it seems to him that the Metformin with maybe Clomid (maybe) will do the trick. He said the only thing that has changed since I had my daughter has been my weight and that made my PCOS kick in with the insulin levels.
Avatar m tn yes i talked to my doctor already he said that the reason of my high ALT is from my BS(bloodsugar) he gave me glucophage tablet 2x a day and silymarin capsule, vitamins and i have to lose weight!!! regarding HBV im afraid to have another test again,. i just research what kind of food can decrease the virus or what vegetables are good for the liver,. i want a natural medication because i was afraid to take a lot of medicine,. maybe it will affect more on my health.
Avatar m tn My doctor prescribed for me GLUCOPHAGE 500 twice daily but the side effects of this medicine were terrible and so i stopped it. I tried to walk for 1/2 hour daily and to avoid sugars but my problem is that i eat alot of bread and rice. Please advise me what foods to avoid and if there is an alternative to GLUCOPHAG.
Avatar n tn what happen for me im obese before then I lost weight and become normal bmi 23 I take glucophage and birth control pills vit e and vit c for 6 month then following month I stop glucophage and birth control pills I get normal menstrual cycle for six month only I take vit e and vit c continue exercise normal bmi after 6month I notice that my period are starting to delay in a days or a week now 4month I never used any vitamin or any medicine.
Avatar n tn Metformin (glucophage) was prescribed to help lower your glucose probably due to the A-Fib meds. So what do you do? Discuss with your doctors the steps you need to take in order to get off the A-Fib meds. “I did the 2 hour glucose test and my A1C was 166.” The A1c results are in percentage (%) where <6 (less than) is considered normal. “i can't seems to get any one to look into the BBlocker/blood sugar connection.
Avatar f tn s the first thing, then you have to create a deficit either by eating less or exercising (preferably both) in order to lose weight. 1 pound is = to 3500 calories, so in order to lose 1 pound per week, you would have to either consume 500 less calories per day OR do 500 calories of exercise per day. A food journal is a great way to start. You list everything you eat, along with the number of calories.
Avatar n tn Metformin may contribute to weight loss in some diabetics.(11) However, weight loss does not appear to be one of its primary benefits. Glucophage may also be of some value improving success with in vitro fertilization, lowering cholesterol, and improving energy.
Avatar n tn T NEED MORE INSULIN AND TO PREVENT ME FROM GAINING WEIGHT. I THOUGHT THAT GLUCOPHAGE WORKS ON YOUR LIVER AND PREVENTS IT FROM RELEASING GLYCOGEN-WOULDN'T THAT BE DANGEROUS FOR ME IF I NEEDED THE GLYCOGEN DURING A POTENTIALLY BAD EPSIODE OF HYPOGLYCEMIA? I HAVE ALSO BEEN TAKING AN ACE INHIBITOR FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS (WITHOUT PROBLEMS) TO PREVENT RENAL HYPERTENSION (I HAVE HAD TYPE 1 FOR 23 YEARS) AND THE DR. TOLD ME I DIDN'T NEED IT AND TO DISCONTINUE ANY ACE INHIBITORS.
Avatar m tn I drink Almased daily and have managed to level out my blood sugars, decrease my insulin intake and lose some weight too.
Avatar n tn They worked great, I never had a problem, then last month my glucophage was substituted with Metformin ER 500mg, same dosages, I noticed changes after about a week, my sugar was higher then it was on average with Glucophage, so I mentioned it to my mom, we kept monitering it, after about a month of being on it my blood sugar level was getting pretty high..
Avatar f tn Dear sana i'm fine , don't worry dear , i had the same feelings just like u , all my friends became pregnants except me , but what can i do this is God will i'm praying every moment to get regular mc and so can i become preg.