Posted by Lamdage22 on October 7, 2014, at 17:25:42
In reply to Re: Metformin for atypical antipsychotic weight loss?, posted by enndub on October 6, 2014, at 16:24:32
> It helps with diet and exercise. Alone, it didn't do much for weight loss for me (on 2g/day). Paired with a Ketogenic diet and moderate exercise, it works really great for weight loss and keeping carb cravings in check.
Well, for me, Metformin helps because it works in a way that prevents you from craving carbs so much. In that way it indirectly helps diet, or lets say it makes it easier for you to follow a healthier diet. It doesn't help with exercise of course. Ok my previous poster basically said the same thing.
Either way, Metformin is likely to help with weight. It depends on how many meds you take that cause weight gain. If its just one and the dose is not super high, you'll probably loose weight pretty effortlessly. If its more than one med, you will be weight neutral or gain very slightly. No matter what, you will be thinner than if you weren't taking Metformin.
At least its that way for me. I think i avoided 50-100 pounds. In a bit less than a year. Easily. My antipsychotic doses were really sky high for extended periods of time.
When i didn't take Metformin and the dose was so high, i gained like 2 pounds a day
Schizophrenia and Depression
Seroquel 800mg
Zyprexa 2.5mg
Lithium orotate 480mg
Metformin 1500mg
Effexor 20mg
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