is metformin good for obese people ?

hi there,

i am a 22 yr old female always used to only weigh 130 pounds max within the past 3 yrs i now weight in at 230 pouns probably more now, i suffer with polycystic ovary syndrome and high testoserone and have been told to take metformin by my doc says it will help? how what does it do? i thought it would be for diabeties.. i am worried about taking it as i am currently taking a betta blocka called inderal and they dont mix.. ???? help plse

thankyou

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donna

[Lady^]

Metformin will help you to lose weight, but I don't know of any doctors who would give it to you for just that purpose. My sister, who is overweight, wanted to go on it to lose weight. Her doc made her take a glucose tolerance test first and when that came back OK the doc told her she wouldn't prescribe the metformin.

Metformin is also given to women with PCOS or PCOD.

Have you talked to your doctor about how it will interact with the other drug that you're taking?

[hootie]

I take the max dose of metformin for PCOS. The insulin resistance that goes with PCOS is the reason for the weight gain. Metformin deals with the insulin resistance. You don't have to be fully diabetic to be insulin resistant. When you get the IR treated, the testerone levels drop also, and other symptoms start to clear up. I was never a big eater and very active yet I still gained weight out of proportion to my eating. I have lost 20 pounds over the last six months after taking Metformin. Lots of other symptoms have started to clear up, too. There are other meds for PCOS besides Metformin, but it is used the most. There is a lot to PCOS and I have found a lot of information at [url="http://www.**********s.com."]www.**********s.com.[/url]

thankyou hooty i will go take a look.. i am just panicky i hate taking meds... doc wants me on betta blocka also as my heart rate is bad.. but says that metformin and betta blocka together interacts ?? i am worried about that?? also i have to go for anasthetic to have my wisdom teeth taking out says not to have metformin along with that ??

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donna