Some doctors believe that all people should take: Metformin (Glucophage) as an adjunct to diet to lose weight to prevent diabetes and other common symptoms such as anxiety and eating , the hair loss and abdominal fat .

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I hate to recommend drugs for weight loss that lead some to think they can replace a healthy lifestyle but there is one big exception: Metformin ( Glucophage )

Benefits of metformin (Glucophage)

• help to lose weight especially abdominal fat
• decreases appetite
• prevents diabetes (without causing hypoglycemia) and improves hyperinsulinemia
• helps heal and prevent type 2 diabetes
• prevent various cancers
• reduces root hair greasy, the acne and polycystic ovaries
• treatment for infertility

Metformin (Glucophage) during pregnancy should continue to take to schedule your baby to not suffer from obesity when they grow up and to prevent abortions, and gestational diabetes preeclapsia.

Metformin to lose weight

It is important to consult an expert doctor prescribing to avoid  glucophage side effects adverse effects associated with taking this medication.

Take the highest dose in the morning and not take it at night:

The drug metformin has anorexigenic effect (decreases appetite). Patients taking metformin (Glucophage) at night for breakfast often have difficulty because they feel “disgusted by the smell” of food. Unable to get breakfast, have much appetite in the afternoon and take you to get out of the diet. Due to the importance of breakfast to lose weight , it is best to avoid taking it at night.

Metformin is one of the safest medicines there but serious side effects occur in all patients. Especially when starting treatment these symptoms occur:

• nausea
• dizziness
• stomach ache
• vomiting
• diarrhea

Often patients taking metformin (Glucophage) feel “as pregnant.”

Metformin side effects

How to avoid adverse glucophage side effects?

1. start with a small dose

Symptoms of metformin (Glucophage) depend on the dose. It is best to start with a small dose and go bringing it up every week. At first it is advisable to take only half a tablet of 500 mg

1. 2. to get out of the diet did not take metformin (Glucophage)

My patients have found that nausea, dizziness, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea associated with Metformin (Glucophage) occur more frequently when they eat excess carbohydrates (flour, rice, biscuits, cereals, fruits , sweets)

1. 3. sleep

My experience has allowed me to see patients who do not get enough sleep have more adverse symptoms. If you can not sleep 7 hours a night should not take a high dose of metformin (Glucophage). Melatonin supplements can help people who are suffering from insomnia to increase the length and quality of sleep that they get each night.

1. alcohol

Side effects are more common when alcohol is ingested.

Just some people do not have the unwanted symptoms when taking metformin (Glucophage) and can tolerate high doses without these symptoms, but unfortunately there are others with small doses and feel “and pregnant.”

ATTENTION: I have always recommended my patients to take less medicine while better. Including vitamins all drugs have unwanted side effects.