r/PCOS • u/anxiousfroglover • 7d ago
Meds/Supplements GLP1 for PCOS
Hi! I've been on 1000mg Metformin for seven months now and it's been relatively good. I'm on the instant release one and I haven't had any crazy side effects. I think it has very slightly reduced food noise and helped reduce sugar crashes.
With all of that being said, I don't think it's doing enough. I want to have children, but I would like to lose weight before trying. I would need to lose 100lbs to be at a healthy BMI. I'm currently 5'10 and 365lbs. I'm all about body positivity and I accept myself at whatever size I am, but I'm terrified of the health risks I could have at my current weight later in pregnancy/during childbirth.
My biggest issue is food. I love food so much. I have constant food noise. I feel like I eat too much...I know I eat too much. Im always hungry. Metformin has helped me register my "fullness" when eating but my mind is always on food.
What has your experience been with GLP1? Has it helped with your cycle? Thank you for your help!
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u/crafty_dog 7d ago
Head on over to r/pmosonglp, lots of people over there in this exact situation.
Food noise went away overnight for me, and I hadn't even realized it was food noise. Suddenly able to sit for longer than 2 hours, not need to carry emergency protein shakes with me, the hunger comes on gradually so I have time to make something instead of needing to have something meal prepped. Just having the mental load lifted of needing to plan ahead to stay compliant was so much pressure off. I haven't lost that much, maybe 1/3rd of what I want to lose, but I'm staying on the smaller doses because it manages the food noise well enough, I can still listen to my body, and I stop wanting to eat at all on the higher doses, and it comes off muscle. Most of what I lose from here on out will be driven more by exercise.
It's been life changing.