If you're only interested in medicinal therapy, Metformin does help in weight loss, but it's ';power'; is somewhat not that strong compared to other classes of drugs, such as Orlistat or Sibutramine.
The other thing to take note is that metformin is not without it's side effects. It can cause a lot of stomach discomfort, and sometimes diarrhea. In rare but fatal cases, metformin can cause Lactic Acidosis, a condition which can be aggravated by high levels of ketone in the blood. If the youth is dieting too intensely, ketones will rise in the blood, and Lactic acidosis can happen.Can we advise using metformin tabs in order to lose weight in nondiabetic young cases?
The article I read a couple of weeks ago about the amount of weight loss from taking Metformin was about .15%!!! Is that really worth the gastric distress Metformin causes in most people? I really don't think so.Can we advise using metformin tabs in order to lose weight in nondiabetic young cases?
can we? yes, it's being done. Should we? that's another ball of wax altogether.
Plain and simple.....no. Too much can go wrong. It is not a diet pill.....and besides, it does not cause that much weight loss. They need to change their diets and learn to exercise.
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