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03-30-2005, 11:32 AM #1
Metformin (Glucophage)
Have u ever tried this fat loss agent? Need some feedback.
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06-23-2005, 09:02 AM #2New Member
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bumb this, i'm also interested about Glucophage
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06-23-2005, 09:24 AM #3
ive ran it before. It seemed to work. from the research ive done, its supposed to be like reallllly strong Alpha Lipoic Acid. But its just a glucose flusher. keeps glucose out of your body so you burn fat for fuel. Basically induces a deep ketogenic state.
I still prefer to consume high doses of ALA. around 3 grams a day. It helps carbs to not stick to fat cells, helps muscles for fuel, antioxident blah blah. One thing i DO know is that when you dose that high it makes your piss REAK.
Its just as expensive as ALA and illegal, i picked mine up in mexico awhile back. Just grab some ALA from GNC and save yourself the trouble.
300mg ALA tablets
Clenbuterol
and Diet. and you WILL cut
oh yea. cardio ...lots of itLast edited by Unearth; 06-23-2005 at 09:30 AM.
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06-23-2005, 12:21 PM #4
Glucophage controls liver glucose, I like avadia better, it helps shutle nuteriants into the muscle
JohnnyB
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06-23-2005, 12:46 PM #5New Member
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Unearth: what dosage did you run it mate?
side effects? specifically did it affect your appetite?
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06-23-2005, 04:23 PM #6Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Like Johnny B said, glucophage reduces the amount of glucose produced in the liver, avandia and actos are in a different class, they sensitize the muscle, fat and liver cells to insulin basically increasing the cells response to insulin and helping the body absorb nutriets.
Some doctors who work in shady diet centres will prescribe metformin for weight loss, as there is a mild amount of weight loss associated with it, maybe 2-5 lbs tops. with actos and avandia, you may see an increase in weight as one of the sides is peripheral edema, so the weight may be due to water retention or due to your body absorbing more nutrients (as it does when you inject insulin)
The other diabetic agent which some shady doctors prescribe to help people lose weight is Acarbose, it inhibits the absorption of carbs before they enter the stomach (not sure on exact mechanism of action). again, you wont see a significant effect and the sides are pretty bad (lots of gi problems, upset stomach and diarhea)
Metformin is cheap as hell (at least in canada it is) but i still wouldnt waste your money.
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06-23-2005, 05:00 PM #7Writer
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I used it a few years back. It's comprable to insulin , as a glucose dispersal agent...when I didn't eat right...I got all sleepy and shitty. I'd say you should avoid it.
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06-23-2005, 05:09 PM #8
thanx a lot...
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06-23-2005, 06:16 PM #9New Member
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Originally Posted by johan
Judge: will you use it? i'm thinking of giving it a go for 8 wks tops, maybe we could exchange feedback?
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06-23-2005, 06:20 PM #10Originally Posted by johan
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06-23-2005, 06:31 PM #11Originally Posted by johan
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06-23-2005, 06:32 PM #12Writer
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It can lower your blood sugar dramatically (hence the effects I felt), but can't actually cause true hypoglycemia, and put you in a coma.
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06-23-2005, 06:34 PM #13Originally Posted by hooker
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06-23-2005, 06:35 PM #14Writer
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Had I Fukced up like that with insulin , I would have been in a coma.
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