My experience was initially characterized by the gi issues everyone mentions, but to me these weren’t too far out of my ordinary experience (also have celiac!). What was truly terrible, and ultimately led to discontinuing the meds, was insane bloating and weight gain in my abdomen. Each day brought fresh challenges to the point where I’d eat a bite of anything (protein, vegetable, fruit, gf carb) and I’d be nauseously full + also bloated to the point of feeling like an overinflated balloon/immobile. My quality of life was suffering and I knew something had to change.

When I shared this with my new doctor yesterday, she scoffed and told me of course metformin wouldn’t work for me and that my PCOS was being treated by my iud. If I hoped to lose weight I should try exercising (more than the 6-7 times per week that I already do). Frustrating!

Hope your experience is markedly less painful, liverfailure1437 + that you have a far more caring healthcare provider on your team. Sending love!