PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for March, 2000: Re: EDUCATION

Re: EDUCATION

From: Kathy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:30:33 -0600 (CST)

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Thank you for your message! I, too, went online to educate myself about PCOS. My GYN suggested that I find an internal medicine specilist to treat my PCOS. So, I took everything I had to a woman doctor (hoping she would understand better than a man), and she had never heard of PCOS!! But, she was willing to do the research, and so after taking a look at what I had, and doing some research of her own, she started me on Metformin. I have worked myself up since Oct. from 500 mg daily to 1500 mg daily. I am still skeptical that this will work for me. I only have a period when my dosage is upped. My facial hair has slowed slightly, and I have gained 12 lbs. since Oct. I will keep on it for another 3 months, and probably go to 2000 mg. I seem to tolerated it well - only slight side effects. Any advice? At Wed, 15 Mar 2000, TracyP wrote: >
>I want to tell every woman that reads this forum..The best thing you can
>do is EDUCATE yourself on the Use of Metformin (Glucophage). There are
>doc's out there that do not want to prescribe the met because they think
>it will make you diabetic or other things. Check out http://www.ivf.com and
>use their search on pcos. This is a doc that is up to date on his
>research and he treats with Met.. What I did was make print outs of
>everything I read on PCOS and MET... I took them to my doc, for she did
>not want to prescribe and after reading all I had, she was eager to give
>me the MET. It is not that these docs don't want to help you, some just
>don't read up on the treatments. Find a doc, that if they don't know,
>they are willing to learn along with you... Educate yourself and it
>will help alot.. PRINT EVERYTHING!!!Just in case!!!
>Good Luck and God Bless,
>TracyP

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Kathy

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