PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for May, 2000: Re: To Cathy (& all)--Re: GLUCOPHAGE AND TESTOSTERONE

Re: To Cathy (& all)--Re: GLUCOPHAGE AND TESTOSTERONE

From: leslie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 16 May 2000 13:26:32 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 1 May 2000, Talia wrote: >Talia, you can get the Metformin without a doctor and really
cheap from the UK England that is. They only accept orders on line the name of the place is "INTERNATIONAL ANTI-AGING SYSTEMS".They ship it to your door. This is how I started before I found a doctor. Leslie >Cathy,
> Are you taking the exact same Demulen 1/50 as Erika was asking about? I
>heard someone else on this board refer to Demulen 1/35 and I wonder what is
>the difference? Do you (or anyone else) know? My tightly controlled hmo
>doctor (read: they won't pay for met) has given me the choice of bcp (he
>said orthtricyclen, but I've heard negative comments about that on this
>board) or provera once every 3 mths just so that I have a cycle and I'm
>trying to decide what would be best. Does anyone have any suggestions? I
>swear sometimes I think these doctors act like as long as you bleed once a
>month for 3 to 7 days, who cares what else is wrong with you. It just seems
>like that was his only concern and here I sit with all these other
>symptoms/problems that are just as important to me as the regular cycles,
>but that was all he cared about. Sigh....I'm off on a tangent. I really
>needed to vent to people who can understand. Thanks. Does anyone who takes
>met pay for it out of their own pocket? I'm wondering how exorbitant my
>costs would be if I just paid for it myself.
>Thanks again,
>Talia
>
>> Erika,
>>
>> I was diagnosed with PCOS a year ago, and I've been on a combination of
>> Spironolactone (100 MG/day) and Demulen for 10 months. Let me tell you
>> it works wonders. The pill is great- I have no problems. My skin is
>> the clearest its ever been in my life. I dont crave sweets any more. My
>> hair and skin is no longer oily. The hair growth is greatly diminished.
>> I am due to go back to the doc- I may go off the Spironolactone (I'm not
>> sure if I still need it...I've not yet tried Demulen without Spiro.)
>>
>> Cathy
>>

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