PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for January, 2001: Re: Considering Meds

Re: Considering Meds

From: Ruth (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 23 Jan 2001 21:41:53 -0600 (CST)

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Hello Laurie -

I was on Met a few weeks before I saw a noticable decrease in facial hair (thickness and growth rate). Over the course of several months I lost about 20 lbs. I wasn't as hungry (partly due to nausea and diaherra sp?). After 8 months my testosterone level went from 64 (really high for a woman) to 24 (normal range for a woman). I'm not sure about the regular periods as I am on birth control pills prior to starting infertility treatment (to lower LH levels). My triglycerides are lower and my overall cholesterol is lower.

Overall, I feel that I have much better control of my PCOS symptoms; however, it took a while to find the correct dosage for me (1700 mg a day). Other people take less or more depending on your reaction to the medication.

Good luck to you! Ruth ;-)

At Sun, 21 Jan 2001, laurie wrote: >
>Hello and thanks. I am new to the net and this site. i have
>appreciated reading your discussions. I was told that I had PCOS a few
>years back when being treated for infertility. I wasn't told of
>treatment options beyond fertility issues. Now I have become aware of
>Met and thru your discussions also aware of other medications. I am
>puzzled. My goal would be regular periods, decreased hair growth in
>places where it doesn't belong, weight loss, and decreasing the long
>term risks of heart disease.... I have a doctor who wrote a
>prescription for me for Met, but he doesn't know anything about it and
>is going by articles that I gave him. I feel like I am treating myself
>so I need information...positive effects? at what dose and how long
>after starting? Side effects? please share your experiences. Thanks!!
>
>--
>Laurie
>

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