Re: Glucophage dosage Thank you Dr. Sam
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Jun 2001 04:16:02 +0200
Hi,
Your dr seems to be rushing with your Rx. If you stay on metformin, you will start ovulating on this alone. At least 6 mo waitnig is indicated before starting clomid.
Metformin and pg: there is a slight risk in taking metfromin during pg, but it most probably decreases the risk of miscarriage. Adding folic acid to your diet also helps to avoid the side effects of metformin.
For your info
Sam
> Thank you for the information Dr. Sam. I am now on two pills (500mg
> each) in the AM and two in the PM. So I am still at 2000mg, but it is
> now spread out instead of all at once. My doctor actually increased me
> prior to getting my most recent blood work which showed my testosterone
> down from 56 to 32. He says he wants it around 20 prior to me trying to
> get pregnant and this dosage will decrease my levels even more. My GYN
> says to wait until the beginning of July to see if I get another period
> on my own and then I will start on Clomid (50mg). If it doesn't come on
> my own I will take provera. What is your opinion on taking Met while
> pregnant? I have read some take it through the first trimester, some
> stop immediately and some take it the length of the pregnancy. Does it
> have any impact on the miscarriage rate? I am trying to be as informed
> as possible. This web site has been a God send. (For background info:
> I did not start menstruating until almost 16 and was put on BCPs almost
> immediately to regulate my cycle, I have the body hair growth, my hair
> is thinning, acne has started since I stopped the BCPs, but I am not
> overweight. I was around 132lbs. 5'6" prior to starting Met and
> changing my diet and now I am at 126lbs. so I am very lucky in that
> respect.)
>
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