Re: Metabolife type drugs effect PCOS? (new here!)
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:15:27 -0800
Hi Amina,
It is correct to say BCPs and spironolactone keep PCOS at bay, but they don't cure it, and if you stop them the symptoms tend to return in force. There is metformin slow release which is better tolerated or the other insuilin sensitizers Avandia and Actos. You should try some of them
For your info
Sam
> Hi,
>
> First off, I am so relieved to have found this place online! Saw someone
> post the word fellow "Cysters".. nice to know there is a
> community...:-)
>
> Q: Are Metabolife, Xenedrin etc (effedra) weight loss supplements really
> dangerous for PCOS people? I know it has its risks: it says on the
> bottle that patients with history of diabetes should not use the
> product. I do not have diabetes, but I wonder if it'll mess with the
> insulin and pcos symptoms. ANyone try this for temporary wt. loss? How
> were your results? I saw Donna's post. Where you on Spiro? ANyone else?
>
> I have been on low doses of Spiro for 2 years now (I cant seem to
> tolerate anything above 100mg a day due to dryness inside and out). That
> and demulin bcp keep the pcos at bay (no more head hair loss, but not
> growth). I tried glucophage a year ago and just couldnt stay on it due
> to nausea so my doctor took me off of it. I am still overwt. and now I
> am really trying to workout with focus and just discovered the low-carb
> thing.... I just wanted a "boost"
> with the help of a thermogenic at low doses.
>
> Thanks
> Amina
>
> Please email me :)
>
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