Re: Impatient on Metformin
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Apr 2002 06:06:20 -0600 (CST)
Hi
I started taking metformin at the beginning of March and have just moved
up to the 850mg dose. I am lucky enough to not get any side effects at
all and would therefore like to push on as quickly as possible. Like
many of you I am desperate to get pregnant! Does any one have any advice
on how long I should wait before I talk to the Dr about combining Clomid
and Metformin ... which seems to have much better results than just
Metformin on its own?? Just feel like I'm sitting around wasteing time.
At Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Karen wrote:
>
>Again, I would like to thank you for your openness to me. I am very new
>to all of this and am still trying to find out as much as possible. I
>wish you all the luck and will pray for you! :)
>
>At Sat, 30 Mar 2002, tera wrote:
>>
>>Hi!
>>
>>I was diagnosed in '97 or '98. I've been showing signs of PCOS though
>>since I was a junior in high school. My husband and I have been trying
>>to become pregnant since 1996. We are not actively trying right now.
>>We've been on a break from it for some time. I've had surgeries,
>>injectables, artificial insem, etc. and we decided that we wanted to
>>step back and re-evaluate our relationship and our options. Right now
>>we're tentatively looking at IVF and adoption. Hope it works out for
>>you! Take care and God bless! Tera
>>
>>At Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Karen wrote:
>>>
>>>Tera, thank you for your response. I am still new to all of this and
>>>love the suport of all the women out there. It's nice to hear all the
>>>same stories that you are going through. (very sad to see how many
>>>women go through this and aren't better yet, but very comforting to hear
>>>that I'm not the only one) :)
>>>I actually started on 50mg of the clomid, then went to 100mg, then
>>>finally to 150mg and that's when I took a few months off to get over the
>>>frustations of it all. I am going on my second week of 500mg of just
>>>the metformin, from there my doctor said he would put me on both and see
>>>what that did for me. I am hoping for a change in my attitude (I get
>>>very moody cause of the hormone levels being so low) I am so glad I have
>>>a supportive husband.
>>>How long have you had this or been diagnosed with it?
>>>Are you still trying to get pregnant? (you don't have to tell if you
>>>don't want too, I know it's personal and it's hard to talk about it when
>>>someone asks). I pray for everyone all the time too, someday we will be
>>>able to make this allot more public than it is right now. So many women
>>>don't know about it at all. Nor do the doctor's. Thank you for your
>>>kind words! :)
>>>
>>>At Wed, 27 Mar 2002, tera wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Hi!
>>>>
>>>>I have had similar difficulties with getting pregnant. Yes, do give the
>>>>Met a shot. Met combined with Clomid has proved to be a highly
>>>>successful combo for women with PCOS. For extra "punch" try Clomid, Met
>>>>and a low carb diet (check out the Atkins diet, Somersizing,
>>>>Sugarbusters, etc.). If the Clomid and Met does not work (it doesn't
>>>>work for everyone) don't despair. There are other things you can try --
>>>>injectables, artificial insem, etc., etc.. Don't give up! I'll pray for
>>>>you! God bless! Tera
>>>>
>>>>At Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Karen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>My name is Karen and I was diagnosed with PCOS 3 weeks ago. My husband
>>>>>and I have been married for 4 years and have been trying ever since our
>>>>>wedding night. The same month that we got married I stopped having
>>>>>periods (which was very unusual for me, I was always like clockwork). I
>>>>>went to the doctor and he said it was just stress related and not to
>>>>>worry about it. I went in three months later and he put me on 50mg of
>>>>>clomid for three months. This would start my periods, but it would stop
>>>>>as quickly as they started. I then went back and he put me on 100mg for
>>>>>three months (all the while taking my temperature of course, and
>>>>>tracking it every month waiting for that spike). That didn't work
>>>>>either, so I didn't go back for quite a while due to frustration of
>>>>>everyone not listening to me that something was wrong. Not only did I
>>>>>want to get pregnant, but it was the last thing on my mind, I just
>>>>>wanted to get back to feeling normal again. I gained quite a bit of
>>>>>weight, starting seeing things happening to my body that I was
>>>>>embarrassed about and not knowing why? I am only 26 yrs old now, and
>>>>>just got my answer. After awhile I went back again and he put me on
>>>>>150mg of the clomid and it still didn't work. Then I talked to my
>>>>>sister and her friend had just been diagnosed with this PCOS, so I
>>>>>called and talked with her for an hour getting all the info that I
>>>>>needed to take to my doctor and get results. I went in and they did
>>>>>blood tests, and an ultrasound. My ultrasound came back normal, but the
>>>>>blood tests sure didn't. I was way over on some and way low on others,
>>>>>the doctor that had put me through this 3 years of trying to get fixed
>>>>>has diagnosed me with PCOS. I am now trying 500mg of metformin twice a
>>>>>day for two weeks, and then I will start on 850mg twice a day for
>>>>>another two weeks. I am hoping it works! The gal that taught me about
>>>>>this PCOS said that she had to be on 150mg of clomid and the 850mg of
>>>>>metformin at the same time to get pregnant. I asked my doctor to put me
>>>>>on both and he wanted to see what the metformin did for me first. So I
>>>>>am praying and crossing my fingers everyday that something will happen
>>>>>and it will work for me. My thoughts are with each and everyone of you
>>>>>out there that are struggling with this. Good luck to you all!! We need
>>>>>to help others realize what may be wrong with them so they can get the
>>>>>meds that they need! :)
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Tera
>>>>
>>--
>>Tera
>>
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