PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for March, 2003: Re: metaformin

Re: metaformin

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 15:29:03 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 27 Mar 2000, mhairi wrote: >
>i recently have been prescirbed metaformin by my gyenocologist and went
>to my local gp to pick up the prescritpion. He was not a happy man
>prescribing the drug and told me that the insulin resistance is only a
>secondary sign of pcos and not the main problem and i should perhaps be
>looking more at an adrogen drug to help with my syptoms.
>His discription of the disease and the treatments so far have been
>contrary to what i have read and now I am totally confused . I was lead
>to beleive that metaformin would help me loose weight , hopefully
>regularizing my menstrual cycle and help me with such things as hiritsum
>. He has said this is not the case..that i will still battle with my
>testostorone levels. He also refused me access to a dietician saying
>that pcos does not benfit from a low carb diet . Is this information
>that i recieved from him correct?
>He also prescribed metaformin without consulting any notes from the
>genocologist . Should i be seeking advice from another GP?
>
>--
>confused metaformin user
>Mhairi
>

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I would definitely urge you to see a specialist.
 An endocrinologist is a speciality Dr. that deals with hormone or other special
problems.  Such as insulin reisistance.  Family practioners and GYN's are not
specialist and can not keep up with all the new info.  PCOS is a clinical diagnosis
and you may not follow the typical 9 out of 10 symptoms on a list. I would also
say that the information about dietary change is also incorrect.
A good book is the PCOS diet book.by Colette HArris.  Another is Living with
PCOS by Boss and Weidman Sterling.  I was diagnosed with PCOS and my endrocrinolgist
suggested these books and the Zone dietby Berry sears.  The most recent info does
 support a link between carbohydrate sensitivity
and insulin resistance and PCOS. Since starting medication and the diet I have
lost a
Large amount of weight.  The sysmptoms all have gone away and I feel finally better
Then ever. Please I urge you to take a look with a specialist and get these books
to understand whatPCOS is.
Good luck.

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