PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for March, 2003: Re: After Metformin?

Re: After Metformin?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 15:41:21 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Johnson wrote: >
>MY BEST RESULTS WAS WITH A ENDOCRINOLOGIST. READ UP ON ALL YOU CAN SO YOU
>WILL BE PREPARED FOR THE DOCTORS APPT. MOST OF THEM JUST FEEL IN THE DARK
>WITH THIS DISORDER BUT IT HELPS TO FIND ALL THE KNOWLEDGE YOU CAN.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 8:48 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
>Subject: After Metformin?
>
>After serveral cycles on clomide and a laparoscopy which revealed
>nothing I asked my infertility specialist to try Metformin. OK she says
>and puts me on a prescription for 1500mg. Needless to say I have side
>effects and call the office but my doctor is on vacation and the one who
>is covering brings me down to 1000mg and asks me to take some blood
>test. (Not done previously.) The blood test comes back with an insulin
>level of 75. The covering doctor calls me at work puts me in a panic
>that I might be diabetic and says he wants more blood tests. Since than
>I have heard nothing. My BBT on metformin has been a straight line. My
>regular doctor said not to worry about the insulin level just said I was
>insulin resistant. She also wants to take me off the metformin after
>this month if nothing changes. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I
>keep fighting or give up on metformin? And shouldn't I be concerned
>about the elevated insulin? My glucose was fine, so she said I never saw
>those results. I've made an appointment for a consultation with an
>endocrinologist but I'm being to wonder if any of these doctors really
>know what's going on.
>
>--
>HH
>

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Thatnis a pretty normal dose for the metaformin.  The side effects
can be pretty bad as well.  With insulin resistance yout glucose levels can
be normal and the insulin levels will be higer.  You should worry about insulin
reisitence because studies show if it is not treated that you could eventually
end up with Type II Diabetes.  There is a great book Living with PCOS by Boss
and WEidman.  It has all the info on tests what is normal and not normal.  I
I would suggest this to help yoou understand what is really going on.
PCOS is a clinical diagnosis. You may not have all of the symptoms but just a
few.  Good luck.

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