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Re: Met has stopped working
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 05:23:48 +0100
Hi Livvie,
It happens to others as well. You could try other insulin sensitizers alone (or I would suggest in combination with metformin)
For your info
Sam
> I was diagnosed with pcos 8 years ago and have been on met for 5 yrs or
> so. I believe the met has stopped working. I have not changed my
> diet/exercise at all. I started out on 1000 mg of met a day for about 2
> yrs and it worked wonders. I lost 40 lbs and my head hair started
> getting thicker. It did not do much for the hair growth, it may have
> slowed it a bit. Now I am currently taking 2500 mg a day because my
> doctor keeps upping the dose as it no longer seems to be working for me.
> I have gained back 30 lbs and my hair is falling out in clumps again. I
> am noticing more facial hair growth as well. Has this happened to
> anyone else? Any advice? Do I need to switch to something else? Help! I
> am so frustrated!
> {I also posted this on the other pcos board}
> livvie
>
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