PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for March, 2003: Re: My met has stopped working

Hi Livvie-

You might try adding alpha-lipoic acid. I was on Met for a year when I started taking ALA. It helped me lose another 60 lbs and I have kept the weight off for two years now.

You can buy ALA in just about any drug store. I get mine at Walmart. I take 250 to 300mg per day, along with 800mcg of chromium picolinate.

These supplements are not expensive and are worth a try. If they don't help, you don't need to buy any more.

If you want more info, feel free to email me or you can check the archives.

Genny

>Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:16:14 -0600 (CST)

>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Livvie)

>To: anonymous@obgyn.net

>Subject: Met has stopped working

>Message-ID: <anonymous@obgyn.net>

>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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