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

Re: metaformin

From: witheld (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 May 2003 18:39:43 -0500 (CDT)

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I too have been prescrobed metaforming by my ob, reason being that i have recently discovered that i am type 2 diabetic. This was discovered throug blood tests given to me by my ob due to my irreg periods and problems oncieving. As far as I knew, metaformin was first prescibed to get my diabetes under control and then help me to lose the extra weight so that i may become regular in my periods and have better luck concieving. I never knew that metaformin was also used to lower test.. levels, do you know anything else about this drug? I would appreciate the info

cently 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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