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Re: treatment with Vitamins
From: Margo (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 20:45:32 -0500 (CDT)
Holly - I just went out and got the inositol caps and the chromium gtf
at the Vitamin Shoppe which is up the street. I was pleasantly
surprided that they had it hehe. The inositol caps are 650 mg apiece -
that's all they came in. Is that ok? Thanks again for all your help!
At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, J wrote:
>
>Yep, that sounds right! I should've clarified better...the inositol capsules are 500 mg each, so
>I take three each day. Inositol capsules are quite hard to find, but the loose powder is quite
>easy to get and you could just take a spoonful of it mixed in liquid if you're willing to try
>that. I don't know anything about bladderwrack, sorry! Let me know how these work for you.
>
>Holly
>
>Margo Ragan wrote:
>
>> Holly,
>>
>> OK Let me see if I have this down right..1500 mg of inositol (in capsule
>> form) and 400mg a day of chromium GTF in the form of 200mg taken twice
>> daily.
>> I hope that's right hehe.
>>
>> Thank you thank you thankyou!!!! I am going out tonite to the health
>> food/vitamin stores near my house to see if I can get some!
>>
>> Btw, someone else recommended a supplement called Bladder Wrack which is
>> supposedly good for metabolism. Have you heard of it?
>>
>> Margo
>>
>> At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, J wrote:
>> >
>> >I am taking the vitamin supplements instead of Metformin. My ob/gyn and the specialist he
>> >referred me to "do not believe Metformin is appropriate for PCOS"
>> >(I don't necessarily agree). Since I couldn't get Met prescribed for me, and the typical
>> >birth-control-or-Clomid regimen wasn't helping me at all, I took matters into my own
>> >hands. I have to admit it is nice that the supplements appear to have had the same effects
>> >as Metformin (i.e. minor weight loss, better ability to control my hypoglycemia, restored
>> >ovulation and periods) but without the legendary side effects.
>> >
>> >Holly
>> >
>> >Natasha wrote:
>> >
>> >> Holly,
>> >>
>> >> Are you taking the vitamin supplements with the Metformin or instead of
>> >> the normally prescribed medications for PCOS?
>> >>
>> >> Natasha
>> >>
>> >> At Thu, 27 Apr 2000, J wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >I take 1500 mg daily of inositol, in capsule form - 2 capsules when I wake up then one
>> >> >before bed (it would probably be better taking 1 cap each at 3x a day)
>> >> >and 400 mg of chromium GTF - one 200 mg in the morning with the inositol and the other
>> >> >tablet before bed. I ordered both of them online - I've heard chromium GTF works
>> >> >better than the more common chromium piccolinate, the GTF stands for glucose tolerance
>> >> >factor. Inositol is quite hard to find in capsules. Let me know if you need help
>> >> >finding either of these.
>> >> >
>> >> >Holly
>> >> >
>> >> >Margo Ragan wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> What dosages are recommeded and how often do you take them. My
>> >> >> coworkers already think I am some sort of vitamin junkie hehe.
>> >>
>>
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