PCOS Messages for January, 2001: Re: Met Question

Re: Met Question

From: Mikki (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 12:15:49 -0600 (CST)

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About two years ago I weighed about 86 pounds (5'4''). The doctors couldn't figure out why I had lost so much weight (I was always about 110lbs) I had been tested for everything and anything that could have caused it but the only thing they could find wrong was my hormones were completely out of whack. So that lead to my diagnosis with PCOS about a year later. By that time I had managed to get myself back up to the mid-90's (by stuffing my face).

The first treatment I was given was BCP's (diane 35 and it contains an anti-androgen) and I took them for about 8 months. I felt terrible on them and by the last three months I had ballooned (severe bloating and gained 20lbs). I went off them and still felt horrible, turns out that I had become borderline diabetic and that is the reason my doctor gave me Metformin. Since being on met my bloating has subsided and my weight has been stable (no more gaining 10lbs in a week). It's not that I wasn't happy gaining the weight that I needed to but I just didn't know when it would ever stop. I am now at about 115lbs and have been so for the past month.

I am going to see my doctor in another month to check how my PCOS is doing now that I have been on the meds.

So my point after all my ramblings lol is that the met made my weight stable and I did not experience any weight loss and gained a slow (and well needed) 5lbs. The met has made me feel normal.

My advice would be find as much info on met as you can and express you interest and reasons to your RE about why you want to take it. If your RE is still reluctant ask him/her just to give it a shot for a short while and see how things go. I only take 1000mg a day and I have no desire right now to go any higher (if it works fine why mess around with it right?)

At Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Kristen wrote: >
>Have you been able to gain weight on the met? I am 5'2 and at the beginning
>of December 2000 I weighed 92, my re told me to gain weight. This is
>something that has always been hard for me to do. I doubled my food intake
>and cutout the candy and desserts. I am up to 103. I am interested in the
>met, but I don't want to lose the weight I gained. Did your dr. balk at
>first about putting you on met? Thanks!
>Kristen
>
>>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Mikki)
>>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>>Subject: Re: Met Question
>>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 19:00:12 -0600
>>
>>I wouldn't say I'm underweight (well at least not anymore) but I would
>>have to say I'm a little on the small side and I have recently started
>>taking met. My blood sugar had sky rocketed and my doc put me on it. My
>>sugar is back to normal and I have had two cycles (which I never had in
>>my life) in a row. The first week was horrible with all the stomach and
>>bowel problems but everything is OK now. I take 1000mg a day (500mgx2).
>>
>>At Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Kristen wrote:
>> >
>> >Hi ladies!
>> >I just have a quick question for you all. Have any of you that were
>> >underweight used metformin and if so was it successful? Thanks in advance
>> >for any replies!! Have a nice day!
>> >Kristen
>> >
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