PCOS Messages for January, 2001: Re: Met Question

Re: Met Question

From: Kristen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:41:11 -0000

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Thanks so much for your reply. I really appreciate it! 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: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 12:16:34 -0600
>
>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@medispecialty.com (Mikki)
> >>Reply-To: pcos@obgyn.net
> >>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <pcos@mail.medispecialty.com>
> >>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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> >>Mikki
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>--
>Mikki
>

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