PCOS Messages for February, 2001: Re: Metformin

Re: Metformin - What should I expect?

From: Cassandra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:51:32 -0600 (CST)

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Kate,

It seems that everyone is different when it comes to Met, but for me it has been a real God-send. I felt different immediately. Happier, less anxietal, more understanding, and less interested in food. Just not craving the same things I did before. I do not try to eat healthy and I don't exercise, but I've lost about 15lbs in 7 months. I'm sure I could lose more if I tried, but I'm not quite mentally prepared to go down that road again.

As for my periods, I do seem to be getting them with more regularity, although I have a lot of spotting before and after the actual flow. My next mission is to find an RE to help me figure that side of things out.

By the way, I've worked up to 2000mg and have been taking it since 7/00. My periods didn't start evening out until about 11/00.

Don't know if I'm ovulating, but I feel sooooo much better.

Good Luck! Cassandra

P.S. Do a search on the archives and you'll find a ton of info on Met. ;-)

At Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Kate wrote: >
>I am probably jumping the gun a bit here, but my gynae has mentioned
>this drug to me and I think it is his intention to prescribe it even if
>my scan shows no cysts. If he does - what should I expect? I am
>desperate above all else to feel well - even on my good days there is a
>nagging feeling of not being quite right - tiredness, vague nausea,
>abdominal discomfort. Secondly, I am desperate to lose weight - I am
>obese and it is soul destroying.
>
>With these two priorities in mind - what will Metformin hopefully do for
>me? And if it isn't suitable for me, what alternatives are there?
>
>Thanks to all those who replied to my previous messages - I am feeling
>so much more optimistic now that I know that an explanation can be found
>for what I am going through and that I am not the only person who has to
>live with symptoms like these.
>
>--
>Katie
>

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