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Re: **Is it just me??**
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:27:04 -0500 (CDT)
Hi,
My Insulin was 11 and they put me on 2000 mg of Met. You might want to
see another MD.
Good-Luck.
At Tue, 16 Oct 2001, alvaro's wrote:
>
>I have PCOS and am insulin resistant...Am I the only one out here who
>experiences crazy symptoms?? I have bouts of diahheria, recurrent yeast
>infections, and anxiety attacks...along with the other pleasures of
>having PCOS...facial/chest/body hair...baldy pattern(I have thick hair
>but my hairline is decreasing terribly..)stomach weight...I am 4'11 and
>165 LBs......My insulin level(which was not frozen nor did I load up on
>carbs a couple days before...)was 14..glucose was normal..Gyn said my
>testosterone levels were triple his....staring to get worried maybe it
>is something else that is affecting my health...I also have night
>sweats....not drenching but I wake up damp....Can anyone please offer
>some words of advice to me...I feel like I am going nutts..
>
>**I also went through puberty very young..around 5 or 6 yrs old...I had
>underarm and pubic hair and all sorts of things...
>
>Also I cannot find a Dr to prescribe any Metformin..my Gyn said my level
>would ahve to be over 50 before I could go on Metformin...All that I
>have read states anything over 10 is considered high...I am on 10 mg of
>Paxil and Lo/Ovral28 Bcp...Please help!! thanks
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