PCOS Messages for October, 2001: Re: Help! Not sure if metformin is helping...

Re: Help! Not sure if metformin is helping...

From: SusieQ (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 17:34:06 -0600 (CST)

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Hi Caroline,

I have been on met for 1 1/2 years, so I hope this answer helps. You can still have irregular periods while on met. The hope is that they will start coming on a more regular basis as you and your doc establish your dosing.

Yes, you can have a period without ovulating...and ovulate without the period. A previous poster (sorry, didn't catch your name) mentioned ovulation detector kits, and that might be helpful.

Hair is a different story. While the met has slowed the hair falling out of my head, it took a loooong time. I was already taking it for 9 months before it slowed. Hair follicles are on their own time table, for both growing and falling out. Give it some more time, but tell your doc when you see him next. He/she may have other options for you.

Do you feel any better on the met? That is the real question to decide if it works for you. I didn't feel really good (more energy, less sleepy, cleared acne) until I was on it 4 - 5 months.

Hope this helps to answer your questions.

love and hugs, SusieQ

>
>Sorry about the lengthy post. I'm hoping someone who's been on
>metformin for a while can help me with some questions. In July I went
>off BCPs because my husband and I wanted to (hopefully) start a family.
>I've had two menstrual cycles since - one at 36 days and the second at
>30 days. However, at this point I still haven't gotten my period, and
>it's going over 40 days and I know I'm not pregnant. (I've taken 4 at
>home tests and one test at the drs). I've been on metformin for PCOS
>for about 8 months, and am wondering if I even ovulated during these two
>cycles without the BCPs - can you have a period without ovulating? Also,
>is it typical to skip periods while on metformin? And how do you know if
>you need to up the metformin dosage? I've also noticed that I'm losing a
>lot of hair (I've noticed it while in the shower, but it so far hasn't
>shown up in thinning patches on my head). Does this mean the metformin
>isn't working?
>
>Please help. I'm not sure what to do at this point.
>
>Thanks!

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