Re: Help! Not sure if metformin is helping...
From: Caroline (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:02:29 -0600 (CST)
Thanks for the response. I'm on 500 mg of met 3x a day -- I was on the
met and the pill together for several months and when I went off the
pill, I immediately gained 5 lbs and the hair loss started. Now I'm up
another five and trying to lose the weight--I'm thinking that maybe the
weight gain has messed up my periods even more. So, after a year of
dieting and finally losing 20 pounds, I'm up 10 in 3 months! I wonder if
there are any herbs that counteract the hair loss?
--
Caroline
At Mon, 29 Oct 2001, jodi wrote:
>
>Hi Caroline
>
>I guess I'm sort of in the same boat as you, only I'm not TTC. I went
>off the Pill because it made me want to kill myself... I have been off
>of it for about 4 weeks now and my hair is falling out like crazy. I
>pull of gobs of it in the shower especially. It's lousy... I can't
>remember if it was this bad before going on the BCP.
>
>Yes, you can have a period without ovulating. If you don't have clear
>ovulatory signs - I always have egg white cervical mucus the day of and
>get sore boobs for two weeks after, for example - you might want to try
>charting to see if you really are ovulating.
>
>What dosage of met are you on? The problem with met that i am begining
>to see is, well, there is no "right" dosage that can be determined by
>whether or not you are having periods. Met is not supposed to give you
>periods... that's just a side effect some women experience. I am
>beginning to wonder if for some of us, the met doesn't do enough to
>counter the high tesosterone... someone said that actos or avandia
>really does a good job of getting that to go down, i forget which...
>
>Your body could still be nutty from going off the pill... i don't know.
>some women do say they have less or no hair loss on the met. I wish
>there were some easy answers to this...
>
>- Jodi
>
>At Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Caroline wrote:
>>
>>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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