Re: ALLY HIGH testosterone
From: Celeste (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:25:34 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Pam wrote:
>
Pam,
I forgot to mention that when I was on Met alone, my testosterone
doubled. It was not the right drug for me at all. Some women find the
same thing happens to them as well, but Avandia added to the Met can be
super helpful in getting the right balance. They make each other work
wonderfully together. I have never been formally tested for insulin
resistance and this may be part of my puzzle.
Really question the triphasic prescription! I hope the pharmacy will let
you return it if you can't use it.
I am betting you don't have an ovarian tumor; that is totally rare in
someone your age while PCOS is common as dirt.
>Celeste-
>
>My doctor's office called me this afternoon. Apparently my doctor
>called the Reproductive Endocrinologist and he wants a re-draw on my
>blood levels. He's thinking that there was a mix up at the lab. So I'm
>getting it drawn tonight when I go in to work. (I work at a hospital).
>
>I am already on Glucophage. We were doing a trial run on it the last
>few months. Until today my blood work was unsure whether I was insulin
>resistant or not. I'm supposed to take 500 mg 3 times a day. The only
>problem is that I don't eat that often. I eat once maybe twice a day if
>I'm lucky. I'm a nurse that works fulltime night so if I can't make it
>down before the cafeteria closes I don't eat. Plus, I'm never hungry so
>I don't make myself stop to eat. I just keep working. (Everytime I
>have my TSH checked it's been normal.) My BCP's are the triphasic type.
>It's Ortho-tricylen. I just filled a prescription for them today. So,
>I guess I'll see what my blood levels are from tonights lab work and
>then see what the Reproductive Endocrinologist says.
>
>I guess, I'm just worried about my ovaries because that is what my Dr.
>suspected was the cause. She only mentioned the possibility of an
>ovarian tumor. She did say that she didn't suspect an adrenal tumor
>based on my lab work drawn in September. She hasn't rechecked those
>blood levels. Who knows maybe she added it to tonights list.
>
>I'm still just really scared. Now I gotta go to work tonight and act
>like my normal self.
>
>--
>Pam
>
--
Celeste
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