Re: PCOS Problems
From: Dave (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 16 Jun 2002 17:25:20 +0100
I believe that Diane 35 / Dianette are the better BCPs for PCOS. I could not
get on with Marvelon (or any BCP for that matter.)
Working up with the met is better if you can get used to it. Take the 1/2
pill per day with your largest meal, about 1/2 way through the meal.
The met did not work for me until I low carbed, and have now had af every
month for five months running, with an average time span of 29 days apart,
so I am beginning to feel "normal" !!!!! (I preferred not having them, but
know it is a good sign that I am! - beggars / choosers and all that!)
The bleed may be worse if you have not had af for a while, that is my
experience anyway. My first two were horrendous, but since then very light,
and hardly noticeable compared to what I had been used to three times a
year!
Keep with it, and don't be scared to ask the doctor to try other things.
Cathy
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: PCOS Problems
> Hello and thanks for your response!
> I was only taking 1 pill of Metformin a day and it made me sick.
> Also, I am taking Marvelon for BCP!
> I will talk to my DR again and see what he says!!!!
> Boy this can be frustrating!!
>
> Jenn
>
> At Sun, 16 Jun 2002, cw wrote:
> >
> >When I first went on glucophage (met) I too got sick. A lot of women
> >do. The solution to the problem for me was not to stop taking it.
> >Rather cut down and work up to the dosage that is best for you
> >gradually. You didn't mention how much you were taking. You may want
> >to start with 1/2 pill once a day and go from there. You may want to
> >try this and try again before completely giving up or trying something
> >else. If it still makes you ill, there are some other insulin
> >sensitizing drugs that some of the other girls here on the forum know
> >about.
> >
> >Additionally, I could not take generic Met at all. Something about the
> >filler and the different way it's absorbed in the body. Glucophage
> >works best for me.
> >
> >You didn't mention the name of the bcp you are taking. There are some
> >that are good for pcos and some that are bad.
> >
>
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