PCOS Messages for July, 2002: Re: Agitated (somewhat long)

Re: Agitated (somewhat long)

From: tera (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 5 Jul 2002 09:13:50 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi Christie!

That does seem like a big jump in Met to me too. There is not really a "set" dose for PCOS. Some doctors say that there IS a dose that is supposed to be therapeutic (I think the "therapeutic" dose is about 1500 mgs) but that "one size fits most" approach is not always a good one with PCOS. I've been on 500 mgs per day and that low dose is all I need to get regular again and that low dose is "therapeutic" for me. I got REALLY ill on upwards of 1800 mgs. If you're going to go that high, have your liver checked regularly. There are women who post on this site that have had to go that high - correct me if I'm wrong but I think that Sonnet is on a pretty high dose.

Most doctors who treat PCOS will test for IR first before prescribing Met but I have heard of some that don't because they understand the strong connection between IR and PCOS so they automatically start treatment with Met. That is because that even PCOS women who do not test IR have benefitted from Met.

I think that your family history of diabetes and your personal symptoms were enough to have your doctor start you on Met.

Did the 1000 mgs of Met help you at all? Did you start getting periods, etc.? You may want to slowly up your dose as your doctor suggested until you start seeing results. You probably don't want to take a dose that is higher than you need, right? I have heard from my doctors that prescribing Met for PCOS women is like taking a shot in the dark - they don't know how high to go.

As for the Spiro vs. the pill - some pills are not the best for PCOS. Also, for hair loss you may not see a difference for a long time on the pill or Spiro or any other anti androgen because of the way hair grows. God bless, friend - Tera

At Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Eve wrote: >
>I would like to know the same thing about taking Met. I have not been
>tested for IR but yet I take met 500mg 1x a day. Also one more thing
>what is spiro?
>
>At Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Christie wrote:
>>
>>Hello all, I hope you are doing well. I just went back to the doctor's
>>yesterday for the 3RD TIME to try and get the doc to put me on Spiro. No
>>such luck. They had me on Ortho-Cyclen and 1000mg of Met a day, and
>>said that it usually takes a year before you start seeing some results.
>>I am SOOO frustrated!!! They told me to come back in September and if I
>>still didn't see a difference, then they would see about putting me on
>>an anti-androgen. I say they "had me on" because the doctor upped my
>>dosage of Met to 850mg 3x a day. Isn't that a big jump? He gave me a
>>table to follow to gradually take me from 1000mg to 850mg x3, but it
>>just seemed like a lot because to tell you the truth, they have NEVER
>>tested me for insulin resistance. I have NEVER had an IGTT, or any
>>other kind of fasting test to determine if I am IR or not. Does that
>>sound strange to you all? Should I ask to have one done? If I do, I
>>don't see how we could actually take it at face value because I've been
>>on Met since March. I had many symptoms ( constant thirst, skin tags,
>>cystic acne, false hunger, sugar cravings, discoloration of skin,
>>peeling skin in the upper thigh area, etc.), and I also have a family
>>history of Diabetes. (2 Aunts and 1 Uncle on Mom's side, of them 1 Aunt
>>and Uncle are on dialysis) Please let me know what you all think. I'd
>>really appreciate it!!! Take care.... Christie Jackson
>
>--
>Peace and Love ~Eve~
>unicornluv76@yahoo.com
>

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Tera

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