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Re: metformin a mixed bag?
From: cw (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 7 Jul 2002 20:06:38 -0500 (CDT)
Yes, you are right. IR, if that's what you have, can really hurt you
over time if left untreated. A couple things to think about on Met.
I've heard doctors say that some people can tolerate Met and some can't.
I am one of the one's who can't. But I CAN tolerate the original,
Glucophage. Maybe this is your problem. Or, maybe you just need to
begin with 1/2 a pill. After 8 months, I still only take 1/2 pill 3
times a day. I don't think I'll ever take a whole one. Or maybe you
aren't taking it at the right time of day or at the right meal, or
eating properly along with it. Or maybe your issue is something else.
Whatever it may be, you must tell your doctor, do research, experiment,
etc. Because you can't let this go. Possibly, if you don't care about
periods and having kids (I can relate), a bcp would work for you,
Demulen, or some other PCOS friendly bcp. You can even stretch your
periods out if you want. Whatever the problem, IR and PCOS are about
more than fertility and periods. Other problems can occur later on.
Serious ones. Believe me, I know. If you love life, and want to feel
good while you live it, think about this, ok? Best wishes.
At Sun, 7 Jul 2002, spring wrote:
>
>i have come to the realization that i probably should have written this
>a while ago. i was diagnosed with pcos in january of this year. i look
>pretty textbook except with no hairloss. well, i thought i had
>everything figured out. my dr immediately put me on metformin. i was
>excited and dealt with the tummy trouble. but, to my surprise, shortly
>after i began my emotions headed extremely south. i was miserable &
>could not get myself back together. my stomach never truly evened out
>and i never did grab a period. phooey. out of desperation, i quit
>metformin in....um....mid april or may. i pretty quickly leveled back
>off emotionally. well, that really shocked me, because i had not heard
>that metformin did that. am i wrong? the whole experience left me
>disillusioned and a tad defeated. so much so that....that....well, i
>haven't been back to the dr to even let him know what happened. chicken.
>but, that's where all of you might very well come in! can anyone give me
>a good pep talk and reasons why this is the right road for me????? weird
>as it sounds, i enjoy being periodless. and i am not bent on having my
>own kids. my hubby and i are medical foster parents and have adopted 2
>kiddos already. the only thing that brings me back to thinking and
>praying it over is that it could really hurt me over time. cancer, etc.
>i am split. i hate tests, drs, being poked......but i love my life and
>don't want to have it shortened or burdened by my own lack of
>prevention. grrrrr....... well, sorry to blab. thanks for listening-
>i mean reading! God bless!
>
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>Spring
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