PCOS Messages for July, 2002: Re: PCOS, blood pressure and BCP

Re: PCOS, blood pressure and BCP

From: Eileen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 16:36:51 -0500 (CDT)

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Dear CW, Thanks for your response. I just got back from a primary care visit with a physician assistant. I discussed taking Glucophage, but apparently she had gotten a letter from my endocrinologist recommending against me taking glucophage. Wonder why he felt compelled to write her that letter?

I did try a very low dose a long time ago for about 8 months and had some side effects of indigestion, but would like to try again since they now have the time release version. The trouble is that no one so far will prescribe it for me, since they say that my fasting insulin is "normal." But I don't know that 12 is really that normal, or that anyone has a reliable way to tell. Plus we have like 3 generations of diabetics in my family! Plus I am 35, and not sure I should be taking BCP indefinintely. The physician assistant said that she did not have enough expertise and to go see an endocrinologist and a gynecologist! Help!

At Fri, 19 Jul 2002, cw wrote: >
>When I first began taking the bcp Demulen, I noticed that my blood
>pressure began to rise. Months later, after I added Glucophage to the
>picture to get rid of the IR I had for 20+ years, my blood pressure
>dropped back down to normal in addition to a lot of other positive
>things.
>
>I came to the conclusion that the bcp was further aggravating my IR, and
>IR is what caused the rise in blood pressure. By treating my IR, all
>now is well.
>
>Do you have insulin resistance, or possibly borderline, like most women
>with pcos, and if so, are you on any medication for it?
>
>At Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Eileen wrote:
>>
>>Hi,
>>I have been taking Diane 35 for about 2 years and have been happy with
>>it. However, I quit recently due to having borderline high blood
>>pressure. I am wondering if there is another good pill out there for
>>PCOS that might not cause my blood pressure to rise?
>>
>>Does anyone know which ones are good, and/or the pills that might have
>>the very lowest estrogen content? Does anyone know about Yasmin too?
>>Thanks, Eileen

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