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Re: update on pcos? (long, but worth it-i think)
From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:48:51 -0500 (CDT)
PCOS is technically an "off-label" use for Metformin. (That just means
the manufacturers of Met haven't gone through seeking FDA approval for
use in PCOS, though it may be used for PCOS anyway.) But having had
similar experiences, my advice to you is who cares whether she is right
or wrong? Run, run, run as fast as you can from this doctor! Believe it
or not, there ARE compassionate, competent doctors out there...it just
takes awhile to find them! I have found that if I get a bad feeling or
experience anger or frustration at an appointment, I immediately ask for
a copy of my chart and leave. It has saved me alot of time and anguish,
and I have FINALLY found an excellent doctor!! Sorry for your
experience...hang in there and good luck!
-Chris
P.S. Once I did find my current doctor, I mentioned to her one doctor
in particular who had been awful...she smiled and told me she gets a lot
of Dr. X's ex-patients, and that she's heard many, many similar stories
about that doc. You are certainly not the only patient who has been
treated poorly by this doctor. Escape while you can! :)
At Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Sonnet wrote:
>
>She's apparently been living in a box for the past 5 years. Maybe she
>was rooming with an ex-endo I had that said the same thing. I know of
>OVER 100 studies showing the efficacy of treating PCOS with insulin
>sensitizers. FInd a new doctor, this one doesn't seem to know her a*s
>from her elbow, if you ask me :)
>
>Just one opinion!
>
>At Fri, 9 Aug 2002, carrie wrote:
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>>i was diagnosed with pcos nearly 15 years ago, when i was just 14. since
>>then, i have wandered from dr. to dr. trying to find answers AND some
>>sort of interest or compassion for my condition. i have found the
>>medical community to be...shall we say...lacking. my latest encounter,
>>however, was the worst i have ever experienced. i am currently a member
>>of group health, which i have been very happy with in the past. i have
>>been aware for a long while that some doctors believe there to be a
>>connection between hyperinsulinemia and pcos. from what i can see, it
>>seems to be growing in acceptance as the years pass. so, i talked to my
>>new dr. about taking glucophage or similar. after the first
>>appointment, where she seemed very stand-offish and kept insisting that
>>i just ate too much and needed to lose weight (even after i had
>>vehemently stated that i watched what i ate-only whole grains, no
>>sugar,lean meats, lots of veggies), she sent me through a battery of
>>tests to check my fasting blood sugar and liver and kidney functions.
>>the results came back normal. so, i went with high hopes to my next
>>appointment. i thought she would do further tests to ascertain whether
>>or not my insulin/sugar levels were normal (since i'd had a glucose
>>tolerance test a few years ago and my levels were VERY high-almost
>>diabetic). but she did not. instead she threw a tantrum (okay, i'm
>>exaggerating a little, but not much). she growled at me, "i told you
>>last time, that i was not going to prescribe this. it is a policy of
>>group health's to not prescribe medications for conditions other than
>>that which they were intended for. there are no studies to indicate
>>that these medications are viable for treating pcos, blah, blah, blah".
>>needless to say, i hate her.
>>
>>but, my questions are...what is the position of the medical
>>establishment towards treating pcos with insuling sensitizing drugs? is
>>she right that there are no studies to support doing this? what are
>>people's experiences with low carb diets/metformin-glucophage/other
>>treatments? what do you think of my expereince with her? any other info.
>>you find pertinent would be helpful too.
>>
>>thank you...
>>
>>--
>>carrie
>>
>--
>email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>
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