Re: Metformin and the pill....a good combination?
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:16:22 -0500 (CDT)
Hi,
I second Sonnet's comments. Metformin can take a while to work and you
may need to experiment with the dosage. Try going off the pill for a
while, at least that will let you know what your periods are really
doing. If possible combine the metformin with a lower carb diet
(restrict refined carbs etc.) and exercise. Be persistent.
Did your doctor also do screening
At Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Sonnet wrote:
>
>Ruth, I know it's disheartening but many women find that it takes
>several months or a different dose of the Metformin to see real
>improvements. It can take a long time for your body to get back on
>track and to where it should be hormonally! But rest assured that good
>things are happening. For some women they see results in some areas in
>the first month, for some it takes 6 months or a year or longer. Maybe
>your "magic number" will be 4, next month. Who knows! If you continue
>to see no improvement, however, I would relatively soon ask for an
>increase in dosage. That's what the US makers of the drug recommend in
>prescribing it, up to a maximum of 2550mg. Hope that helps some!
>
>At Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Ruth wrote:
>>
>>I was diagnsed with PCOS when I was 13. I was put on the pill and I
>>have been on it ever since. I am now 22. I was told by my GP and
>>specialist that there was nothing that could be done for me and that if
>>I didn't have children within my twenties - I couldn't. I suffer from
>>the usual symptoms...not periods, problems with hair and of course, the
>>weight gain! This is probably my worst symptom and although I eat
>>sensible and exercise everyday, nothing seems to shift the weight. Even
>>when I do lose some weight I get stuck and twise as much creeps back on.
>>
>>Recently I saw a specialist and she prescribed Metformin. I thought
>>this was going to be the miracle cure I had waited for for so long.
>>However, I haven't seen the results I was hoping for and I wondered how
>>long I could expect to wait for positive results to happen. I've
>>suffered the side effects of taking Metformin...but not seen the
>>results! I have been taking it nearly 3 months and I wonder whether
>>coming off the pill would make a difference. I have been using Dianette
>>for 4
>>years and many other brands before that. In total I have been on the
>>pill for 9 years, and although it has had a positive effect on my free
>>hormone levels etc there have been no physical improvement in my
>>symtoms. If anything, the physical symptoms have got worse.
>>
>>Is there anyone else in a similar situation....or used to be in this
>>situation and has now found a solution?
>>
>>--
>>Ruth Wilson, Surrey, UK
>>
>--
>email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>
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