PCOS Messages for July, 2003: Re: TO SONNET Try to Concieve

Re: TO SONNET Try to Concieve

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 7 Jul 2003 16:15:51 -0500 (CDT)

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She has answered this question in a previous quote. I have copied and pasted the answer...

I originally started on 1500mg a day (500mg X 3) and found that it helped a great deal with hypoglycemia, mood swings, insomnia, energy levels, and that sort of thing. I wasn't gaining a LOT of weight while I was on it, but I was still slowly putting on a pound here and there (gained 30lbs in 2 years on that dose.) I don't think it helped a great deal with my acne or hairloss, and I wasn't getting a period on that dose.

I moved up to 3g (1000mg X 3) and saw a difference right away in EVERYTHING. I suddenly had all this energy, I felt SO GOOD I can't even explain it, better than I had felt in probably 15 years. My hair growth and hair loss slowed, my acne improved dramatically, I started losing weight even though I was not low carbing (70lbs in about 14 months) and then I started getting my period again. The first one was after a dose of Clomid to induce a period, but then they came on their own after that. Every 32 days, then 30 days, and then 28 days - and then we were pregnant! Surprise! I have not actually had my tstosterone checked since being on this dose that I can remember (I would have to go back and look through my files) but I would imagine it's much lower since my symptoms are all so much improved. (When I was on 1500mg my testosterone hovered around 65.)

At Mon, 7 Jul 2003, Angela wrote: >
>What is the dose? I am on 2000mg a day.
>
>At Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Sonnet wrote:
>>
>>Angela we conceived on just Met alone. But it took a higher dose than I
>>had been on to really start relieving my symptoms and get me ovulating.
>>Before you invest tons of money in a fertility monitor check with the
>>cheaper strips you can purchase, as those types of systems often don't
>>work for women with PCOS (they test LH I believe, which can be altered
>>in women with PCOS.) It might work fine for you, but what a shame to
>>waste all that money if they don't!
>>
>>GL and baby dust!
>>
>>At Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Angela wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi Everyone, I have been on this board before, so many of you might know
>>>my story already.
>>>
>>>I have had four children: female stillborn 1984, 33wks boy 1989, 36wks
>>>boy 2001 - w/ MET, injections, inseminations, 38wks boy 2002 w/ MET.
>>>
>>>We have decided to have one more child before getting my tubes tied. Has
>>>anyone out there just conceived with MET. I know it happened to me
>>>once, but we have been trying for 6 months now and nothing. Is there
>>>any suggestions you can give me? Should I get one of those monitors in
>>>the market, I meet with my dr on July 16th for a consultant.
>>>
>>>I am also 38 and have PCOS and IR.
>>
>>--
>>email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>>

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