PCOS Messages for August, 2003: Re: Vitex, Met and ttc -- to Sonnet

Re: Vitex, Met and ttc -- to Sonnet

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 23:18:57 -0500 (CDT)

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*thinks* I BELIEVE the increase was prescribed by my endo just because I wasn't seeing really fabulous results on 1500mg (some results granted, just not magically cured or anything) and because my insulin related symptoms were so severe (years of hypoglycemia for example, not to mention I weighed nearly 400lbs.) I usually am pretty good with keeping records of all my bloodwork and I don't remember him testing my fasting insulin around that time, so my guess would be just based on symptoms. I do know that after being on the higher dose for about 6 months and seeing quite a bit of improvement I had a fasting insulin done and it came back at 15, so that makes me wonder how high it was when I was on 1500mg, or worse yet without treatment at all!

The prescribing info from BMS does say to slowly increase the dose, as long as your tummy can handle it, until you see a reduction in symptoms. So maybe that's all my endo was doing. *shrug* I'm just happy he did it, it's been such a turnaround for me!

At Wed, 6 Aug 2003, J.W.J. wrote: >
>At Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Sonnet wrote:
>>
>>Works great for me! I've lost a LOT of weight and seen real
>>improvementin all my other symptoms since going to 3000mg. I've been on
>>this dose for coming up on two years and all of my routinely done liver
>>and kidney function tests come back with flying colors.
>>
>Sonnet,
>
>Are the higher doses only used for those who have really high insulin
>levels? Is that why you went up--because your insulin levels weren't
>going down on the lower dose--or were you going strictly by symptoms?
>Just curious,
>Jessica
>
>--
>J.W.J.
>

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