Hi. I am not new to pcos/insulin resistance as i have Hashimoto's disease (hypothyroidism), had for just about 3 years into. It is directly linked to pcos & i have had just about every symptom. My fasting glucoses were always WAY above 100 (110-120, several times i've gotten 130-140. I dont use sugar and generally follow the south beach diet) , also gained ovr 20 lbs this year & couldnt take it off no matter what. I told this to my ob/gyn np (nurse practitioner) & she just ignored it, said i probably had pcos all my life
except i dont recall ever having these symptoms & having 3-4 periods a year when i was younger (i'm 44 & have had only 4 this year)
I explained this to my pcp (i've had for 9 years) & he agreed to try me on Metformin on 11/19. I started at 425 mg & increased to 850 within 4 weeks, he wants me to increase to 1000 mg a day (split in 500 twice a day) So far so good. My fasting sugars are now 101, 96, 98 , 100 or less. Also lost over 10 lbs
and still slowly losing (still sticking to South Beach) I dont know if it's metformin or the Armour Thyroid i'm taking (since 11/1, i was on Synthroid for a year, it made me sick & overweight in the end, it increases your metabolism so you eat more) or a combination of both. Still no period but menstrual cramps constantly (severe at times) Does it really take up to 6 months before that part is straightened out, or is it perimenopause? Seeing that there is no reason for me to have a hysterectomy & i still have a uterus (had a tubal ligation in 1995) it must still continue to work, no? I'm increasing the Metformin in a couple of weeks. I would feel SOOOO much better if i would bleed! BTW what does AF & BFP stand for? Just wondering. OK anyone else on the same boat as me? I would love to hear from you!
