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02-04-2006, 01:10 AM
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Anyone aboutto start Met in the next couple of weeks and is abit nervous??
I've not ovulated in 7 months, really looking forward to having normal cycles, hopefully!
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02-04-2006, 01:57 AM
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good luck!
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02-07-2006, 05:12 AM
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I always say the same two things to people about to start met, because I learned them the hard way and I hope you won't have to.
1. I always take my met right in the middle of my food. My side effects (nausea/vomiting/diarrhea) pretty much went away after I started that.
2. I started at 500 mg/day and worked up gradually to 1500 mg/day. I think it gave my body a chance to get used to the met. I didn't have increased side effects when I increased the dose either.
Hope this helps, good luck
Jenny
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02-08-2006, 01:54 PM
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Thanks for the advice Jenny, I shall remember to do those things when I start it, anything to try & avoid side affects! 
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02-08-2006, 05:31 PM
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Good luck, Em!
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02-09-2006, 08:04 PM
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Hi Em,
I am starting met on Saturday and am also a bit nervous. The prescription was written at the end of November, but I just got it filled this week. I just wanted to make it through the holidays, etc. in the event that I have any side effects. I have not had a period on my own since August, which was right after I went off the pill. I also take Provera to get a period.
We are TTC, so I just tell myself if I have horrible side effects it will all be worth it when we hopefully have a baby!
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02-10-2006, 12:27 PM
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I'm the same Andrea, not had AF since July '05 when I stopped the pill! So I'm really hoping Met will regulate things for me, Haven't got a hope of conceiving if I don't even ovulate! Soooo frustrating! 
Your right about the side affects tho, I can cope with them if it's going to help me have a baby - fingers crossed!
Well good luck to you, keep me posted on how things go - I've got an ultrasound scan on tuesday to confirm the doc's diagnosis, so I'm hoping I'll get the met next week sometime. 
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02-10-2006, 03:25 PM
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I will start my first dose of Met tonight. Thanks for the advice, I want to minimize side effects!
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02-10-2006, 09:30 PM
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I remember starting met like it was yesterday (started may "05") After I got over the upset stomach and making the bathroom my new hang out place it has been great. I used to wake up every morning before taking met feeling yucky or after I ate something with alot of sugar I felt worse, Now I feel "right" and I feel good knowing that I found a doctor that actually knew what he was doing, and that in taking the met I wasn't going to get worse of fatter. The best advice I can give you girls who are just starting is to go out and buy some imodium AD only take a spoonful and buy some tums trust me it will help out alot and the symptoms don't last forever.. CONGRATS ON TAKING YOUR FIRST STEPS TO FIGHT PCOS!!!!
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02-11-2006, 01:03 AM
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I start Sunday too! I'm very nervous b/c I am in real estate and I'm out and about showing houses for hours at a time. I am scared of having to go to bathroom when it is appropriate while I am with my clients. I am taking my met er in the evening and doing IR diet so I hope that I don't have too many bathroom moments during the day.
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02-12-2006, 12:35 AM
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So far so good....took my first dose last night and only had one loose BM and haven't taken any immodium AD's although I stocked up on them.
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02-12-2006, 04:13 AM
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I'm starting met soon and I'm very nervous and excited, too. Good luck to you!
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02-12-2006, 05:05 AM
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Looks like there are several people starting met now or sometime soon. I took my first dose this morning (my doctor started me on 850 mg) and really haven't had any side effects so far to speak of. I do have a headache, but not sure if that's a side effect of the met or due to the fact that I didn't drink any coffee today!
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