Statlady

I am still working on getting a diagnosis, but have been thinking about the possibility of taking Metformin if that's what the doctor wants me to do. I had a question for those of you who have taken it. Does it help with your energy level/need for sleep?

I posted a message about the amount of sleep people need and found out that I'm not the only one who feels like they need over 9 hours of sleep per night. I am lucky if I get 8. I usually average about 7. When I wake up in the morning, I am so tired/cranky, that I wonder if I might be getting ill. If I were a coffee-drinker, I'm sure I would need a cup or two to get going. Usually I start feeling better by mid-morning. I'm currently following the Body for Life diet and I exercise 6 days a week. I'm not overweight. If I were to take Metformin or Glucophage, would it help me wake up in the morning?

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Statlady
Me: 29, DH: 31
Diagnosed PCOS April 2003; anovulatory; not IR
TTC July '02 - December '06
Glucophage XR, 1000mg (4/03-8/05)
4 unsuccesful cycles of Clomid (50, 100, 150, 150)
Follistim/IUI December '06
BFP 12/24/2006
Darling twin babies born 8/5/2007

Statlady

Please, doesn't anybody know??

Poohgirl

I started taking Met in late October I had a lot of energy but I cant say if it was do to the Met or changing around the carbs I was consuming. I would try it there have been a lot of thin cysters that use the Met also.


Hope someone else can help you also

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Poohgirl
I am 29, DH is 29
DX 1997
Started Treatment on 10-02
1700 metformin
ttc #1 for 3 yrs

Eva35

Hi

I've been on Met since Sept last year. For the first few weeks, I had zero energy, but now I've got back to my 'normal', which isn't 100 pr cent.

Eva

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Me 36, dh 31, son 6 years. Married 9 years.

Dx: PCOS, LOCAH, HS, Lichen Planus, IBS, raised bp, raised cholesterol

Spiro, Metformin, Bendrofluazide, Amlodapine, Atorvastatin, Prednisolone, Multi Vits, Co-Proxamol, Corsodyl

She is buffeted by the wind but she does not sink

andrena

I've been on 2000mg a day for a little over a year. It has really helped my energy level. For me, it wasn't so much that I felt I needed more sleep - I just didn't have any 'pep'. No desire to do anything other than just lay on the couch! Now that I'm on met it's hard for me to not do something.

I can still lay on the couch - LOL! - but I'm usually doing something with my hands (sewing, reading, embroidery, etc - not eating!), whereas before I didn't even want to do that. If my husband wants to take a walk around the block I jump right up, whereas before it was just an effort to get off the couch!

I love met!

CTCyster

My dosage was recently upped and I am not really used to it yet so I will have to get back to you on that. Ironically, I currently feel *more* tired from dealing with all of these side effects...LOL

*Aimee*

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