Fatigue tied to cycles / PMS on Met?

sarahz5 · 01-19-2007, 10:57 PM

Has anyone else had this experience?

I started Met on December 16, and between December 27 and December 31 I had crazy, intense exhaustion that completely wiped me out. I felt achy, had headaches, slept for 12 hours or more, and was so tired I could barely get up off the couch to get a glass of water.

On NYE, I woke up feeling great, and interestingly enough, I got AF that day. Since then, I have been feeling amazing on the Met - so much energy, sleeping a normal amount of time, it's been great. I am also taking B vitamins and some other supplements.

Now, I'm on cd20, and I feel like crap again. Same exact thing as before. It's not quite as close to AF, but it's about the same time frame. I am also on the pill this month, to get rid of cysts, which you would think would change things, but maybe not. I know I didn't ovulate on either cycle.

Have any of you noticed PMS exhaustion getting a lot WORSE on Metformin? Do you think this is related to the Met? I have never felt like this before, and certainly not particularly before AF - whether on an ovulatory or anovulatory cycle, or on the pill.

Any insight?

Thanks,
Sarah

Roses · 01-20-2007, 07:47 AM

I def noticed that when I started met and it was 'kicking in' I was exhausted. And I have been feeling like that the last couple of days again and I thought it might be because I had forgotten to take a couple of tablets... but I have just started spotting so AF is here. So, yeah... def exhausted and pretty bad PMS... I have been pretty flat.
Plus, I am not charting or TTC, but I am pretty sure I o'd this cycle as I had first EWCM for the first time ever.

HTH