Have you noticed anything different since starting met. ?

desperate23 · 10-03-2004, 03:38 AM

I was just diagnoised with pcos on 10-1-04. I felt i had this for a few years. I have been bleeding for 3 months and new something was wrong... The dr. said it was probably because I didnt ovulate. Just wondering if you have noticed a change in anything since starting met...Like weight loss, regular periods, less anxiety/depression, pregnancy, ovulating? If so how long before you noticed? Thanks for all the help.

Miss-Meme · 10-03-2004, 10:06 AM

Since I started Met, I can tell that I have less anxiety. I believe that I am O'ing now. It also helped me have shorter cycles then before, so it did help with AF.

intensity_too · 10-05-2004, 12:42 PM

Once I started Glucophage XR I lost some weight, started ovulating and 3 months after starting it got pregnant and carried that baby to term

Since the birth of my son the Gluc doesn't seem to be working as well so I had to go on BCP's to let my ovaries rest since they were covered in cysts.

christyz · 10-05-2004, 03:30 PM

The met helped a lot, but it was limited until I got my diet and exercise all panned out. My first yr on met I just took the drug (no dietary changes) and exercised inconsistently, and I lost about 13 pounds in 12 months. My bloodwork was still really high and my periods were coming, but still really irregular (28-60+ days). When I started the IR diet and did cardio consistently, it really made a difference. I still lost my weight slow (took 2 more years to lose the next 50 pounds), but my bloodwork started improve, my periods were 28-32 days like clockwork and within 6 months my labs were normal for the first time in 7 years.

So my experience has been that met works best with the lifestyle changes to help us.

Hope it helps!

lissadell · 10-05-2004, 05:04 PM

I couldn't respond to your poll because, while I've experienced improvements on met, they don't fit into any of your categories.

After 9 months of met, my testosterone (total and free) has dropped down into normal ranges (first time ever in my non-BCP life)!

My cycles and ovluations are still irregular becuase my doctors have now discovered I may have an adrenal problem. My DHEAS is now elevated, which may signal Late Onset Congental Adrenal Hyperplasia. I'm undergoing further testing.

desperate23 · 10-06-2004, 01:58 PM

thank you so much for repling i appreciate it !!!

Kiko's_Bride · 10-06-2004, 02:14 PM

Within the first month of starting met, I lost 10lbs (of the 30ish that I needed/wanted to lose). Like Christyz, I was exercising regularly and made some dietary changes.

I also started ovulating (I was ovulating 1-2 times a year before starting Met), although it was a late ovulation -- between cd28 and 39. I ovulated every cycle since I was on met.

I couldn't tolerate the side effects of met very well, so I switched to GlucXR after 3 months, but continued to have good results. After switching to GlucXR, I had more energy and felt like myself. I also stopped craving sweets and bad carbs -- in fact now there are many foods that I think taste too sweet (which is a good thing!).

Since Kiko and I were ttc, I decided to give met/GlucXR about 6 months before moving on to clomid, but I never made it to that point -- I found out last week that I am pregnant just from the help that met/Gluc gave me. It has really made a difference in how I feel and how my body works!

SheriKCMO · 10-07-2004, 02:58 AM

The first month, really fast compared to some here, I lost ten pounds without trying, felt more in control of my emotions/depression/anger, had less yeast (I tend to get a lot of infections down under), started to see a temperature pattern forming that was more normal, my blood pressure went down ten digits in the top part (systolic?), and I simply "felt better". During the second month, I had my first period in 15 months. To my utter amazement, I had another one in about 36 days or so. As all of my symptoms continued to get better, I had longish but normal cycles for the first time ever. After several months, my doc told me I needed to cut out the carbs. When I did, the eggs started poppin, and I got pregnant right away. I agree that lifestyle really helps this out. We aren't working against it that way.
Best wishes,
Sheri

saluki_fan · 10-07-2004, 01:36 PM

I don't have a good response because I've never taken Met for too long.

I started on 5/22, had to stop taking it between 6/12 and 6/16 because I was hospitalized for an appendectomy and my surgeon didn't want me takign anything he didn't prescribe. However, I still ovulated when I got home (I did take Clomid days 5-9 plus Metformin, and had my appendectomy on day 11). Found out I was pregnant on 7/5 and stopped taking Met per my doctor's instructions. Had blighted ovum and miscarriage in mid to late August. I will take Met through my next pregnancy, should I be so lucky.

Started taking Met again 9/17, after ovulating on my own after a D&C 8/26. Had AF 9/29 and yesterday (Day 8), my body started showing signs of gearing up to ovulate again - I would think the Met is helping.

My worst side effect is that I seem to have major abdominal bloating from taking the Met. Some of that may be related to my appendectomy and my recent pregnancy (I was just starting to get a pregnancy pooch when I m/c'd.) I'm pretty sure it's bloating and not true weight gain because it's firm and not flabby, but it's driving me nuts!

Sally Simpson · 10-07-2004, 08:34 PM

I've had bad reactions from met, but my doc doesn't care. I have awful abdominal swelling and keep gaining weight. Been on it almost 6 months. No help with ovulation.