How do you know if met dose is high enough?

xmelinda · 07-07-2004, 12:42 PM

I started Gluc XR about 3 months ago, and much to my great shock, I have had 2 AF. I got AF about a month after starting the GlucXR, then got AF again about 6 weeks after the end of the first AF. WOW, that means it wasn't a fluke! I'm just amazed to finally be joining the ranks of the "miracle" cases.

I'm only on 1000mg dose. I asked my doctor if I should go on up to 1500 or stay at 1000mg since I did get AF. My body tends to respond to lower doses of medications in general. She said stay at the lower dose and see if I get AF again -- which I did.

So my question is how do you know if it's working well *enough*? Might my AF be less "sluggish" if I took 1500? I have read TCOYF, so I know that everyone does not have AF at a textbook 28 days. I have seen no changes at all in my weight, oily skin, face/body hair, etc. and I do not feel more energetic or anything like that.

I'm wondering, if by some miracle I can actually get pregnant, is it possible that I'd still have too-high androgen levels which could endanger the baby's development? Or would too-high androgens prevent me from conceiving in the first place? I just want everything to work properly when I do finally conceive.

But I also don't want to take more medication than I need to, especially since I seem to be having no side-effect problems.

Melinda

christyz · 07-07-2004, 03:40 PM

My dosage was based partly on periods coming regularly, but mostly on what my lab tests looked like. I had baseline insulin, triglycerides, testosterone and free androgen labs taken before I began the meds, and my Dr knew I was at the right dose because they slowly normalized. It took a couple of years to get everything lined up properly, but as long as they were moving the right direction and didn't stall, my Dr left my dosage.

CONGRATS on your AF and continued success.