I have been on gluc since mid October.....I had very light AF (like a 2 day spotting ) up untill Janruary. Thn no AF untill yesterday. But I ovulated on CD 21 or so and am having now a very painfull, but normal period.
So all in all .....about 4 1/2 months to ovulate and it was only after I upped to 2000 mg that changes started to occur ...hair loss, finer facial hair and body changes
Good Luck!! Met really sucked for me in the beginning but I am totally willing to deal with the SE for beaing healthy and to have a healthy baby too
i have been taking metformin since 19/01/03, my gyno didnt tell me how long it would normally take to work, i asked a few girls in chat and they said normally 6 weeks- 3 months, hope this helps
__________________ Kim - age 28 dx sept 02 DH Jay 39. Married 4th May 02. ttc for 9 years.
m/c November 02. m/c June 2005. m/c November 2006. Ectopic pregnancy October 2007
Meds - Glucophage, provera, reductil.
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I started Met on 9/26/02 and got AF on 10/31/02. Now I get it every month. Hang in there and give it a chance to work. You may have to up the dosage. Best of luck.
__________________ Marietta/DH~ 9/00 DD~ 9/04 DS~10/17/07 Angels~ 8/03 & 12/03
Time to lose the weight! 200/194/150~11/01/07
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DID THE HAIR LOSS STOP ON MET OR DID IT STOP? MINE JUST KEEPS FALLING. HAVE BEEN ON MET FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HAS ANYONE NOTICED GOOD RESULTS ON YOUR HAIR ON MET
I started metformin (850mg once per day) on 2/16. AF arrived, to my shock, one week later on 2/23. I was on CD 40 when AF showed up, and I don't have cycles on my own.
Not sure if I will actually ovulate this cycle, but I'm hoping it's the metformin and not just an incredible coincidence.
Best of luck to everyone!
__________________ Cheryl (33) DH Matt (31)
DSS Andy (5)
TTC #1 for me
~Started 850mg metformin 2/16/03
~Several failed Clomid cycles - o'ed at 100 mg
~HSG 8/02 - left tube blocked, poss. hydrosalpinx
~Lap 9/02 - removed cyst on ovary, adhesions on left tube, stage I endo
~First Clomid/injectibles/IUI cycle a bust due to thin endometrial lining (*bad* Clomid!)
~BCP for *2* months due to *60mm* cyst -- ouch!
~Moved on to IVF in Sept. - wasting time on IUI (even though we never made it to one)
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~E/T 9/13 -- 1 beautiful 8-celled embie came home to mommy
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Hey there!
I started met 8 weeks ago. 4 weeks at 1000mg and 4 at 1500mg. No AF so far...but...my face has gone insane these last 2 weeks acne like I only saw near AF in the past. And my CM is through the roof really clear and stretchy. so I hope that something is happening!!
Anyway I will give it a few more months. I have an appt. to see the RE at the end of May and may ask for clomid then.
I started having some spotting off and on after about a month and a half on met, and AF came full force after 3 months on it. And it did make me ovulate.
__________________ Ricki, 33 and Jason, 31
Parents to Hunter!
Born October 19, 2003, 8lbs 7oz
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I finally got a regular 28 day cycle after about 5 months on 1500mg of Glucophage. They have been regular since, although there are some very heavy days and cramping. I am getting my progesterone levels checked -- but my RE believes I am probably ovulating.
__________________ diagnosed PCOS 9/2002
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I was diag. Jan. 2003 with PCOS, I began taking Met. in Feb.2003, was on it for about 6 or 7 weeks. I found out I was PG in March. I had already lost weight on a low fat diet, but when I started MET, I lost about 6 to 8 lbs a week. My total at time of PG, I had lost down 70 lbs. My dr. says it had to do with the MEt and the weight loss!!!!!!
I am now 5 1/2 weeks and everything is going well.
Good luck to you , hope it gives you hope!!!!!!!!!!
Hey!!
I replied to this post on the 4th of Mar. saying I had been on met for 8 weeks and that nothing had happened yet but that I was starting to get lots of CM and acne.
Well...I got an AF on the 17th of Mar!!! A normal one that was moderately heavy with cramps and all..(not like provera which I didn't even notice). So Yay!!! It seems to have worked for me in 10 weeks with what looks to have been an ovulation! I am on CD 8 right now and hoping for the best this month!
My question is this: Did most ladies find that their cycles became pretty standard or should I be prepared for a long cycle? I have started charting again would love some input!
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE 
for me...41/2 months 
I had great results 
