How long does it take to see results from Metformin??
Hi, I am wondering how long it takes to get a period after starting Metformin. I was on 1000 mg a day for a month with no results, and now am on 1700 mg a day. I haven't had a period for 5 months.
I think the results are different for everyone. Many cysters don't see results until they eat to control their insulin. The insulin resistance diet is a good one.
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Hi there.......I think it's different for everyone. I too am trying to be patient. I haven't had a period since getting off BC in November. My doc had me on 200mg of Prometrium to start AF but still nothing.....I'm getting a little panicked but trying to stay positive.
I agree..it varies depending on a lot of factors...genes, history, seberity of symptoms, how far your hormones are from normal, how easy they are to move etc.
For me, I have hormones that require a jackhammer. It was over abyear on met before I really saw a significant drop in my labs and another 9 months or so with diet and exercise and met before my labs got into normal ranges. The way I see it, my hormones weren't bungled overnight and they take time to get fixed too. Baby steps in the right direction are good enough for me.
Good luck!
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hey Guys I Was Diagnosed With Pcos Since March Of This Year After All Prior Testings. Since March 6, 2008 I Have Been On The Pill Metformin 500mg. How Long Would It Actually Take Before Seeing An Actual Normal Period. Not To Mention Eversince Using It Every Month I Would Spot For Couple Of Days But Not Yet A Fulll Flow. I Just Cant Wait To Start Getting My Regular Menstral Again. Then I Could Start Tring To Conceive. My Biological Clock Is Ticking...i Gotta Get Going. Without A Normal Menstral Its Not Easy To Conceive.
I don't know about getting your period (I'm still waiting on that one myself), but my labs improved by about 10 points during the first four weeks I took the medication--so much so that the doctor almost declared me not to have PCOS. He rethought after reviewing my february labs, and he just decided that met xr 500mg made the difference. I also changed my diet considerably (due to all the terrible side effects of met), so that may have helped.
I was on 1700mg for a month when I got my period. It was hard to know if that was just by chance or if it was because of the met. But I got it again 40 days later and again 35 days after that. So it worked for me very quickly. I wasn't on it very long because I got pregnant. I am back on it again at 1700mg and again got my cycle after 3 weeks on it (and it had been about 70 days from my last). Could be a fluke I suppose, but I think the met works well for me. I saw a decrease in my total testerone back into normal range after 3 months on it my first go round.
How long does it take to see results from Metformin?? 
It was over abyear on met before I really saw a significant drop in my labs and another 9 months or so with diet and exercise and met before my labs got into normal ranges. The way I see it, my hormones weren't bungled overnight and they take time to get fixed too. Baby steps in the right direction are good enough for me.
