I barely have any PCOS symptoms, yet I still have it??

kandi&joe · 01-09-2003, 03:55 PM

I was diagnosed with PCOS December 24. Went on Met 12/28. I am now on 1000mg a day. Very nauseous if I don't eat enough and mild diarrhea.

I am not overweight (115lbs 5'2), I have no excessive body hair. The only symptom I have is that my periods are irregular. Since going off the pill in April I had 2 60 day cycles. The rest were 35 to 40 days. My doc said my Progest. and Estrogen are low and testosterone level is elevated. And I am insulin resistant.

Anyone else taking Met that have the same symptoms I do?

thanks

lynnerhead · 01-09-2003, 04:15 PM

I can't say whether you have PCOS but metformin is what you need if you are insulin resistant. It successfully lowered my testosterone from 57 to 13. It also lowered all of the other hormones that were too high. I'm not incredibly overweight. I could lose a few pounds but overall it worked wonders for me. I'm pregnant now too.

(193 lbs. 5'7"-- target optimal weight is 168 lbs.) So.. from my experience I would say you should take the metformin whether you have PCOS or not because the drug was actually created as a diabetic drug.. not as a PCOS drug.

Also, how old are you? I didn't have any symptoms until I was 21.

I hope I helped.. if not .. I did bump up your post.

Lynn

kandi&joe · 01-09-2003, 04:40 PM

Lynnerhead, I am 29. Thanks for your post and congrats on the pregnancy!

Kandi

phillygal · 01-09-2003, 06:40 PM

Just wanted to say hi. I have mild PCOS symptoms, too. Elevated testosterone and the classic ovaries, but that's about it (I'm not complaining!). It really does affect everyone differently. I was in denial for a while, though.

Met really does seem to work for a lot of cysters. Good luck on it!

kandi&joe · 01-09-2003, 06:43 PM

How about your ovaries? Do they hurt around O time? Mine always did, but it seems this Met is helping. I hope so! But my doc never did an u/s, so I don't know if my ovaries are polycystic....

Kandi 29 DH 35
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diagnosed w/PCOS 12/02
Metformin 1000mg a day for 3 months
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phillygal · 01-09-2003, 06:52 PM

Mine always hurt after I ovulate for a few days. Do both sides hurt for you? This month is weird for me. I thought I ovulated two weeks ago, but no O pain in my ovaries. And then this week both sides have hurt pretty bad. Plus my temps have been a little strange, too. I guess my body is just getting used to the Met. This is my fourth week on it.

Animal_Lover · 01-09-2003, 07:00 PM

My symptoms are the same as yours - only signs are irregular periods and raised testosterone level. The doctor looked at me and was a bit surprised - I don't have any other signs. I'm 5'9 and weight 150.

kandi&joe · 01-09-2003, 07:01 PM

Sometimes both sides would hurt. But mostly it is my right side.

I have read that it takes 3 months for Met to kick in, others say it has kicked in for them right away. Maybe it affects everyone a little differently.

Do you still get nauseous after the 4 weeks? I am terribly nauseous if I don't eat. Thats the worst side effect so far.

I have not started temping yet. I am going to use a monitor starting next month.

kandi&joe · 01-09-2003, 07:02 PM

Oh and this is my second week on Met.

Alli · 01-09-2003, 08:44 PM

I started the Met about three and a half weeks ago, and the side effects are just about gone. As long as I take the Met with a meal or a glass of milk, I seem to be OK. The constant trips to the bathroom only happened the first week and for a day or so each time I upped the dosage, and I'm up to 1500mg a day now.

Drinking a lot of water seems to have helped my symptoms, too.

I wish you luck!

Alli · 01-09-2003, 08:46 PM

...I meant to mention that I seem to have much less ovarian pain on the Met, but I did start BCPs at the same time so I'm not sure which has helped alleviate the pain - maybe it's both.

lynnerhead · 01-09-2003, 08:55 PM

I just had to add a couple more things. When my OBGYN first diagnosed me, I didn't believe it. She gave me a 10 page report to read about PCOS and I still didn't believe that was me so I got a second opinion from an Endocrinologist and he confirmed it so I decided to accept it. I do remember reading though that PCOS was first called Stein-Levanthal Syndrome and one of the common symptoms just happened to be polycystic ovaries so they changed the name to make more doctors aware of it. It seems like only 60% of the people with these "collection of symptoms" had polycystic ovaries and I can tell you for sure that I don't have any cysts on my ovaries but belonging to the group of diagnosed cysters has only helped me to get proper treatment for whatever symptoms I do have.

Okay... I'll stop.. that's my .02.