I just had to share that I am already having success on met. I posted last week that I was starting back on met. Well, I had not had a period in at least 6 months and 6 days after starting met, AF arrived!! Yay!!! I am also noticing less sugar cravings and I seem to get full where I used to be hungry all the time AND all of that was on 500 mg, I just upped it to 1000 mg last night.
Now I just have to get my butt in gear and make sure I am eating right and exercising so I will lose weight. Then we will ttc #2 hopefully in Jan or Feb.
__________________ Jennifer (27)
DH Stephen
DS Caleb 11/11/05
DS Nathan 11/25/08
I love met too. I still have a lot of stomach discomfort, but in 7 months, it brought my testosterone level down from 130 something to 53. My LH and FSH are now at a 1:1 ratio. Before met, they were at at 2:1 ratio, respectively. I'm ovulating each month and I get a period every 35-37 days. And, my facial hair growth has slowed down tremendously, while my head hair is beggining to grow again. YAY!!! Met is a wonder drug.
__________________ Me: 29/DF: 29
Dx: PCOS 2001
Sx: 40lbs overweight, excess hair, irregular periods, skin tags
Meds: multi vitamin and Metformin (500mgs)
Diet: Low fat, moderate carbs, and moderate protein
Exercise: It's hard, but I try to exercise each day
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“I may not be a 10, but the boys say I clean up good!” -Gretchen Wilson
I am actually only on 250mg/day now, but I have already noticed that the annoying hair growth has slowed, and my face is no longer an oil slick at 5pm (which I never attributed to PCOS, but I guess it was related). I also don't have that horrible "foggy brain" all day long. Boy is THAT a nice thing.
I do think it makes me panicky/jittery, so my Dr has me taking 250mg for 4 weeks then upping to 250mg/2x a Day for 4 weeks, to see if I can tolerate it better.
No effect yet on AF, but I am not TTC, so that's ok with me. I use Bio-Identical Progesterone each month to bring on AF.
Isn't it nice to find something that actually helps? Yeah Met!
__________________ Me (32) DH (31)
DD (4) DS (1)
DX 7/2006
My 2007 Resolution: EXERCISE! (Please encourage me!)
"If we meet no gods, it is because we harbor none." Ralph Waldo Emerson
YAY! Always glad to do the "I got my AF" happy dance.
__________________ Christy
33 yrs, 1 precious hubby, 2 miracle kids, At Goal Wt for 4 yrs, Trygly's down 445 pts, Free Androgen down from 20 to 2, 3 half 'thons ran, 2 mtns hiked, 1 crazy run in the Rockies, 4 forest trail races, profiled in 2 magazines...1 woman determined to kick PCOS butt!
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I Love Met!! 
AND all of that was on 500 mg, I just upped it to 1000 mg last night. 
