Kathie

Shortly after I started taking metformin I noticed a big difference in my skin--

The skin on my hands was stronger, more elastic and seemed tougher--not that it wasn't soft and feminine- just that it seemed more resistant to damage.

My hands also became bonier looking--I lost a lot of the baby fat around the bones in my hands and I got new folds in my skin.

I first noticed this driving, it felt like there was a hair on my hand, it was just that so much baby fat had left may hand that a new fold was developing.

I also have a lot more energy and I feel healthier as a whole--and of course-as some of you know-I concieved without a large weight loss.

Has anyone else noticed changes in the strength of their skin? I've been reading some of the articles on this site and I never read where skin is mentioned.

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Kathie age 48
diagnosed Stein Leventhal Syndrome (pcos) in early 1980's

12 years of infertility before
Two pergonal pregnancies
30 years of marriage

one single pergonal pregnancy in 1989 , one triplet pergonal pregnancy that lasted 28 weeks in 1990--one triplet baby in heaven--one child with cerebral palsy in a wheelchair.

positive pregnancy test on 5-8-2003-What a surprise!!
A little girl was born in December 2003--what a blessing.

christyz

The only thing I've noticed is my acne has cleared up. Except for when I O, my skin doesn't break out like it used to.

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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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Seattlekckckc

It's funny that you should mention this! Just yesterday when I was driving (funny, huh?), I noticed that my hands and wrists lookes slimmer. My fingers aren't as puffy, and my wrists/lower arms looked d@mn good! My face has cleared up and my fingernails are growing like crazy! My dh is so happy, becasue I am happy to wear polish everyday now!!!

I am also trying to concieve, so I hope I can follow in both of your footsteps on that as well!!!!!

Casey

KYBluegrass

Part of what you could be noticing also is the fact that now that your hormones are getting in line, you are not retaining as much water. For me, my fingers always looked swollen...now my wedding rings are falling off! I have noticed too that my skin is different...especially my face. I always had really oily skin, and now I do not have breakouts, and for the first time in my life, I can actually put moisturizer on my face. My veins are actually showing in my arms and hands now!

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Ange75

I have noticed my rings being loose and my wrist looking smaller. I would say the best thing is that the skin on my face looks more like it did when I was in high school - which is the younger not so blotchy looking.

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