So tomorrow...I'll be a Mommy!!! It only took me 32 years, but I made it!
hey! congrats! today must be ur c-section. hope all goes well.[/quote]
I too have a wonderful nurse. I hope my story can be as positive as yours. Good luck with everything!
Nikep
__________________ Married to DH 5/97
Me 33 and DH 35
DD Eva 8/02 no problems conceiving
Miscarriage 11/04 no problems conceiving
TTC since 1/05
1 IUI with no drugs, 1 IUI with Follistim
DX with PCOS 10/06
9 cycles Follistim, great follicles no rupture
2 rounds 50mg clomid, great follicles no rupture
1500mg Metformin since 12/07
Small male factor
So, I am up to 750ml a day now, I took half a tab this morning then a full one tonight and so far so good, will keep going very slowly till im all the way there! Yippee....
Karen
__________________ PCOS actually dx 2004 weight 196lbs. IR diagnosed 2007 weight 238lbs. Started taking Met 31st Dec 08 weight 266lbs. BFP 12th March 08 & weight 252.....YAY! MC April 08 @ 6wks - Stopped Met & TTC :-(
Married September 2009 - weight 280lbs (Fat Bride!)
Restarted Met again 20th April 09! Current weight 297lbs. Also Starting TTC again....YAY! Last AF 31st Dec 08...
Thanks for your advice pretty chick pea, I am up to 750 a day now and am going to stick that till the weekend then up to 1000. So far on the 750 all good apart from my sugar cravings being back in the last few days, am wondering if this is becuase the dosage I am on is not enough to be controling my inslin properly yet - any ideas?
Also I had a very weird light headed 5 seconds last night about 2 hours after taking my 500ml tablet, it was such a weird feeling its hard to explain, I came over all hot and my hands became really sweaty, also went very dizzy and felt like a massive surge of blood to the head, then it went, didnt last long...not sure what all that was about, I was guessing it was because I upped my dose yesterday?
Any one else get any of these weird little things happening to them..?
Have a good day!!!
Karen
__________________ PCOS actually dx 2004 weight 196lbs. IR diagnosed 2007 weight 238lbs. Started taking Met 31st Dec 08 weight 266lbs. BFP 12th March 08 & weight 252.....YAY! MC April 08 @ 6wks - Stopped Met & TTC :-(
Married September 2009 - weight 280lbs (Fat Bride!)
Restarted Met again 20th April 09! Current weight 297lbs. Also Starting TTC again....YAY! Last AF 31st Dec 08...
So I just got off the phone with my doctors nurse, apparently the metformin isn't working quite the way it should be, my androgen levels have only dropped from 5.5 to 5.2 so they want to increase the dose from 1000mg a day to 1500mg, hopefully it will work. Good luck to everyone! Btw..does anyone know what the normal levels of androgens are?
I was just curious to know if anyone has paid for Metformin without insurance coverage..
Im thinking about quitting my job but Ive been on Met for 2 months and its working, Im on cycle day 2, this is my first cycle without provera since May. So im kinda scared that im going to have to go a few months without it, then have to start all over again.
Im more than willing to pay out of pocket if it isnt too costly...
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I was just curious to know if anyone has paid for Metformin without insurance coverage..
Im thinking about quitting my job but Ive been on Met for 2 months and its working, Im on cycle day 2, this is my first cycle without provera since May. So im kinda scared that im going to have to go a few months without it, then have to start all over again.
Im more than willing to pay out of pocket if it isnt too costly...
Hi I actually forgot my insurance card on 1/2/08 when I went to pick mine up and paid cash. I am on 500 mg (3 x's day) and for a month supply it was $34 something. I hope this helps and I hope this was accurate. I got mine as CVS. Best Wishes....
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Vicki (37) & Gene (36)
Cycle #1 of Met. & Clomid : (1/08) Prov.(1500 mg Met., Clomid 50 mg) CD 2-6, (++ OPK on CD 26, tons of EWCM on CD 27)
I should have said...they did not send it through my insurance because the card I had on file was expired. So they made me pay "out of pocket" and it was only $34 something.
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Cycle #1 of Met. & Clomid : (1/08) Prov.(1500 mg Met., Clomid 50 mg) CD 2-6, (++ OPK on CD 26, tons of EWCM on CD 27)
I don't know where you live, but Walmart has a $4 prescription program for people without insurance in some states and Metformin is on the list. You can find out information about this at the Walmart site. Click on pharmacy. Sometimes its just a matter of having your doctor change your prescription to match the dosage on the list if you don't already have that one.
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Married 5/4/00 DD Liliana 7
Diagnosed Dec. 2007
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For anyone looking for a success story with MET I will share mine. I first found out I had PCOS when I stopped getting AF after stopping BC. I was TTC so my DR started me out on clomid. I tried that for 3 months and had irregular temps. We then switched to MET. I was only on 500mg MET XR once a day and within 2 months I got pregnant. I will say that along with the MET I did walk daily and eat a low carb diet. I did lose 15lbs in that time frame. So for anyone looking for encouragement hang in there. This stuff really works!
VRSweeney, setj: Thanks for the info. 43 isnt too bad and im going to look up the walmart program. Thanks again!!
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I was just curious to know if anyone has paid for Metformin without insurance coverage..
Im thinking about quitting my job but Ive been on Met for 2 months and its working, Im on cycle day 2, this is my first cycle without provera since May. So im kinda scared that im going to have to go a few months without it, then have to start all over again.
Im more than willing to pay out of pocket if it isnt too costly...
Walmart offers Metformin on their $4 list. My pharmacy matches their price. Hopes that helps.
Nikiep
__________________ Married to DH 5/97
Me 33 and DH 35
DD Eva 8/02 no problems conceiving
Miscarriage 11/04 no problems conceiving
TTC since 1/05
1 IUI with no drugs, 1 IUI with Follistim
DX with PCOS 10/06
9 cycles Follistim, great follicles no rupture
2 rounds 50mg clomid, great follicles no rupture
1500mg Metformin since 12/07
Small male factor
I haven't been posting for a while- AF visited in October, but then skipped November, so I didn't feel like a Met "success story." I got a BFN in mid November and didn't think about it again. I know VRSweeney and I chatted about it then. BUT:
On 1/4, when I was using an ovulation strip, I decided just for the hell of it to add a pregnancy strip to the pee cup. It turned dark pink so fast, darker than the control line, that I COULD NOT believe it. I was sure I had confused the strips. Three hours later I peed on a drug store test and got another strong BFP! So shocked, seriously. I truly thought I was relapsing right back into anovulation. I am going for my first ultrasound 1/21, but we think I'm 8 weeks along!
The moral is that Met FRICKEN WORKS!!!!! Very best luck to you ladies, whether you're trying to conceive or just lower androgen levels & get healthy. It is my wonder drug.
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M/C 2/5/08
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Congrats and thanks for sharing! 
