sjbrauck

Hi all! I was diagnosed with PCOS about a month ago. I had some lab work done to confirm this. My doc (actually a midwife) had me take Provera for ten days to induce a period, and then did blood work on the third day once the cycle had started. I got off the pill in Dec, and have had once natural period in Jan (shortly after ending BCP), and none since other than the Provera induced.

The tests showed that my hormone levels were balanced, but that I am insulin resistent. I started right away on Metformin, 750 mg 2x a day, for a total of 1,500 mg daily. I had very little side effects, and was on Met for over 2 weeks. I had a liver test the beginning of this week and my doc called the next day to tell me to quit taking the Met since my liver wasn't metabolizing the Met. So I have no idea what to do now. I was sooooo optimistic after reading Met sucess stories on this site, that now I just feel hopeless again after being taking off of it.

I am very obese, despite having a fairly active lifestyle. When I was diagnosed with PCOS on May 5th, I was also told by my my doc that in order to see a fertility specialist, I would need to lost about 50 lbs, just to qualify for an appt. Since then, I have gotten a personal trainer and have adopted a very healthy new lifestyle, restricted, healthy diet and exercising 5 to 6 times a week.

I just feel really hopeless and alone. I have an AMAZING husband of almost 2 years, and we want more than anything to start a family. I'm usually the most bubbly, optimistic person that you will ever meet, but I'm just really depressed over everything. Can any one lend me some support, advice, or anything else? I'd really appreciate it. I've been reading over this website for over a month, and tonite is the first time I've been brave enough to post anything. Thanks so much for reading! I look forward to any reply!