Newbie - Strange Cycles on Met

emlily · 08-12-2008, 01:09 AM

Hi Everyone,

I am new to this... was officially diagnosed with PCOS five months ago and at the same time stopped taking BCP. Have been ttc ever since. I have been taking 1000 mg of Met for the past three months with hardly any side effects and have had 35 day cycles since being off BCP so my doctor was pleased that Met seemed to be working (she recently increased my dose to 1500 mg daily). Currently, it has been 50 days since my last period and blood test confirmed that I am not pregnant.

Has anyone else had this experience with Met - where your periods started out regular but then became irregular? Also, this may sound like the dumbest question, but how do I know if I am ovulating? I have heard ovulation predictor kits don't work for women with PCOS b/c of the elevated LH hormone. Any thoughts would be appreciated...I am getting so frustrated!!!

Emily

Jau · 08-14-2008, 03:21 AM

This is happening to me.before goin on met i used to get my periods,not the same date every month and not after 28 days,but i usd to get it most months,i usd to skip only one month a year.now im 3months on met..i started in april.didnt get periods in may.got it late june,then again didnt get it in july..till nw nothing..i was taking 1000mg,bt didnt take this mnth as my tabs are finishd,got to see doc..i had very little spotting in july..n my nipples just startd to pain,but i do get these symtoms during PMS..Scared to take a test,i dnt handle negatives very well.2day is my 60th day since last period.gonna wait few more days.then wil test,but feels like met makes my periods more irregular!

Natalie'smom06 · 08-19-2008, 08:17 PM

Hi there. I only get cycles and O when I'm on 2,000mg Met, but longer cycles around 38days. Not on met I am completely anovulatory. That dosage does cause me some occasional side effects, but while TTC it is worth it. I dropped my dose down to 1500mg for 2 months and I never O'd. 1 week after I upped my dose back to 2000mg I O'd.
As for ovulation. are you ttc? if so, get to know your fertility signs and start charting with fertilityfriend.com. I take my temp every am, I don't chart the temps until I have confirmation of O - which is a high temp around 98F.