constant_vigilance!

I decided this weekend to stop taking Metformin. Two months now I haven't felt like myself. At first it was diarrhea and nausea constantly. I lowered my dosage to 1000mg and it went away, but then new symptoms popped up - always hungry, shaky if I don't eat every 3ish hours, brain feeling fuzzy. I finally said 'screw it' and I've decided to go with herbs. Any recommendations?

Also, should I take chromium? Is there anything I should know about it? ie Any side effects like with Metformin?

Neena

I would start doing research on Cinnamon and see if it works for you.

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TTC #1 Jan 07; Chem. preg Jun 07
1/14/08: BFP-no meds (diet, cinnamon, flax oil+castor oil from CD 6)
1/18/08: Beta: 1157 (18dpo) Brown spotting; DX with Sub. Hypothyroid at 1st Endo visit
1/22/08: Beta: 6000 no HB no fetal pole
1/25/08: Beta: 13900 Red Blood-ER visit; US: no HB
1/28/08: Beta 14100 feared miscarriage
2/05/08: US: HB 128
2/19/08: US: HB 160
3/18/08: Nuchal test-ok; US: HB 170
5/20/08: Level 2 U/S ok; It's a Girl!! EDD now Sept, 15; baby 4 days behind.
orig. EDD: Sept. 25, 08

jackie_C

I went off Metformin too. I did not have any of the digestive side effects but the brain fog! I do not want to spend the rest of my days like that. I'm not IR so I'm just taking Vitex right now. I'm also sticking to the Fertility Diet (I've learned a lot from that book) and I'm going for Acupucture.

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Prenatal Vitamin
Vitex 800 mg.

Gave up on Metformin - It wasn't for me
Now going for Acupuncture