I was diagnosed with PCOS at the end of April, by a doctor at my university clinic. She had me on progestrin for 10 days to start my period again, then I started on Diane again. (I had major breakthrough bleeds on Yasmin, so I went back to Diane)
After doing a lot of research on PCOS as well as surfing around on here, I noticed that even a lot of non-obese women with PCOS are on Metformin. This was never discussed with me and I am wondering if I should bring it up to my doctor. I have switched to a low GI diet in order to control my blood sugar, but should I still be looking into Metformin and has anyone had success without it?
I was switching back and forth between bcp and progestin to control my PCOS for many years. When we decided to ttc, I stopped the bcp (obviously). My periods were still very irregular, and I was using the progestin if I went more than a few months. We didn't conceive for two years, so my ob/gyn's next plan was the metformin. I began ovulating, and she said it was possible that I had never ovulated before. My cycles went from whenever, to 60 days, to 35 days, to pg. My doc has never talked about using the met otherwise, though. She seems content to just do the progestin when needed, unless I am ttc. I am not obese or having any pre-diabetic symptoms, so that may factor in. I think some of the issue is that the metformin treatment is so new. If you are ttc, I definitely recommend it. Even if you are not, it's great for regulating your O and has helped my skin tremendously, more than bcp ever did. I'd talk to your doctor!
When I conceived, I had been worked up to 1500 mg for a few weeks. This time, I have been on 1000 mgs for two months, and my cycles are getting shorter (35 days now). My doc wants me to keep at 1000 for a little while, to see if that may be enough. I think 2000 is the max dosage I've heard about. 500 mgs is where you start for a few weeks, just to ease you into it and lessen the side effects.
I was switching back and forth between bcp and progestin to control my PCOS for many years. When we decided to ttc, I stopped the bcp (obviously). My periods were still very irregular, and I was using the progestin if I went more than a few months. We didn't conceive for two years, so my ob/gyn's next plan was the metformin. I began ovulating, and she said it was possible that I had never ovulated before. My cycles went from whenever, to 60 days, to 35 days, to pg. My doc has never talked about using the met otherwise, though. She seems content to just do the progestin when needed, unless I am ttc. I am not obese or having any pre-diabetic symptoms, so that may factor in. I think some of the issue is that the metformin treatment is so new. If you are ttc, I definitely recommend it. Even if you are not, it's great for regulating your O and has helped my skin tremendously, more than bcp ever did. I'd talk to your doctor!
Thank you so much for the information! I will definitely do some more research on it, and then talk to my doctor about it. Im not ttc yet, but likely will be in the next few years. for the last year, bcp hasnt really been great at regulating my cycle, so I think met is something I will look at.
Not on Metformin, should I be? 
