Well, I just started Metformin (1500mg) about 2 weeks ago... I am still waiting for AF, and I recently started using Progesterone cream. I'm hoping that the combination of the two will work. I never get AF on my own, without BCP or Provera. I did not want to use the Provera this time, so I bought the cream and I'm trying it.
Anyway, I said all that to say this...I have been having a lot of pain in my ovaries since I started the Metformin. Any ideas why this might be? Anyone else experience this? I'm not sure if I should be alarmed or not.
I've had a ton of ovarian pain too. I just had AF after waiting 47 days and the days leading up to it were the worst! I do believe my previous cycle was ovulatory, however, I never confirmed it as my CBEFM prompted me to test only until day 25. I'm certain it would've been after those days based on the amount and type of CM.
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I've had some pain in my ovaries as well. Most months it's not so bad, but since I increased to 2000 mg of Metformin, it seems my pain has increased. But I'm not sure if it is the Metformin causing the increase in pain or not. Wish I had an answer to that. I don't have a follow up with my Doc til June so I'm definitely writing that down as a question to ask at that time.
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LaDonna (33) John (30)
Dx: PCOS (17 Jul 08), Obesity, HBP, Migraines, Anxiety, Dx: Hypothyroidism (28 Oct) 08, High Triglycerides (243)-no meds 6 months to control on my own.
Rx: Metformin XR - 500 mg - 2 tabs 2 x per day (2000 mg), Synthroid - 50 mcg-1 x per day, Fioricet, Prenatal vitamin - daily, Acidophilus - every other day
Weight Control - Weight Watchers Exercise - Walking, Treadmill, Incline Bike, Yoga for help with anxiety, free weights for muscle building.
Thanks for your responses. I am glad to know that I am not the only one experiencing this, although I'm sorry to hear you are also having pain.
It's not unbearable, just unsettling. I am always worried about the condition of my ovaries, knowing that I have so many cysts. There are times that I think my ovaries are exploding!!
So were either of you having trouble with AF before Metformin?? I am hoping that after 6 months without AF, I will see it soon... I have not knowingly ovulated in two years.
I definitely was. I think the longest I went without AF was about 106 days. I got on the Metformin in July and it's ranged anywhere from 34-58 days between cycles until now, and it was only 28 days, so I'm hoping I'm starting to see some good results.
I think the biggest thing that I've discovered is that PCOS is one of those things that really requires diligence and the utmost of patience.
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LaDonna (33) John (30)
Dx: PCOS (17 Jul 08), Obesity, HBP, Migraines, Anxiety, Dx: Hypothyroidism (28 Oct) 08, High Triglycerides (243)-no meds 6 months to control on my own.
Rx: Metformin XR - 500 mg - 2 tabs 2 x per day (2000 mg), Synthroid - 50 mcg-1 x per day, Fioricet, Prenatal vitamin - daily, Acidophilus - every other day
Weight Control - Weight Watchers Exercise - Walking, Treadmill, Incline Bike, Yoga for help with anxiety, free weights for muscle building.
I went four months without AF recently, which prompted me to start met again a couple of months ago. I had two periods within 35 days of each other on 1000 mgs, so things look good. However, I have been having some pain, too. I don't know if it's just my body trying to regulate itself, having reactions to the new balances of hormones, or what.
Ovarian Pain with Met? 
