Joshulol

Hello all.I am in the process of working with my doctor to determine which way to go with treatment. I have read so many messages regarding Met, from success to those who gain weight and just cannot seem to take the medication. There are also people who seem to have taken Met successfully but have "finally gotten off Met" by using a variety of supplements. What is behind this? If you are one of the women who was on Met and were able to switch to diet and exercise with supplements, why and how? Was it your decision, your doctor's decision, or both?What is the prognosis for someone with PCOS? How often can women manage it through diet and exercise alone, and how often do physicians keep a person on Met long term, or even for life? How do you know when you have been on Met long enough - does your physician take you off the drug and then do more blood tests?Right now I am following the link and balance diet described in The Insulin Resistance Diet (like it so far), lifting weights, doing aerobic exercize and Yoga, and taking supplements. I wonder, should I ask for Met, or should I try to manage this without Met first? So far weight loss has been slow, but the exhaustion I normally feel after eating is almost gone.Thanks for any info you can share.

megandmike2024

You have a lot of questions.... LOL I don't know if I can answer most of them but I will tell you how I was put on Met.

I went to this horrible doctor that told me I would never have kids and I just won't accept that...she was so horrible and wan't allowing me to do things that were BEST FOR ME...so I changed doctors and finally found a pcos expert...she asked me what I wanted to do and I remember just thinking "wow a doctor that finally asked me what I WANT" I told her my goal is to have a baby and she suggested that I go on Met because I'm overweight and that Met should help me lose weight quicker then if I wasn't on it and also that if I'm lucky it'll help me start ovulating on my own. I can't wait to see what happens. I have only been on it for about two weeks and I'm already up to 1,000mg and hoping to get to 2,000 mg. I haven't started diet and exercise yet simply because I have been terribly sick on Met at the moment. I'm going to start a strict diet and exercise plan tomorrow tho so we'll see how it goes. I was put on Met under my doctors suggestion but only if I WANTED to be on it. I jumped at the chance because anything that can help me lose weight faster is all good. They won't start fertility treatment unless they know they have to, which means I have to be on this awhile to see if I will ovulate on my own.

I guess if your plan is working, good for you! I know Met balances the hormones which might help you lose weight fater...but it sounds like you have a great plan going at the moment.

As for the other questions I plan to be on Met to regulate and maintain my weight once I get there. Also we'll see what happens when I finally do get pregnant and if my doctor wants me off it or not. As far as I know I'm on strict regulations right now from my doctor not to stop once I have started...so we'll see I guess. I know Met isn't for everyone but I just don't care what it does to me as far as sickness as long as I'm getting closer to my baby goal...hope this helped a little...

~megan

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Joshulol

I am sorry to hear that the Met is making you sick, but so happy for you that you have found the right physician and that you are on your way to learning whether or not Met is the answer for you. Good luck!
You are right, I have tons of questions, LOL! Your response did help me, thanks!