thinking of decreasing Met dose...

shellygirl · 08-25-2006, 06:38 AM

Hi everyone,

I just got some bloodwork from yesterday... and my estrogen has dropped out... at 48 for what should be the luteal phase (= my lowest ever in a test). The GP thinks Met isn't working - she wants me back at the specialist ASAP. I have an appointment, but it's not until early Oct. It's been 44 days since my last AF, and I normally never get a cycle this long (previous longest is 40 days and I only had two of them).

I had my best cycle ever on 750mg of Met, and am thinking of going back to that dose, until I can see my specialist in October.

What do others think of this? I know you are not docs and you can't okay a dose, but I am curious to know if others have experienced things getting worse on Met... I just think maybe 750mg is the dose for me??

Love,
Michelle

shellygirl · 08-25-2006, 08:53 PM

*bump*... please reply someone!!

Thanks

Headyfeady3 · 08-25-2006, 09:05 PM

I would say that you should try and reduce your dose. If that is the best that you have even done then I dont thing it would hurt. Everyone does different of meds and maybe you just need to take a low dose until that dont work anymore. I was on 1000mg and that was good for me for a few months and no I have had to up my dose cause my cycles are out of wack again.

shellygirl · 08-25-2006, 11:14 PM

Thanks Heady.

I think I will try the 750mg until I am able to see the specialist in Oct. I think I will also make an appointment to see a dietitian who specialises in PCOS, just to make sure my diet is the best it can be for PCOS. I figure if I can manage PCOS on mostly diet and exercise with a little help from the meds, than that is better than more meds and a worse diet.

I am beginning to think that my weight has something to do with it (am thin cyster), although the doc didn't think I was too thin to ovulate. I remember being this thin in the past and getting longer cycles than when I was a few kilos heavier. I am wondering if the combination of diet, exercise and too much Met is making my body think I am starving it?? So I am going to aim to increase weight by a couple of kilos, but keep exercising and eating well - maybe just the reduction in Met will mean a couple of kilos go back on me.

Thanks again for listening and taking the time to reply. I really felt that I needed to think and write this out, since it is a bit of a shock to have back bad results after trying so hard to improve them.

Love,
Michelle

shellygirl · 08-30-2006, 10:36 PM

Update....

Appears that doc was wrong on the not being too thin to ovulate issue.

Dietician says I am too thin to ovulate regularly - she wants an extra 7 kgs or so on me for me to be the ideal weight for ovulation / conception.

I have reduced to 750 mg Met... and we'll see how that goes.

Love,
Michelle

lilredcat · 08-31-2006, 04:39 AM

wow - too thin to ovulate. Maybe your dosage on met is fine but you just need to gain a wee bit of weight to be in perfect condition for ovulation. Perhaps take it easy on the exercising too - I've read that too much exercising can delay ovulation.

shellygirl · 08-31-2006, 07:15 AM

Thanks Nat. I've been told by a number of health care professionals that the exercise I do is not excessive and shouldn't interfere with regular ovulation - they classify it as "moderate" - so I am not going to cut it down. I think I O'ed on 750mg of Met in May with the same amount of exercise and eating well to control insulin - obviously was a little heavier back then, so I am confident all I need is a little more weight for stuff to work like it's supposed to!!

Love,
Michelle

lilredcat · 08-31-2006, 03:44 PM

Oh good, I was just concerned since I know oddly enough (and lazily enough) AFTER I stopped exercising so vigilantly (I was doing 1 hour a day elliptical trainer plus weight training) I not only LOST weight but I also ovulated. So.... weird. I finally feel well enough and adjusted to this damn met that I can start exercising again - after 2 months of NOT exercising. It's insane.... and I am normal weight, but not remotely underweight.