Hi I have just been diagnosed as having PCOS and my doctor wants to put me on metformin. Apparently it will help me dramatically loose weight as well as treat my insulin levels.
Has this helped anyone conceive in the past and so I can get an idea, how much weight (if any) did you loose by going on metformin.
And how long did it take for you to lose weight?
thanks for the input in advance.
TBH - and I know you're probably not gonna wanna hear this! - I was on Metformin for 12 months, and not only did I not lose any weight, I was sick for the whole time. Some people don't respond to Metformin, you can try the slow release which might be gentler if you have a problem, but I know a fair few women who just can't take it.
I wasn't overweight, but was diagnosed with PCOS. Specialist reckoned I'd reached a weight which triggered the imbalance of hormones & insulin resistance. Didn't have to be overweight for it apparently! My cycle went from very irregular to completely disappearing for about 10 months. Started on metformin, had my first bleed after 6 weeks, and fell pregnant on the 2nd cycle.
The plan was to start on metformin and then go onto clomid, but since metformin re-established my cycle, we just went with that for TTC.
Hope you have some success with it. I can't quite remember, but I didn't have many side effects from it I don't think, my dr started me on a low dose for 2 weeks and then upped it. Apparently helps if you ease into your dosage, reduces the side effects.
Sorry to hear it didn't work for you sunflowa I have been told it doesnt work for everyone.
Liz wot a great success.
I dont have a problem with getting my period it comes every 35 days.
but still I have been diagnosed as having PCOS.
is that normal????
I conceived after taking metformin for a couple of months. I also lost some weight while I was on it.
I don't really know how much the metformin helped, because I pretty much concieved as soon as we started trying (lucky!), and I was losing weight already in the earlier part of that year.
Didn't give me any side effects at all, that I remember.
hi, every body
i am ur new friend .i have read all ur problems n sucess with metformin helps.
1 yr 9month is running to my married life.
i have irregular cycles after marriage before it was regular.i diagnose pcos n prescribe glycomet (metformin) 500mg then 850mg once a day ni have lose little weight i have to loose 5 or 10 kilos.since 3 month i m having that tablet n my periods are regular from 3 months. this month i got pregnancy symptoms like sore n tender breast n frequent urine before my period date so i feel that i m pregnant n after passing my period date on
6th day i got negative pregnancy blood test. i was shock how can it be pregnancy symptoms with negative result. now i m going to ask doctor
if any body reply to this please reply
hi I was diagnosed with PCOS with all the symptoms without the cysts and also insulin resistance was very bad. I weighed 100kgs when we conceived.
I saw a dietician and ate a low GI diet lost 8-10kgs over about 3 months I think I went onto clomid from my FS and concieved however miscarried, he said it was due to my lack of progesterone he said metformin would help carry a long term sucessful pregnancy for me. So went on Metformin for 6 months lost another 10kgs and Clomid for the last 4 months and conceived Julia. The sucess worked for me my OB thought as I ate a very good low GI diet while taking Metformin and gave up caffine. I also ate Low GI through the pregnancy and weighed 110kgs the day of Julia's birth. I week after birth I lost 13kgs and 4 weeks after that lost 10kgs. long winded but being on Metformin and eating low gi I lost 23kgs all up. I must go back on it again!
hi there, no worries, its not a tablet, its a type of diet, like weight watchers is the best way to describe. If you search google and look up glycemic index it will give you a description of what the diet is.
Basically eating low GI food helps people with insulin resistance such as myself who find it hard to lose weight and also with pre-diabetes (type 2) to lose weight and get healthy.
Low GI food has a GI index of 55 or less which are fruit and vegetables (except potatoes, watermelon), grainy breads, pasta, legumes/pulses, milk, products extremely low in carbohydrates (fish, eggs, meat, nuts, oils), brown rice
Medium GI is fine to eat too in moderation 56 - 69 such as whole wheat products, basmati rice, orange, sweet potato, table sugar, most white rices (eg, jasmine),
High GI which I was told to avoid as it made me sick and sleepy especially with taking Metformin has a GI index of 70 and above such as corn flakes, baked potato, watermelon, croissant, white bread, extruded cereals (eg, Rice Krispies), straight glucose (100)
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I have been told it doesnt work for everyone.
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