hi girls i hope you dont mind me popping in i have been ttc for about the last six months and have had lots of bt done and i havent been ovulating. my gyno has now put me on clomid one month on and one month off lets hope this help my tc.
i was having a look in all your posts and it seems like luck is coming for some of you and others have had a bad time. i know its hard i get down every month when i get my period its so fustrating. but we are all going to get our little bubs one day soon.
it would be nice to get to know you all and chat.
Hey all,
Ally i hope ur not round here for to long (meaning i hope u get ur bfp soon)
Just wondering i started metformin today and already am gettin side effects that arent very pleasent and i was just wondering if they will get worse us i up my dose and do they stay for the whole time im on metformin or will they calm down the more my body gets use to it?
kristie, they will get worse if you increase your dose before your body has adjusted to the current dose. Your doctor may have given you a schedule for increasing the dose, but if your body isn't ready for an increase, then there's no point going for one, take it slower if necessary and you'll have a much better go of it.
Other things you may find - certain foods often disagree with metformin, and that food can be different for different people. The one thing I did find, especially in the early days, is that it didn't mix well with a high-carb meal. If I was going to have pasta for dinner, I sure suffered for it later on!
Hey everyone,
I have just been reading some information on the net in regards to metformin as i have just started taking it and all i have read about is how it is used for diabetes 2. And i have just had a whole lot of bloods done and i do not have this at all all my glucose and insulin levels r normal. So what i am wondering is why am i on it when i am tryin to get pregnant???
kristie, metformin basically makes the body more sensitive to insulin. For people with type 2 diabetes, it allows them to more effectively use the insulin they produce.
In the case of PCOS, it is caused by insulin resistance. This means the body has to essentially flood your system with insulin in order to control blood sugar levels. By making the body more sensitive to insulin, less needs to be produced and hormone imbalance caused by having too much insulin can start to correct itself.
Did you have a glucose tolerance test? I believe that's the only way to diagnose insulin resistance. When fasting, my blood sugar levels and insulin levels are normal, however during my GTT it was found that my blood glucose remains normal, but after I had the sugar drink my insulin levels went sky high - what should never have got above 60 hit 273 - that was the indicator that I am severely insulin resistant.
Some further reassurance for you - I have a friend who looked up a lot of the recent studies on metformin and the treatment of PCOS. It was found to be beneficial even when insulin resistance was not present. Trust your doctor - it's a fairly new treatment for PCOS, but it is effective.
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