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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!
hang in there!
BW
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.
BW
hi everyone...
im new here looks like i found the right place to come!..
i have been diagnosed with pcos for 6 years ( since i was 16) and have been struggling with the symptoms since.. (weight gain.. periods every 3-4 months etc) i was put on metformin back then but have been on and off it since.. ( partly due to being young and "invincible" now i say stupid.. and also due to the symptoms i was getting (dizziness, headaches and constant nausea)..
have been trying to concieve for nearly 1 year now and have had no luck.. i am totally frustrated and blame myself for being stupid and not taking metformin i was younger..which doesnt help now.. also having a sil due in 2 weeks doesnt help the frustration either..:wall:
i was wondering if anyone had experienced anything similar.. should i stick to just metformin or consider using clomid??
any opinions would be greatly apreciated
anyway enough of boring everone with my life story.. thanks for letting me vent a little
Hi Everyone,
Looks like there's lots of new people in here......let's hope there's lots of good news on it's way with positive BFP's.
Ovulating this week, so let's hope we catch the eggie.....:fertilise:
Kazz
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Hello ladies,
I too am new to this thread and have just mostly been observing until now but would like to join in, this site is such a great place to share our experiences.
Where i am at is that I have recently been prescribed clomid, 25mg to start. I have PCOS too and have known for quite a few years and have been TTC since about november last year.
I just started on the provera today to bring on the AF as i'm on day 45 at moment and she still hasn't arrived (not unusual). Its crazy because each cycle before this one i've been dreading its arrival because it means we haven't got pg, but now i can't wait for it to come so i can get on the clomid sooner! Am cramping a lot today so could be a sign that AF is actually coming so fingers crossed.
Looking forward to a BFP soon :pray:
Welcome Kristie86, blondie, ally and maz76.
Ally, if you don't mind me asking, i'm curious as to why your gyno has you taking clomid on and off. One of the questions i'd been meaning to ask my FS is whether it has a cumulative effect (i guess it doesn't, if it's OK to take it every 2nd cycle).
Kristie86, how are you going with the metformin? Hope the side-effects aren't giving you too much trouble.
Blondie, sorry I can't answer your questions. I don't even really know what metformin is!
Kazz, good to see you're back. I'm on CD9 so we're almost in sync! Except that I'll probably O day 20 if last cycle's anything to go by... anyway, good luck this week!! :)
Hi everyone,
mgm, you brought up the question...does clomid have a cumulative effect, I'm really curious to find out now.....I'll be back when I find out...!!!!!
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Blondie, have you been on metformin for the last year? If that is the case I would certainly say you've given it long enough and should probably start looking into other things as well. After 6 months for me it was obvious that metformin alone wasn't enough.
Good luck!
BW
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick post today... I am on day 6 of metformin and so far i only got side effects the second day of taking it apart from that nothing. I am thinking myself lucky after some of the horror stories i have read about the side affects. Also just wondering is it possible at all to start ovulating after only taking it for round a week....
Hi all,
Have never posted in this thread before but just wondering if anyoen can tell me if I can take Provera then Clomid whilst breastfeeding?
Ta!
Hi chocolatecatty,
i don't know about that for sure, but i know you shouldn't take it you are pregnant which is why my fs made me to a blood test for HCG before i started it. So perhaps breastfeeding is the same. Your doctor or pharmacist should be able to tell you for sure.
Thanks Maz79.
I had a pelvic u/s yesterday to check for cysts and there was no bubba in there, just a bunch of cysts. From what I've googled, provera's ok but Drs. will try to make you wean if taking Clomid, though there were plenty of women not listening to that advice. Guess I should talk to my Dr. anyway!
hi ladies.
thanks butterfly warrior.. i have been on metformin for a while.. over a year.. i thought that was long enough and have been looking into clomid.. although gp is saying that metformin alone is enough.. hmmm might go for a second opinion!..
kristie.. im really not sure how long it takes.. i have heard of women getting pregnant after only one month on it so maybe it is?.
Blondie, in that case I'd certainly be pushing for a referral to an FS, or a gynecologist at least and start looking into clomid. For me, 6 months on metformin was enough to see that it clearly wasn't enough to restore any semblance of menstrual regularity. I also only had one go at clomid and decided that wasn't the answer either - severe anxiety problems as side effects that had me off work for a week and it didn't make me ovulate! You've certainly been much more patient than I was, but it does appear to be time to move on to something else now, sadly.
Kristie, I've heard of women ovulating within days of taking metformin for the first time, but in more severe cases of PCOS, longer is usually needed. It's good that you're not having trouble with side effects. What dose are you on at the moment, and what does your doctor want you to get to?
BW
Hi everyone. DH, DS and I have all had colds and coughs the last few days - I'm exhausted and we can barely manage to force ourselves to BD at night... not very romantic I'm afraid!
Kazz, did you manage to find out anything about clomid being cumulative? I googled it but just came up with lots of stuff about side-effects being cumulative. Are you in the TWW now?
Hello everyone...
BW- i am gradually workin my way up to my dose of 1500mg over 3 weeks. Is this amount the usual dosage that ppl start on?
Also just a general question what are some sure signs that ovulation my be about to occur... Im new and not very knowledgeable about these kind of things.
1500mg seems to be a fairly standard dose for PCOS. It may freak out some pharmacists as the usual dose for type 2 diabetes is only 1000mg. I'm not sure why the difference, but I do know that my first specialist only put me on 1000mg, and I got nowhere until I changed specialists and he upped it to 1500mg, and then the weight came off. Just be careful - sometimes it's better to go two weeks at one dose before you increase. Your side effects will be the best indicator of how you're going, though. Don't push it if you're not feeling well.
The most obvious sign that ovulation is going to occur is egg-white cervical mucus. It looks exactly like raw, clear egg white. It's very stretchy. If you're on clomid it may reduce cervical mucus, so you may want to be using something like OPKs, but I honestly found them to be more stress than they were worth. You may want to check out fertility friend - lots of great information there.
BW
MGM.
I googled about the clomid thing and from what I've read I think that it stays in your system for a up to a month or more then gets excreted....., so I guess it doesn't really cause the next cycle dose picks up where the last one left off.
My DH and son have been really sick also, to the point where my DH couldn't meet the challenge when I O'd, very frustrating as I think the clomid is making me super horny...
I am in the TWW but sceptical of a BFP.
Where are you at the moment?
Kazz
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