Hey all,

Firstly i apologize if this is in the wrong place.

I've been on metformin for around 6 months now for PCOS. I fell pregnant and my GP told me to stay on it. I since saw another GP for various reasons who was really great, but he told me that I shouldn't be taking metformin at all during pregnancy and should have stopped it when I found out. I know there's two school's of thought with doctors of whether you should be on it or not.

I am now 9 weeks and been off metformin since Monday. Since I stopped, I have had the most horrific migraine that won't go away. This worries me because I just don't get migraines in pregnancy, they are a hormonal thing that I only get the week of my period. I rang my GP as I was concerned that this somehow means that because I stopped metformin that my progesterone is dropping which is what triggers a migraine. He said metformin doesn't control hormones, it makes you lose weight which is what fixes hormones (I lost 15 kg in the 6 months on metformin, also using a low carb diet) so that stopping it won't cause anything and it's just a coincidence.

My bleeding was worse today, I've had constant bleeding since 5 weeks due to a blood clot under the placenta, but the migraine and worseing bleeding is worrying me.

So I have a couple of questions for anyone who has had any experience with conceiving after PCOS and metformin:
-did you stay on your metformin in pregnancy, if so how long?
-did anyone experience withdrawal symptoms like migraines when stopping metformin?

Any information or experiences in general with this would be much appreciated.

Thankyou
Naomi