Pcos

nat36 · 02-12-2008, 06:18 AM

Was wondering if anyone has PCOS and been put on metformin to try and help? I am taking 1 in the morning and 1 at night. I find when I eat the usual rubbish, white bread for lunch etc... Im fine but if I have salad my sugar drops and by afternoon I am shovelling milo into my mouth to try and stabilise it. Im a bit worried about the optifast thats coming next month I dont want to have low sugar as well as the other stuff that goes with fasting. I will check this out with my Dr but thought someone might have already had the same experience

**coltonwade** · 02-12-2008, 05:44 PM

Sorry I know im not from Australia but there is a HUGE PCOS Thread about this ... here it is if you want to check it out .
http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/those...ve-pcos-44999/

I know if you search through it in the later pages they talk about Metformin .
there is a lot of useful info on it .
There is another thread here for you as well
http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/quest...os-help-47970/
I think that is it . there are few other smaller threads but that first one has a lot of info about Metformin , Feel free to jump in there someone will answer your question for ya .
HTH
Mindy

Sunwyse · 02-12-2008, 06:53 PM

I was on metformin for a while. I don't like it, it made me feel ill. I also found if I had that and a vitamin, I ended up having to run to the toilet if I ate anything with more than a thimble full of oil in it! I stopped taking them after a while.

**coltonwade** · 02-12-2008, 07:10 PM

I have been prescribed it twice and never gotten the RX filled.
So far the best thing for my PCOS symptoms is the band LOL
Mindy

Kygie · 02-17-2008, 10:34 PM

Hey Nat
you will be totally suprised the transformation your body goes through when you lose weight.
I lost 100 pounds 7 years ago I had PCOS a tumour on my pituatry gland and I was over 170kgs. I started seeing a brilliant doctor in brissie and he helped me through medication and encouragement to lose the weight. I was told I would never have children. I lost 100 pounds in 10 months and fell naturally and unexpectantly preggy with my lil boy. three years later I fell pregnant while on the pill after her birth I have put on nearly 180 pounds as I suffered bad hormone problems!!!
So here I am now I am banded so I can enjoy my life with my children!!!
Good luck hun