Calling all Metformin Ladies!!! Please Read!

Feb4th2011 · Apr 14th, 2012, 12:04 PM

Hello!

I was wondering when you went off your Metformin? I was taking it for PCOS and now my DR told me it's my choice If I want to continue to take it during the 2nd tri. What did you do?

Thanks!

PrincessJ · Apr 14th, 2012, 12:07 PM

Hello

I was on Metformin for PCOS too and I was told to come off it as soon as I found out I was pregnant at 5 weeks!

Not much help I know but didnt want to r and r!

PrincessJ

LisaL79 · Apr 14th, 2012, 12:22 PM

I stopped taking it at about 12-13w, can't remember exactly when.
My OB said that taking it doesn't show to help with preventing GD, so there wasn't a point to keep taking it *shrugs*
I don't see the harm in continuing it though. If your doc is ok with it then go for it

momofone08 · Apr 14th, 2012, 12:29 PM

At my 12 week check up doc said to wean down to one pill for a week and then none. So I stopped at 12 weeks.

tfredenberg13 · Apr 14th, 2012, 12:51 PM

My Dr told me to stop taking it as soon as I got my BFP

ANC · Apr 14th, 2012, 13:06 PM

12 or 13 weeks.my Dr is a high risk specialist we are really careful.my other Dr good me same thing.there are studies that say it helps there are that say it doesn't.risks are low.it helped me feel better since I have pcos.he said up to me I stopped at 12 weeks.babies are very healthy.its prob your call.many people stay on it the whole pregnancy.

Feb4th2011 · Apr 14th, 2012, 13:22 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments! I def know for me taking it first tri was really important, I think now I may just start to wean myself off.

Have a lovely weekend!

naads03 · Apr 14th, 2012, 14:01 PM

i was taking Glumetza because the Metformin made me sick and i was told by my fertility doctor to stop taking it at 11-12 weeks ish. I have pcos as well.

Remlap · Apr 16th, 2012, 05:33 AM

I took it for first 6 weeks until my horrendous morning sickness kicked in. Couldn't keep anything down so gave up on it. Concentrated on trying to keep folic acid down instead. All stay off it now as need to eat and don't have much of an appetite at the mo as it is even it hour metformin!! Othwise would have taken it whole way through

ashnicole1183 · Apr 16th, 2012, 13:02 PM

I too have PCOS and Insulin Resistance. I was told it was my call too, but that with my level of IR at a healthy weight (some people lose weight and it corrects itself, I had lost 60lbs and was still naturally IR), that my OB recommended I stay on it the entire pregnancy, especially if I was going to try to breast feed. I did my own research and decided that for me personally it was probably best to stay on it to avoid GD, a huge weight gain, and to encourage a better milk supply when b.feeding. It is a very personal decision though, so I would recommend doing some research. If you are not insulin resistant, I see no reason why you would need to continue past 12 weeks though.

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Feb4th2011 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ~Canadian Prairies~ Posts: 1,020	Calling all Metformin Ladies!!! Please Read! Hello! I was wondering when you went off your Metformin? I was taking it for PCOS and now my DR told me it's my choice If I want to continue to take it during the 2nd tri. What did you do? Thanks!

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PrincessJ Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Co Durham, England Posts: 121	Hello I was on Metformin for PCOS too and I was told to come off it as soon as I found out I was pregnant at 5 weeks! Not much help I know but didnt want to r and r! PrincessJ

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LisaL79 Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SC Posts: 1,305	I stopped taking it at about 12-13w, can't remember exactly when. My OB said that taking it doesn't show to help with preventing GD, so there wasn't a point to keep taking it shrugs I don't see the harm in continuing it though. If your doc is ok with it then go for it

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momofone08 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,520	At my 12 week check up doc said to wean down to one pill for a week and then none. So I stopped at 12 weeks.

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tfredenberg13 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Montana Posts: 29	My Dr told me to stop taking it as soon as I got my BFP

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ANC Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Posts: 212	12 or 13 weeks.my Dr is a high risk specialist we are really careful.my other Dr good me same thing.there are studies that say it helps there are that say it doesn't.risks are low.it helped me feel better since I have pcos.he said up to me I stopped at 12 weeks.babies are very healthy.its prob your call.many people stay on it the whole pregnancy.

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Feb4th2011 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ~Canadian Prairies~ Posts: 1,020	Thanks everyone for your comments! I def know for me taking it first tri was really important, I think now I may just start to wean myself off. Have a lovely weekend!

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naads03 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 146	i was taking Glumetza because the Metformin made me sick and i was told by my fertility doctor to stop taking it at 11-12 weeks ish. I have pcos as well.

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Apr 16th, 2012, 05:33 AM	#9
Remlap Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 713	I took it for first 6 weeks until my horrendous morning sickness kicked in. Couldn't keep anything down so gave up on it. Concentrated on trying to keep folic acid down instead. All stay off it now as need to eat and don't have much of an appetite at the mo as it is even it hour metformin!! Othwise would have taken it whole way through

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Apr 16th, 2012, 13:02 PM	#10
ashnicole1183 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: North Dakota Posts: 211	I too have PCOS and Insulin Resistance. I was told it was my call too, but that with my level of IR at a healthy weight (some people lose weight and it corrects itself, I had lost 60lbs and was still naturally IR), that my OB recommended I stay on it the entire pregnancy, especially if I was going to try to breast feed. I did my own research and decided that for me personally it was probably best to stay on it to avoid GD, a huge weight gain, and to encourage a better milk supply when b.feeding. It is a very personal decision though, so I would recommend doing some research. If you are not insulin resistant, I see no reason why you would need to continue past 12 weeks though.

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