PCOS- ANYONE have any SUCCESS STORIES USING METFORMIN? - Page 3

mommyofjeff12 · Mar 18th, 2012, 13:26 PM

@Steph: I have been told that women with PCOS will have almost positives or positives with OPK's most of the time, I'm not trying to be a downer but I have had positive OPK's for about a week now and they go from positive to negative to positive again so if they continue to be positive I would just consider being fertile and try to DTD every other day at least to make sure you don't miss O. Good luck I really hope that this works out for you

hello_kitty · Mar 18th, 2012, 13:27 PM

Thanks ladies!
Steph that is def darker! I'm not really big on using the opk's, maybe I will try it out if I dont get pregnant this month. Doctor also advised me to track my bbt which I havent even started yet, will probably start tomorrow.

cdn - doc recommended 500mg/4x a day but told me to start with 500mg/2x a day for the first 2 weeks. Wow, the weight loss is such a bonus! I've also read positive reviews about this too. Guess I will just go get my prescription filled today. My doc has many years of experience (all of my family and friends recommended him) so I'm guessing he knows what he's doing. I'm just so happy that he's willing to help me, most ob doctors that I have seen in the past pretty much just brush me off if I'm not pregnant, this doc wants me to come back in 6 weeks to follow up with my bbt chart.

StephHastings · Mar 18th, 2012, 15:31 PM

I know thats the only downside with PCOS..I have tracked with OPKS before I started getting darker lines. I am so frustrated, because before my ovulation time I wasnt getting anylines or a line that was very faint.. This is the first full month I am on metformin I feel its different, I have had some cramps and maybe ovulation pain on occasion the past 3 days.. It just sucks.. I wish I could be normal, i wish that it would be easy for me to get pregnant again

I am doing this for my family, my husband wants another baby and my son, I just dont want him to grow up with no siblings. I grew up being the only child and was very lonely. I believe that God will bless me again, however why do I try so hard? UGH i am so frustrated! Sometimes I just wanna cry..

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Originally Posted by mommyofjeff12

@Steph: I have been told that women with PCOS will have almost positives or positives with OPK's most of the time, I'm not trying to be a downer but I have had positive OPK's for about a week now and they go from positive to negative to positive again so if they continue to be positive I would just consider being fertile and try to DTD every other day at least to make sure you don't miss O. Good luck I really hope that this works out for you

hello_kitty · Mar 18th, 2012, 19:37 PM

[QUOTE=StephHastings;16194961]I know thats the only downside with PCOS..I have tracked with OPKS before I started getting darker lines. I am so frustrated, because before my ovulation time I wasnt getting anylines or a line that was very faint.. This is the first full month I am on metformin I feel its different, I have had some cramps and maybe ovulation pain on occasion the past 3 days.. It just sucks.. I wish I could be normal, i wish that it would be easy for me to get pregnant again

I am doing this for my family, my husband wants another baby and my son, I just dont want him to grow up with no siblings. I grew up being the only child and was very lonely. I believe that God will bless me again, however why do I try so hard? UGH i am so frustrated! Sometimes I just wanna cry..

Steph - I will keep my fingers crossed for you. I just picked up my metformin, so starting tomorrow we will both be on this tomorrow. Lets pray for a Christmas gift!

Jess125 · Mar 18th, 2012, 19:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CdnEquestrian

I DID notice something cool this morning. This is my second cycle on metformin...the first cycle was my messed up 97 day cycle and I was put on the metformin near the end of the cycle. So far this cycle (CD3) I have noticed that my temps have been very close to eachother, which is NOT like me. Usually they jump all over the place.

I'm hoping that maybe this means my hormones are regulating!!!!

Yay!

Hey, would you be able to put a link to your BBT chart? I started Metformin this cycle and I also noticed that my temps have been close together and not all over the place like last cycle. But the only weird thing is that my temps are in a roller coaster pattern (link is in sig). I really think I O'd on CD21 but a week later my temps dropped again so I don't know what that's about??

Does your chart look normal?

mommyofjeff12 · Mar 18th, 2012, 19:56 PM

So sorry Steph, I know how you feel, my husband and son want another as well and I feel as if I am letting them down. We are trying so hard but it gets us no where, I really hope we are lucky this month

resque07 · Mar 19th, 2012, 03:30 AM

Just wanted to pop in and say I got my bfp this morning and yesterday with frer. I was on 1 month and half of 1000mg metformin. I lost 18 lbs and gained a baby. Im have no doubts this drug is what helped my body but im giving all mh credit to god. I have been praying hard and he has answered.

CdnEquestrian · Mar 19th, 2012, 15:06 PM

Jess - Click on my chart in my siggy and it should take you there.

I don't know if my chart is "normal" or not. lol

FF is telling me I o'd on CD22 now...which is when DH was sick and we weren't DTD AT ALL because I thought I o'd on CD18 and was done. So i'm pretty sure i'm out this cycle.

Time to go jump off a bridge. *sigh*

resque07 · Mar 19th, 2012, 18:24 PM

Nevermind just glad blood test results back and my hcg level was only 5.6 doctor said no pregnancy unless its 15 or higher. I had three positive frer and a positive hpt at doctor office but negative bloods.

CdnEquestrian · Mar 19th, 2012, 21:57 PM

resque - I would wait and test again. It may be a chemical pregnancy because most doctor's offices DON'T use the super-early preg tests that we do...

Hoping for you that the HCG goes up and not down.

Mar 18th, 2012, 13:26 PM	#21
mommyofjeff12 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 177	@Steph: I have been told that women with PCOS will have almost positives or positives with OPK's most of the time, I'm not trying to be a downer but I have had positive OPK's for about a week now and they go from positive to negative to positive again so if they continue to be positive I would just consider being fertile and try to DTD every other day at least to make sure you don't miss O. Good luck I really hope that this works out for you

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Mar 18th, 2012, 13:27 PM	#22
hello_kitty Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 568	Thanks ladies! Steph that is def darker! I'm not really big on using the opk's, maybe I will try it out if I dont get pregnant this month. Doctor also advised me to track my bbt which I havent even started yet, will probably start tomorrow. cdn - doc recommended 500mg/4x a day but told me to start with 500mg/2x a day for the first 2 weeks. Wow, the weight loss is such a bonus! I've also read positive reviews about this too. Guess I will just go get my prescription filled today. My doc has many years of experience (all of my family and friends recommended him) so I'm guessing he knows what he's doing. I'm just so happy that he's willing to help me, most ob doctors that I have seen in the past pretty much just brush me off if I'm not pregnant, this doc wants me to come back in 6 weeks to follow up with my bbt chart.

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Mar 18th, 2012, 19:37 PM	#24
hello_kitty Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 568	[QUOTE=StephHastings;16194961]I know thats the only downside with PCOS..I have tracked with OPKS before I started getting darker lines. I am so frustrated, because before my ovulation time I wasnt getting anylines or a line that was very faint.. This is the first full month I am on metformin I feel its different, I have had some cramps and maybe ovulation pain on occasion the past 3 days.. It just sucks.. I wish I could be normal, i wish that it would be easy for me to get pregnant again I am doing this for my family, my husband wants another baby and my son, I just dont want him to grow up with no siblings. I grew up being the only child and was very lonely. I believe that God will bless me again, however why do I try so hard? UGH i am so frustrated! Sometimes I just wanna cry.. Steph - I will keep my fingers crossed for you. I just picked up my metformin, so starting tomorrow we will both be on this tomorrow. Lets pray for a Christmas gift!

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Mar 18th, 2012, 19:56 PM	#26
mommyofjeff12 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 177	So sorry Steph, I know how you feel, my husband and son want another as well and I feel as if I am letting them down. We are trying so hard but it gets us no where, I really hope we are lucky this month

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Mar 19th, 2012, 03:30 AM	#27
resque07 Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: springville alabama Posts: 1,060	Just wanted to pop in and say I got my bfp this morning and yesterday with frer. I was on 1 month and half of 1000mg metformin. I lost 18 lbs and gained a baby. Im have no doubts this drug is what helped my body but im giving all mh credit to god. I have been praying hard and he has answered.

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Mar 19th, 2012, 15:06 PM	#28
CdnEquestrian Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Northern BC, Canada Posts: 885	Jess - Click on my chart in my siggy and it should take you there. I don't know if my chart is "normal" or not. lol FF is telling me I o'd on CD22 now...which is when DH was sick and we weren't DTD AT ALL because I thought I o'd on CD18 and was done. So i'm pretty sure i'm out this cycle. Time to go jump off a bridge. sigh

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Mar 19th, 2012, 18:24 PM	#29
resque07 Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: springville alabama Posts: 1,060	Nevermind just glad blood test results back and my hcg level was only 5.6 doctor said no pregnancy unless its 15 or higher. I had three positive frer and a positive hpt at doctor office but negative bloods.

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Mar 19th, 2012, 21:57 PM	#30
CdnEquestrian Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Northern BC, Canada Posts: 885	resque - I would wait and test again. It may be a chemical pregnancy because most doctor's offices DON'T use the super-early preg tests that we do... Hoping for you that the HCG goes up and not down.

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