Metformin club

[HoneyWright]

Sorry babybubbles I never had this but I would consult your Dr

 

[dizzyliz8]

Hi, I have just been prescribed metformin for PCOS weight gain. I am due to start it next week but am terrified of the side effects. Wondered if anyone had any tips for controlling the side effects?

[QUOTE Hi ladies,

Well, im having no side effects like nausea and diarrhoea etc but i have been heavy spotting for the last week with lots of cramping. Is this normal? It started on cd25 and now on cd31 and worried this is going to continue for ages. Anyone had similar? ?[/QUOTE]


Hi forest fairy,

I think its just case of waiting and see wether you are affected, i have nausea and issues with bowel movement (TMI i know) but i have been taking anti-sickness pills and as for cramping, heat tends to help best. x

Hi babybubbles,

I had cramping for about two week before AF finally arrived, I actually went to the doctors because i worried as i was cramping for two weeks and thought it wired that I had not had any AF, but ended up starting the very next day and although you end up feeling sore etc you should be fine once AF been and gone.
I found I lived with a hot water bottle glued to me for quite some time lol but i am fine now and apparently the pain gets less and less which is understandable if you haven’t had a period for ages. My last one before this was January which is probably why i was so bad, so it is right to think it will get better (well, im hoping anyway lol).

Let me know how you all get on it would useful as I’m relatively new to metformin too x

 

[HoneyWright]

Dizzy, love your count down to Christmas!!

 

[littlebopeep]

Welcome girls its great to see people joining the thread, does anyone know any success stories for metformin it would be great to hear them im having a month off from TTC because ive started napro technology and there is a four week sex ban ive started another thread about this it has a higher success rate than ivf for pocs sufferers xxx

 

[HoneyWright]

Whats napro technology?

 

[littlebopeep]

Hi honey wright its a natural charting of CM it can show problems like low pogestrone lack of vitamins ect that are causing problems where you cant conceive it has a high success rate and way cheaper than ivf ive got a thread on it in this section and theres a link to the website most couples conceive within a year check it out but the sex ban is a drag because you feel like your missing a month where you could get pregnant

 

[babygirlhall]

Hi all
I was told yesterday i have PCOS and started metforim. Doc did bloods and the problems were with my LH and FSH levels, LH was 20 and the average should be 8! The FSH was 5 but not sure what the average is for that? Doc did say the LH should be less than the FSH so its got to come down alot!! Im on a very low dosage and have to build it up, the doc said met causes upset stomach and i suffer with IBS so my tummy is super sensitive anyway! Not had af since 5th aug, first and last since stopping bcp in June 2010. TTC baby number 2 I really hope that met will bring on af and help me to O so i can catch that little eggy
Excited about joining and getting to know you girlies

 

[gflady]

Hi everyone! Can I join in?

Was diagnosed with PCOS yesterday and put on metformin after not having a period for a year! That's my only symptom (as well as the ton of cysts that showed up on my ovaries scan). I'm not overweight, if anything I'm underweight so am a little worried about being on metformin as I hear people lose weight on it. Anyway, that's me. Hope it works as I'd love to have a period!

Btw, how do you guys feel about the diagnosis of PCOS? People I've told are like "yeah, it's more common than you think". But it still sucks! The thought that it could be a long road ahead before concieving is quite depressing. Know what I mean?

 

[littlebopeep]

welcome girls
gflady, i know its a bummer waiting ive been trying for 2 years in march didnt know i had pocs until i got pregnant and had an ectopic then it showed up i didnt lose any weight on the met ive been dieting myself and have a stone off its hard to keep wondering when i`ll ever fall pregnant

 

[foxy roxy]

Hi girls, thought I would join in too, been on Met for 4 months now and I am getting on ok with it. I started ovulating in the first month of taking it.
I also have PCOS, but have no problem with my weight, just unwanted hair really. PCOS is very common and a lot of women have it without knowing.

Just wish they could find a cure.

Would also love to hear some success stories of people Met (especially those with PCOS as well) my FS isn't putting me on Clomid as the Met is making me ovulate so he said there was no need, but a lot of the success stories seem to be from those on clomid??

 

[HoneyWright]

starting my Met tomorrow, ahhhhh!

 

[gflady]

Good luck! I started mine yesterday. I feel a little sick and spaced out on it but that could just be because I'm tired. Fingers crossed to the met working!

 

[HoneyWright]

Day 2 on 500mg of Metformin and all is well!!

Just taking one a day as I increase the dose and taking with my tea and all well so far thankfully.

Im slightly nervous as I fly to Singapore on Sunday and I hope I will be able to eat healthy while there so it doesnt give me a bad reaction to the met.

How is everyone else doing today?

 

[babygirlhall]

Hiya girls,
Im only on my 4th day of taking metformin but getting really strage twingy feeling in ovary area, both sides but one more than the other. Its too early for anything to happen right? Took a clear bule digi ov test after taking a cheapie and both were fairly dark (still neg) but could this be the start of it? Felt really off yesterday, legs, lower back really achey? Could this be side effects of metformin? Only on really low dosage do doubt it? Have attached pics of the ov tests i took, can metformin give u false ov tests? Have also attached one from yesterday where you can clearly see the difference! Will re-test tomorrow to see what happens but just feel different this time
Let me know what u think

 

[HoneyWright]

I would say you are about to Ov hun, yay!!!

I have never heard of met giving you a positive OPK.

 

[babygirlhall]

Thanks honeywright
Really hope it is O coming, did the last night just incase
Here are todays tests, what do you think? First one is asda own brand ovulation test, clear blue digital (no smiley face yet) and IC.
????

 

[HoneyWright]

Looking good, I would keep DTD every few days until the OPK's are blank

Ive gone up to 2 tablets today (1000mg) as no bad side effects to one so far.

 

[Blue12]

Today is my first day of taking 2 tablets a day. I have a bad reaction to metformin and I am not looking forward to 3 a day. 2 isn't so bad.

 

[HoneyWright]

if you are worried about 3 hun I would keep on 2 for a few days extra, also have you heard about the slow release tablets? I hadnt but another met girl takes them as she has a bad reaction to Met.

Goodluck hun, im so looking forward to following your IVF journey xx

 

[lucylou16]

Hi All, I am also suffering with PCOS. I came off BCP in March 2010 and after not having a period for three months (before going on BCP I was really regular) I went to the doctor who ran some blood tests (all came back normal) and booked me in for a scan which showed PCOS in the right ovary only. I have since had one period mid August. Since then have not had anymore! Went back to the drs on 22nd Oct who prescribed me Met. Like many of you I have started on one 500mg and after one week have increased to two and then I have to go up to 3. Few side effects but been okay. Done a Ov test on Saturday and got a smiley face!!! Couldn't believe it! I'm sure the met has helped. Hopefully this will work for us all!x