PCOS Club!

[redrose27]

I say what ever gets those little guys to the eggie then we should try it. I have heard that robitussin works like that to also heard that some alleragy meds works the same but for the life of me I cant remember the name of it. Doc told me to take it while I was on clomid. Darn what was the name of that med. Mucniex thats it. Well I hope it works for us.

 

[redrose27]

Yeah my wlamart didn't have them either. So I ordered them from that web site you gave me.

 

[jwelmel]

Great...I gotta do that today.Since my ovulation is a long wait(last month CD 28) i think i have time but gotta try once before.Let me know how ur pre ovulation softcup trial goes.

I hope something works for us this month.

 

[redrose27]

Me too

 

[sma1588]

that reminds me i have EPO too but i have been afraid to take it because its been said that it can cause problems if you take it after O and i never knew when or if i O'd and didnt want to take any chances but i think i might try it this time around so maybe if i do O then i should know from the egcm

 

[emilybee]

morning girlies! Well gyny appointment went ok. Gave them my letter staing my right tube was blocked etc (i dont have a right tube) and they say they class it as blocked because the opening to the womb from the tube is closed anyhoo there was no talk of metformin and was told with clomid i have a higher risk of it being ectopic, and if i was willing to accept this risk then he will happily precribe it. SO now im on 100mg for 5 days for 3 months. Just have to wait and see. And im torn between opking or not hmmm xxxx

 

[ineedaseed]

Fab news emily! Good luck with the clomid. Why you unsure about the opks? X

 

[HopefulOne1]

Thanks for all the replys girls..
this PCOS sure makes things complicated but i'm sure we will all get there soon, as they say good things come to those who wait and we have sure waited our turns patiently.
Decided to get the Opk... first try last night and it was negative... hoping this is a good sign that Lh isnt as high this cycle?? Maybe metformin doing its job?
Although im going to test everyday just in case it stays negative all month.
Also going to chart BBT and just ordered some Conceive Plus aswell so fingers crossed!!
Good Luck Girls and I am so grateful for the Pcos Club

 

[MariaF]

Thanks for all the replys girls..
this PCOS sure makes things complicated but i'm sure we will all get there soon, as they say good things come to those who wait and we have sure waited our turns patiently.
Decided to get the Opk... first try last night and it was negative... hoping this is a good sign that Lh isnt as high this cycle?? Maybe metformin doing its job?
Although im going to test everyday just in case it stays negative all month.
Also going to chart BBT and just ordered some Conceive Plus aswell so fingers crossed!!
Good Luck Girls and I am so grateful for the Pcos Club

Oh that's great news about opk's Hopefully your LH levels are normal and only rise before ovulation!! How long is your cycle?

Good luck to everyone else, ladies! Im counting days now till my next gynae appointment on the 29th. I will beg him for Clomid as 5 weeks on Metformin haven't done anything for me

 

[HopefulOne1]

Thanks for all the replys girls..
this PCOS sure makes things complicated but i'm sure we will all get there soon, as they say good things come to those who wait and we have sure waited our turns patiently.
Decided to get the Opk... first try last night and it was negative... hoping this is a good sign that Lh isnt as high this cycle?? Maybe metformin doing its job?
Although im going to test everyday just in case it stays negative all month.
Also going to chart BBT and just ordered some Conceive Plus aswell so fingers crossed!!
Good Luck Girls and I am so grateful for the Pcos Club

Oh that's great news about opk's Hopefully your LH levels are normal and only rise before ovulation!! How long is your cycle?

Good luck to everyone else, ladies! Im counting days now till my next gynae appointment on the 29th. I will beg him for Clomid as 5 weeks on Metformin haven't done anything for me

Hey Maria
Sorry to hear about the metfomin not working
Im only on first week so have to be patient to see if it will work for me although I havent seen many people on here that it has worked for on its own.. Don't see why he shouldn't give you clomid though hun some give it aswell as metformin.
I don't have a clue how long my cycles are as I havent had an AF since I came off pill last year, while I was on the pill I was regular but they arent true periods so in theory havent had a real AF since april 2005 before I went on it
So unless the metformins working my Opks will stay negative I guess!
Really hope that the 29th comes fast for you, everyday is slow when all we want is a BFP though isnt it!

 

[BizyBee]

Hi girls! Haven't been around in a while. I'm still in limbo! Hope you are all well.

I hate PCOS! I just hit 8 weeks for this cycle and there's no end in sight. I want to pull my hair out!

 

[MariaF]

BizzyBee - I hit CD 88 (or roughly 12 weeks) and am now at the stage of not caring anymore. Before this cycle I had 2 40 day cycles and was really pleased and convinced my cycles were regulating themselves.
So when I hit 6-8 week this cycle I was also getting desperate. Now Im even past caring...I really hope your af arrives soon!

Hopeful - I stopped my pill last October and I did have several cycles that were starting to get shorter but this one's really dragging again. So Im hoping Clomid is the way forward for me. The reason Im worried he won't give it to me is that they like keeping people on Metformin for a few months before starting them on Clomid....

Also, Im starting acupuncture in 2 weeks - the lady Im going to see specialises in fertility and has some amazing success stories!!!

 

[redrose27]

Sma you have to take it for one full cycle first just to get in your system them on your next cycle you take it until your EWCM ends. It is suppose to help with Ovulation hun so I wounld worry to much you just cant take it once your in your second tri mester thats all.

emilybee- that is great news. I hope the cloimd works for you hun. I would go for the opking just to see if you ovulate with it or not. GL

hopefulone- Hey any negative with us PCOS girls is great news. I hope that means that met is working for you and it keeps up the good news. GL

MariaF- We are in the same boat. Met doesn't work for me either but that is kind of good that means you are not IRPCOS-insulin resistant. It probably means you have hormone based PCOS its easier to treat if you go to the right docs. GL hun.

 

[redrose27]

Wow Bizzybee I want to recommend Femaprin to you. Thats the first thing that came to mind. It help me and several others I have talked to bring on ther period. It is one of the first drugs used in Eourpe as you can take it through your first tri mester to help reduce the chances of a m/c. I am sorry about that period and I know first hand about them. My last cycle before I finally gave in and ordered the Femaprin and started taking it. I was on CD207. I was extreamly bloated and anger. I hope you get your cycle soon hun.

MariaF- I hear you about the doc. It seemed like every time I suggested something to them they would turn it down and give a hole line of not right nows. I hear great things about accupuncter I hope it does good things for you. GL. Let us know how it works for you.

 

[NGRidley]

I just wanted to point out that Metformin will really only work for those who have insulin resistance, but even then it may take a while to work (if at all).

Met is not supposed to make you ovulate.....thats not what its for. It is supposed to help your sugar levels (hence why its a drug for people with diabetes).....then hopefully allowing you to lose weight which will cause your body to ovulate on its own.

I think doctors are prescribing Met too much.....they seem to just assume PCOS needs met when it depends on the type of PCOS

 

[hopeful64]

Hey ladies! Glad to see this thread on here! who knew there were this many of us PCOS'ers on here?
I'm currently taking Actoplusmet (a combo of actos and metformin) and I've been for 2 months+. My Re wants me on it for at least three months before he adds clomid. So I'm going in next month to hopefully get things started.

 

[sma1588]

I just wanted to point out that Metformin will really only work for those who have insulin resistance, but even then it may take a while to work (if at all).

Met is not supposed to make you ovulate.....thats not what its for. It is supposed to help your sugar levels (hence why its a drug for people with diabetes).....then hopefully allowing you to lose weight which will cause your body to ovulate on its own.

I think doctors are prescribing Met too much.....they seem to just assume PCOS needs met when it depends on the type of PCOS

yes i agree but doctors dont look into things all the way sometimes and its the easy way out. usually PCOS is hand in hand with insulin rest. and thats y they give it. when my RE put me on mine she said i am insuline resistant and most likliy have pcos from all the signs but never actually ran blood work for that just told me im not ovulating on my own which is most likly the pcos. metformin is not supposed to make you ovulate it just helps to get you to with your bodies levels going to how they should be and by helping to loose weight...aggreed.....but they even perscribe it to smaller people who just dont ovulate and dont need to loose any weight they just dont O.

 

[ineedaseed]

i dont think met is working for me, i am on 2000mg a day and all it does is give me an upset tummy and is not helping with the weight loss at all! i hope the bloods show there is something inbalanced in my hormones which they can treat and hopefully my end will take me off the met at my appt next week. on a plus side, hsg shows clear tubes!

 

[NGRidley]

I just wanted to point out that Metformin will really only work for those who have insulin resistance, but even then it may take a while to work (if at all).

Met is not supposed to make you ovulate.....thats not what its for. It is supposed to help your sugar levels (hence why its a drug for people with diabetes).....then hopefully allowing you to lose weight which will cause your body to ovulate on its own.

I think doctors are prescribing Met too much.....they seem to just assume PCOS needs met when it depends on the type of PCOS

yes i agree but doctors dont look into things all the way sometimes and its the easy way out. usually PCOS is hand in hand with insulin rest. and thats y they give it. when my RE put me on mine she said i am insuline resistant and most likliy have pcos from all the signs but never actually ran blood work for that just told me im not ovulating on my own which is most likly the pcos. metformin is not supposed to make you ovulate it just helps to get you to with your bodies levels going to how they should be and by helping to loose weight...aggreed.....but they even perscribe it to smaller people who just dont ovulate and dont need to loose any weight they just dont O.

And unless these people have IR its silly to give them metformin.....the should be having clomid

as for you.....did you have an U/S at all to see if you have the PCO's that you normally see with PCOS?

 

[NGRidley]

i dont think met is working for me, i am on 2000mg a day and all it does is give me an upset tummy and is not helping with the weight loss at all! i hope the bloods show there is something inbalanced in my hormones which they can treat and hopefully my end will take me off the met at my appt next week. on a plus side, hsg shows clear tubes!

YAY to clear tubes!!!