METFORMIN w/ non-Diag. For PCOS (loss mentioned)

kmartinez209

Hello ladies, I recently went to my Dr. Yesterday, I was following up after a loss in September. I have always felt that I fall into a PCOS category, 1. I have short light menstruation, 2. overweight (obease), 3. malasma, 4. loss of hair at scalp by forehead, 5. unwanted chin hairs, 6. can't loose weight for the life of me 7. Undiagnosed Infertility after trying for 10+ Years. During our IVF over the last few months a Dr at our RE's office mentioned im border line PCOS, but not confirmed. (OMG! What does that mean?!?) it's so frustrating I've been trying to get a confirmation for years, what does it take?!? So I went to my Dr. And asked to be confirmed, he blew me off and told me I really don't need to know till im in my 40's and done with children cause I'll be able to be on BC and can get some relief from it.... WTF! I want a confirmation NOW because I know there's a diet I can follow and foods I can stay away from if I have a confirmed PCOS Diag. But no body wants to give it to me. So I mentioned to Dr im having a hard time loosing weight and RE wanted me to loose some pounds before our 2nd FET come January 2016. Sooooo with out confirmed Diag. Dr RX'ed me "METFORMIN" he mentioned taking it over a 3 month period I should lose some weight, but im at a loss I don't like pills im not too happy about taking something without confirmation and I totally worry about, side effects..... Ladies please I need advise, I need to know some opinions and suggestions from any of you who've taken this pill, any results, pros & cons.... Im worried about putting drugs in my body I may not need, this is so frustrating :-q :-w

kmartinez209

@Igem4 thank you for responding I really appreciated the knowledge you gave, did you notice that you lost weight because that's what he RX'd it for, was so I could loose weight before my next FET in January 2016. My RE suggested I loose a few pounds and when mentioning the PCOS to my OBGYN he said here take METFORMIN and then sent me on my way even if you took it with food you felt sick? I feel like I've had PCOS since I was in my 20's also but I cant get anyone to diagnose me with it, I feel like im not being taken seriously :-q

cusky

Hi! I was also diagnosed with PCOS several years ago and have the exact symptoms that you have, except obesity... but that is maybe because I am a very lazy to cook and picky with food, my most evident symptoms are severe hair loss, and veeery long cycles. Every time I have an ultrasound my ovaries show a lot of enlarged folicles, like a pearl necklace, and that is one of the features of polycystic ovaries. I have been on metformin several times, it really helped me control my cycles and with hair loss, but the dose was very low (I dont remember the milligrams but I took only half a tablet with lunch). All was fine. On the second and third rounds I was trying to conceive and took much higher doses, one full tablet with every meal, and I couldn't stand it for more than 4 days. I think the doses were too high for me, but as far as you receive the right dosage from your doctor according to your weight and caloric intake you should be fine. I have several friends with PCOS who were losing weight with metformin plus a reasonable diet and moderate exercise.

Edited to amend mistakes!

loveinak

I would really struggle if a doctor told me to wait for a diagnosis. Are you open to visiting a new doctor/specialist?
I was diagnosed with PCOS at 29 and have been on Metformin since. I began with the regular Metformin but had a terrible experience (it made me really sick all the time) then switched to the extended release. I honestly feel like it's been a miracle pill for me. I lost 58lbs in 2 years and have had regular cycles since.
You definitely have to work your dose up slowly but I found once I was balanced out, I no longer crave bad food (as much), I actually feel full after eating, and I had more energy to work out.
My midwife had me stay on the Metformin for the first trimester and explained that it could help prevent miscarriage, but I would have had to stop taking it if I hadn't had the miscarriage (due to a septate uterus).