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Any women here experiencing...shall we say unwanted bathroom problems...from the metformin? How are you handling it?

I don't want to go off the metformin because of some diarrhea but ...come on...this has got to give at some point...
Mask Creatures: [with increasing intensity] Mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy.
The Doctor: Go to your room.
[mask creatures stop]
The Doctor: Go to your room! I mean it. I am very, very angry with you. I'm very, very cross. Go... To... Your... Room!
[mask creatures turn and go back to their beds]
The Doctor: [sighing] I'm really glad that worked. Those would have been terrible last words.





started Metformin March 2013
confirmed diagnosis of p.c.o.s. January 2013
started trying to conceive October 2012
married june 29th 2012
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  • AutumrayAutumray member
    Mine lasted a while but eased up. I take that and a prenatal together. The prenatal actually seems to cause the opposite effect and I end up having to take a softner.... cant win for losing im tellin ya lol
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    4/14 Provera  10days  then Clomid 50mg CD5-9 (BFN)
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  • AnnaClaire256AnnaClaire256 member
    Yes. It's awful. So awful that I did quit taking it for a bit. I ended up taking one pill instead of two. I make sure to take it with my dinner (instead of at bedtime like the pharmacist recommended) and sometimes I take a generic pepto bismal pill with it. That seems to help.

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    Current treatment: Break from IUIs until after the holidays

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  • CarSaidYesCarSaidYes member
    OOOOOOOOOOOHHHH GIRLLLLL.... LOL The metformin in NO joke when it comes to bathroom trips. I am on 2000mg a day and my frequent bano visits lasted for about 3 weeks. I learned to curve my eating habits and that helps a lot. Less carbs and sugar=less bathroom stops.
    Me: 26 (IC/PCOS-2000mg of Metformin daily)

    June 2014- HSG=clear

    DH: 27 (SA results were great minus the slightly low morphology)
    Started dating DH in 2002 at 14 years old
    Married on 03.01.2014
    Officially TTC since April 2014 
    January 2013- Surprise BFP, m/c at 6 weeks, D&C 2 Weeks later
    April 2014- First RE appointment
    July 2014- IUI#1-Canx due to scar tissue and polyps. TI with the help of Ovidrel. BFN

    August 2014- Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue and polyp

    September 2014- IUI #1.1-100mg Clomid, Ovideral, 11.5 million swimmers=BFP

    EDD-6/3/15- Our sweet baby Ryan was born on 1/6/15 and is in the arms of an Angel

    Dx with IC on 1/6/15



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  • Belou52579Belou52579 member
    Yes, you reallllly have to be careful what you eat while on met. My gastro intestinal issues are at peak level when I'm eating carbs and sugar. If I know I won't be near a bathroom for a while I make sure I eat only protein in the morning. I don't care much at night because I'm always home-I take my night pills right before bed with my prenatals.
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  • nighthawk646wifenighthawk646wife member
    Ok so hopefully with this new diet it stops soon
    Mask Creatures: [with increasing intensity] Mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy.
    The Doctor: Go to your room.
    [mask creatures stop]
    The Doctor: Go to your room! I mean it. I am very, very angry with you. I'm very, very cross. Go... To... Your... Room!
    [mask creatures turn and go back to their beds]
    The Doctor: [sighing] I'm really glad that worked. Those would have been terrible last words.





    started Metformin March 2013
    confirmed diagnosis of p.c.o.s. January 2013
    started trying to conceive October 2012
    married june 29th 2012
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  • christielynn86christielynn86 member
    I'm on 2000 a day of met and let me tell you it does really suck with the bathroom visits... Like others have said less carbs and sugar. I seem to be ok when eating whole grain all natural stuff, but it has been a trial and error type of situation. It's a matter of finding what I can and cannot eat, I used to love eating grapes, but now it's a no go on met. Good luck!
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  • Lindsey7348Lindsey7348 member
    I am on 1500 mg. It says to take 3 pills at dinner, however, my RE and my pharmacist told me to break it up throughout the day with a meal. So I take one at breakfast, one at lunch and one at dinner. It has helped tremendously. I do notice if I eat and forget to take it, then take it hours later, i get the bathroom woes. So it really helps to have a little something in your tummy.

    I am also on the extended release. If you're not, you might want to ask your RE about that one. Its supposedly less harsh on the gastrointestinal system :)

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    TTC#1 since Sept. 2011
    March 2012-June 2012 - IUI's- BFN

    Sept 2012= IVF #1- 14 eggs, 9 fert, no frosties. 2 blasts 5dt=BFN
    Oct/Nov 2012= IVF #2- 20 eggs, 14 fert, no frosties. 2 blasts transferred despite mild OHSS=BFN
    Nov 2012= hubby got transferred, moving to new state, time for a break until summer!
    Feb 2013= Natural BFP!! Valentine's day surprise! 
    Mar 2013= m/c @ 7.5 weeks :(

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    July 2013= ER for a freeze all cycle. 21 eggs, 9 fert, freeze all day 1.
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    Sept 2013= FET #1 - transferred 3 not so great quality day 3 embies=BFN
    Oct 2013= FET #2- transferred 4! 3 good, 1 poor= BFP! On hubby's birthday :)
    Started bleeding at 5w5d. ER trip confirms one gest sac, one yolk sac, no fetal pole. 6w u/s showed nothing. Levels drop from 4,500 to 250. 
    Nov.2013=meet with RE to discuss where to go from here.
           *Tests showed PCOS-ish. High testosterone. Start Metformin 1500 mg.
    February 2014- CLomid, IUI, Trigger. 4 juicy and ripe follies (24,25, 28 and 34!) 111 million post wash sperm count. BFFN!!!! WTH?
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  • CarSaidYesCarSaidYes member
    Just wanted to add that I recently went out of town for 3 days and forgot to take my metformin with me. Started back on it again today. And it's happening all over again. So note to self. NEVER forget to take medicine!
    Me: 26 (IC/PCOS-2000mg of Metformin daily)

    June 2014- HSG=clear

    DH: 27 (SA results were great minus the slightly low morphology)
    Started dating DH in 2002 at 14 years old
    Married on 03.01.2014
    Officially TTC since April 2014 
    January 2013- Surprise BFP, m/c at 6 weeks, D&C 2 Weeks later
    April 2014- First RE appointment
    July 2014- IUI#1-Canx due to scar tissue and polyps. TI with the help of Ovidrel. BFN

    August 2014- Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue and polyp

    September 2014- IUI #1.1-100mg Clomid, Ovideral, 11.5 million swimmers=BFP

    EDD-6/3/15- Our sweet baby Ryan was born on 1/6/15 and is in the arms of an Angel

    Dx with IC on 1/6/15



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  • nmccombs11nmccombs11 member
    I'm on 1500mg and it has gotten a little bit better I have been on it since may and once I got on my highest dose for a while it has been better.

     

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    Married May 2011
    TTC since Feb 2012
    Diagnosed Hypothyroid Jan 2013
    Went to OB Jan 2014 to test progesterone and Thyroid
    test both came back normal going back
    Feb 6th -2nd progesterone test came back good
    Started seeing a RE april 2014
    Vaginal Ultrasound Normal
    hormone lab came back with elevated C-peptide
    started Metformin may 2014
    June 2014 autoimmune lab came back with elevated NKC
    Decided to move on to adoption Oct 2014.  
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  • MrsPloehnMrsPloehn member
    Ooof. 

    I am on 2000mg and I have diarrhea every day. It definitely gets worse based on my eating habits. 

    So not fun. 
    Me: 31 | DH: 37
    Married January 12, 2013
    TTC since July 2013
    Fertility Treatments January 2014 - June 2015
    Took a break to prepare for IVF
    Surprise BFP - September 2015 - MMC at 6 weeks, 5 days
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  • TTCBabyJTTCBabyJ member
    edited July 2014
    Yes Metformin is really tough, but I was taking Alli for awhile and that was crazy!!! I will say at least metformin knocks before, Alli just busts in....I have noticed that if I take it at night the symptoms are not as bad. So I take one pill in the morning and two before bed. I'm taking 1500mg a day.
    Me: +35 DH: +35
    TTC: Since January 2013 
    DX: PCOS. Severe Endometriosis, Unicornuate Uterus w/only left tube and left ovary, Pedunculated fibroid (on the outside of uterus) and Anovulation. All conditions diagnosed 8/13
    TX: Metformin
    DH DX: MFI - low morphology, low motility
    Ultrasound shows both kidneys in spite of UU. 
    HSG showed clear tube on the left side. 
    Lap Surgery performed 1/9/14 to remove fibroid and endo (Stage 3)
    • IUI# 1 June 2014 started 100 mg of Clomid - 7dpiui Progesterone: 13: BFN
    • IUI#2  July 2014 started 100 mg of Clomid - 7dpiui Progesterone: 5.75: BFN
    • Natural Cycle - so shocked to be in 2WW - 7dpo Progesterone: 15.5: BFN
    • Working with new RE starting injectables in late August.
    • IUI #3 August 2014  w/ Menopur: BFN
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  • wcasarwcasar member
    I take 1500mg and have for about 3 months. It took a good month to get use to it. I take mine about 30 minutes before bed and then I process it by morning. Good luck!
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  • curve31curve31 member
    I'm sadly kinda used to having the cha-chas.
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    amylev80 said:

    Are any of you ladies on the extended release?  I'm on the ER version, 1000mg/day, and after the first few weeks, my bathroom woes have mostly subsided.  I take one with some breakfast food (usually at my desk at work), and the other with dinner (taking with food helped me tremendously).  When I first started taking it, they had to slooooowly work me up to 1000 mg.  I started by taking one 500 mg tablet every other day, then after a few weeks taking one tablet every day, and then a few weeks later up to 1000 mg.  I'm not sure if my dr will up my dosage to 1500, but we shall see!

    I am. I'm on glumetza? I only had minor issues the first two weeks and have been fine for over 4 months now.

    I hope it gets easier for you!

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  • ash_16ash_16 member
    Yes!! Met really sucks!! I've been on it for awhile and it took awhile to even out the stomach issues and now all of a sudden I'm having trouble again! Food selection definitely determines how upset my stomach gets
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