dr upped my meds....

[dodes]

I went to see the dr the other day and he upped my metformin from 500mg to 1000 mg. I'm so excited! I got a bad stomach ache but I'm hoping that after a little while, I will get use to it...

Does the metformin really help you to lose weight? If so, how does it work in that way??? Anyone know??? :?:

[Bluebee]

Insulin binds with glucose to be used by your cells as energy. If your own insulin is inefficient, you pump out more insulin to try and accomodate. Not matter how much you eat, you are starving inside without proper insulin reception. You will store everything as fat. With the help of the meds, you will actually use the food you take in for energy.

If you keep pouring out insulin, you will eventually become diabetic. Maybe many years from now, but diabetic none the less.

It's the generic that will upset your GI tract. It's usually made up of molecules all the same size so they dump into your stomach causing upset. Any of the generics that leave alot of residue in the bottle are BAD. I have had some good luck with generics, but you never know what the pharmacy is going to dispense. I take the combo namebrand... Avandamet, it's metformin (1000 mg 2x/day and Avandia 4mg 2x/day). GSK uses various size molecules of the metformin in the product so that it releases into your stomach at different rates. Limiting the explosive GI behavior.

KEEP THE COURSE!!!! It will get better! I've been on it for 2 years. I remember crying in the beginning. I lived on multigrain cheerios. Stay away from saturated fats and salads!

TO DATE:
Lost - 45 lbs (179 - 134)
Testosterone - from 106 to 42
Cholesterol - from 222 to 157
Triglycerides - from 132 to 54
HDL/LDL Ratio - from 4.7 to 3.3
Insulin - 23.4 to 7.6

I have limited new hirsuitism, regular cycles and I am not moody!


Make sure your doc treats the root cause.... Metabolic Syndrome... not the PCOS symptoms. If you correct the metabolic symdrome, it opens up the physiological reproductive pathways. Make sure your doc is testing the items listed above. They all go hand in hand. Not alot is understood about this disease, so the more you learn and take charge of your own healthcare, the better off you will be.

I was diagnosed in 1993 with PCOS, little was known and little treatment has been available prior to the last 5 years. I've had great results.

My doc is a clinical professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX and a Mensa (which means he's brilliant!).