Was wondering if anyone has PCOS and been put on metformin to try and help? I am taking 1 in the morning and 1 at night. I find when I eat the usual rubbish, white bread for lunch etc... Im fine but if I have salad my sugar drops and by afternoon I am shovelling milo into my mouth to try and stabilise it. Im a bit worried about the optifast thats coming next month I dont want to have low sugar as well as the other stuff that goes with fasting. I will check this out with my Dr but thought someone might have already had the same experience

Sorry I know im not from Australia but there is a HUGE PCOS Thread about this ... here it is if you want to check it out .

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/those-who-have-pcos-44999/

I know if you search through it in the later pages they talk about Metformin .

there is a lot of useful info on it .

There is another thread here for you as well

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/question-female-bandsters-esp-w-pcos-help-47970/

I think that is it . there are few other smaller threads but that first one has a lot of info about Metformin , Feel free to jump in there someone will answer your question for ya .

HTH

Mindy

I was on metformin for a while. I don't like it, it made me feel ill. I also found if I had that and a vitamin, I ended up having to run to the toilet if I ate anything with more than a thimble full of oil in it! I stopped taking them after a while.

I have been prescribed it twice and never gotten the RX filled.

So far the best thing for my PCOS symptoms is the band LOL

Mindy

Hey Nat

you will be totally suprised the transformation your body goes through when you lose weight.

I lost 100 pounds 7 years ago I had PCOS a tumour on my pituatry gland and I was over 170kgs. I started seeing a brilliant doctor in brissie and he helped me through medication and encouragement to lose the weight. I was told I would never have children. I lost 100 pounds in 10 months and fell naturally and unexpectantly preggy with my lil boy. three years later I fell pregnant while on the pill after her birth I have put on nearly 180 pounds as I suffered bad hormone problems!!!

So here I am now I am banded so I can enjoy my life with my children!!!

Good luck hun