tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355053179502250232.post101286804861983731..comments2023-06-07T05:20:32.583-07:00Comments on waiting and wishing: Met.forminwaiting and wishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159033292946238622noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355053179502250232.post-36871712023699633122013-05-01T14:17:14.370-07:002013-05-01T14:17:14.370-07:00I was told that I should stay on in throughout pre...I was told that I should stay on in throughout pregnancy and then after because PCOS is a metabolic disorder that needs to be controlled. Made sense to me. Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16622876789284884234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355053179502250232.post-90413170705899441152013-04-15T06:22:21.482-07:002013-04-15T06:22:21.482-07:00I have been on Metformin for about 6 years. I star...I have been on Metformin for about 6 years. I started taking it to help manage my PCOS symptoms, then upped the dosage when I was TTC, then stayed on it throughout my pregnancy at a lower dose. Now that I'm done breastfeeding, I'm working my way back up to the higher dosage. It helps me with my PCOS symptoms tremendously. Particularly my weight and blood sugar levels.Sarrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158280903023061181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355053179502250232.post-81950382604863113752013-04-09T03:58:28.476-07:002013-04-09T03:58:28.476-07:00Still not exactly an answer to your question, but ...Still not exactly an answer to your question, but what we did....for #1 as soon as my RE found out I had PCOS he put me on Met, 24 hour release, 2 pills a day. After C, and when we met with RE to discuss #2, he said we should be on it for at least a month before we tried a treatment. I got on it in June and we had first treatment work in July. I definitely think it helps regulate our bodies and help with PCOS, especially if you know down the line there will hopefully be another pregnancy. Also, maybe I'm just a fluke, but once I got over the initial acclimation of the med, I rarely had stomach issues from it unless I ate poorly! I know some take different doses but I think having 24 hour release version helped with that. Let us know what you decideStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825760280034335629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355053179502250232.post-21367228208755082432013-04-08T14:40:10.981-07:002013-04-08T14:40:10.981-07:00Yes I did and I think it help my pcos better the s...Yes I did and I think it help my pcos better the seco d time around I guess it didn't take as lo g to get the pcos in checkA simple beinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803511789302567154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355053179502250232.post-32525657498612025402013-04-08T14:37:57.650-07:002013-04-08T14:37:57.650-07:00I don't have an answer for you, but I'm cu...I don't have an answer for you, but I'm curious to see other responses.<br /><br />I have PCOS but have never taken Metformin. My insulin levels have always been fine, and I used Femara to conceive my son. I stopped breastfeeding eight weeks ago and am still waiting for my cycle to return. I, too, want my body to be in its best state for when we're ready to try for baby #2. I would love to have "regular" cycles and am wondering if Met might be a good maintenance option for me. I'm going to give my body a few more weeks to try to start back on its own. If it doesn't, I plan to call my OB or RE.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821939265362299491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355053179502250232.post-25841906707060216742013-04-08T12:46:59.521-07:002013-04-08T12:46:59.521-07:00I'm not really answering your question the way...I'm not really answering your question the way you asked b/c I was only on Metformin this second time around...but, it did regulate my cycles and seems to have helped get me pregnant. My doc said I should be pregnant on my own after taking it for three months and sure enough she was right! If it were me and I wasn't quite ready to start TTC again, I think I'd hold off taking it until a few months before you are really ready to start trying. That stuff did a number on my stomach and I rarely took it as often as I should have.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16875307109685150842noreply@blogger.com