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Posted: 01 February 2008 at 7:05pm | IP Logged

And....(these are his words) " i am certain you have polycystic ovaries" " We will get an ultrasound scan to confirm, but as i am certain that is the cause, i will give you a pill called Metformin" He thinks this pcos is the cause for my weight problems and the fact i still have teenage skin. So i took one metformin at lunchtime today as instructed by him, i am CD 29 at the moment and for the last hour i have had horrendous ***TMI WARNING*** Back passage cramping, it hurts to sit down, it hurts to pass a bowel movement which is nasty as i also have the runs!! I have to sit on my side lol, standing up causes the cramps too...what is up with that? It's not listed on the side effects but diarrhoea is!

I am having some standard bloods done on tuesday for liver and thyroid testing, but i have to wait for CD3 for my LH and FSH test, then he wants to do a pogesterone test later on.

Cruel irony, i have 2 gorgeous children and had no problems concieving them at all, and now i have this and can't seem to concieve again! I was blaming my blighted ovum for the irregularities when it could well have been the pcos starting up!

So does anyone have any experience with metformin? I know it is used to treat type 2 diabetes, but also used to treat pcos, the gp thinks it might help reduce my weight too as it lowers the blood sugar.

Posted: 01 February 2008 at 7:18pm | IP Logged

Aha, lets hope this diagnosis helps your situation hunny.  Sorry to hear that you are in so much pain, have you read the patient leaflet?  Does it say that the pain will pass in a day or two??

Im sorry Ive never heard of these pills so all I can suggest is to check the patient leaflet and if it continues to seek medical advice.

Let us know how you get on hunny xxxxxxx

Posted: 01 February 2008 at 7:43pm | IP Logged

Im taking Metformin for PCOS. It does cause wind lol.. sorry! It is used to help treat the weight problems of PCOS by regulating the insulin and the break down (something like that). It also helps regulate your hormones, with PCOS you can have more testoserone than normal so it helps even the balance, and that in turn that is meant to help with the ovaries and cysts. Not completely sure how it helps, but if its any consilation my pains have got better. Although they have returned lately, but Im hoping its a blip, I also take them with 2 other tablets all to help my cycle. If you have got PCOS there is a tablet they can give you as well as the Metformin to help increase your chance of fertility. I was offered it but Im not ttc so Im taking a different tablet.

Hope the ultrasound goes well, they'll be able to see whats on the ovaries and what they are dealing with. I know there are some madmummies on here who have gorgeous los after being diagnosed with PCOS. I do understand your frustration though babe, I had Joshua no problems, then had problems witht he depo injection and now they find I have PCOS!