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clag4christ -> RE: PCOS (5/30/2008 8:25:46 AM)
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ORIGINAL: sunshinesoprano
Well, I was originally on metformin. It was making me horrendously sick, like continuous morning sickness (or so I'm told that's what it was like). I went to a new doctor, and she asked me why I WAS on it, because I'm not diabetic, and in fact my sugar runs on the low side. She said that most doctors prescribe it for PCOS patients because they're more likely to become diabetic, but that at this point, I was taking medication for a disease I didn't have, and wasn't really likely to get given my current state.
My symptoms started worsening, and I started taking it again. It seems to have helped a little, but I'm still not really losing any weight like I did the 1st go round.
My BC ran out, and so the 6 days I was without it I could really tell a difference in that I felt really swollen and yucky. [:'(]
Ah...have you tried in stead of bc, just low carbing, upping your fiber intake, and taking cinnamon and fenugreek supplements? Those can do the same thing as Metformin, in allowing your body to process carbs properly, instead of just 'masking the symptoms' through bc. BC pills just introduce hormones into your system while not actually fixing or even attempting to fix the underlying cause. Taking Metformin (or cinnamon and fenugreek) doesn't introduce foreign hormones but allows your body to make your own hormones in the proper dosages naturally. As it should be.
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