Bit of background, diagnosed with PCOS about three years ago. Quite bad; hirutism, weight instability, no ovulation, 100+ day cycles.
Concieved dd by some soft of fluke
anyway, fast forward to now. TTC again with no success, PCOS symptoms worse than ever
saw gp and he has prescribed metformin (well I asked for it to be more precise!) 500mg a day for a week then up to 1000mg a day.
I've read that it is best to follow a low carb diet while taking metformin is this true in anyone experience?
If so any clues on what to put on shopping list (I'm a pasta and toast person, which are obviously not appropriate)??
Are the side effects bad? I have only one last night and suffered with nausea most of the night
I know the official line is to completely avoid alcohol while on it. I have my hen night in three weeks and obviously my wedding after that. I would like to be able to have a drink on my hen night (first night out in 2.5 years), would it be ok if I just missed the previous days tablets?
And finally....does it work? has anyone successfully used it to control PCOS symptoms/resume ovulation?
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Calling metformin users.........over here please!
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GiraffeAHolic · 21/04/2010 12:08
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