I am a Pcos patient and need help adjusting to the side affects of the medicine.!


Question: Hi Just this year i have found out that i am a pcos patient i have been struggling to find ways to cope with the side affects and ways that will not affect my school work i am a freshmen in high school and every moring before i go to school i take medicine but while in class side affects start to kick in like : diarrhea, dehydration an vomiting please if you have any suggestions to help meh out please reply


Answers: Hi Just this year i have found out that i am a pcos patient i have been struggling to find ways to cope with the side affects and ways that will not affect my school work i am a freshmen in high school and every moring before i go to school i take medicine but while in class side affects start to kick in like : diarrhea, dehydration an vomiting please if you have any suggestions to help meh out please reply

I have not heard that metformin/glucophage is used "almost exclusively for women trying to concieve" and I've had this condition for many years and have done tons of research on it. Metformin is given to mitigate the side effects of PCOS in general -- resensitizing you to insulin, help losing weight, reducing the hormonal disruption, etc. It doesn't work for everyone -- for me it caused more problems actually. But many people swear by it. If you want to continue with it, here are two things to try: get the XR (extended release version) of your medicine.. There is generic Metformin XR and there is also brand name glucophage XR. Some people have better luck with the brand name for some reason. Also, you might want to stop it and start over slow -- real slow. Like one per week toward the end of a meal. Then two per week. Then 3. It helps your body adjust.

If in the end you just can't stand it, then go on a low carb diet with NO DAIRY. (Dairy has an insulin-like growth factor in it which is what can make a tiny calf a gigantic cow in record time and it will def. affect your insulin in a bad way.) I know low carbing is not easy, esp as a teen when you want to eat whatever your friends eat. But if you want to be healthy and prefer to skip the medication, it's the better choice than just doing nothing. Try to eat meat, veggies, fruit and nuts and seeds. If you eat grains, eat SMALL amounts and try to make sure they have a lot of fiber to mitigate the carbs in them. Also be sure to eat them with your protein, not by themselves. If you can follow a diet like this longterm (thousands of women do), you will probably not need medication at all. Good luck!! :)

I am so sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed PCOS. What med are you taking? Metaformin gave me similar symptoms, because it caused my blood sugar to drop. This could be happening to you as well (if you're taking Metaformin). You should talk to your doctor about these side effects, they may be able to change your med's.

Typically, though, unless you're trying to get pregnant (which I hope you're not as a freshman in HS) the preferred treatment is birth control pills to prevent you from ovulating (and thus creating more cysts). Metaformin is almost exclusivly given to PCOS patients who a trying to conceive. In addition to the BC you may want to discuss a low sugar diet with your gynocologist. Many women with PCOS are also insulin resistant and controlling the insulin resistance helps with the other symptoms of the disease.

Honestly, from the time I was an early teen until my hubby and I decided to try to have a baby, when I followed the diet and took the BC and didn't have any problems. But, the few times I went off (and in the 5 years we've been TTC, I have other reproductive issues not just PCOS most PCOS women are able to conceive) the BC pills and diet I gained weight and had awful periods.

Please go back to the doc to talk about how the side effects are affecting your school work, there's bound to be something they can do.

Here are some sites to surf when you have time.
http://www.4women.gov/faq/pcos.htm
http://www.pcosupport.org/
http://www.pcos.net/
http://www.soulcysters.com/





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