PCOS- Metformin hydrochloride 500 mg

Hi all,
I am trying for 2nd baby,but my periods was irregular 2 months back i was
diagnosed with pcos and dr gave me melmet 500mg thrice now iam getting my periods regular even before 5days.so now iam taking melmet twice only
without consulting dr becos iam getting periods soon.becos i consulted dr in chennai now iam in uae.anyone suggest me about this will i get pregnant only with melmet tablets.

Thanking you
Regards
kalpana

 

Hi,
Vasumathy,Thanks for ur wishes and reply.


regards
kalpana

 

Yes PW , your successful TTC attempt has been inspiring for us . My gyn kept telling me that Glycomet( diff brandname for Metformin) alone may help me in conceiving . I wasn't convinced when she used to tell me untill I saw your post confirming your pregnancy !!

 

Hello all,

I am new to this group but I have gone through all the threads of this post. Let me introduce myself. I am married since 3 years and immediately after marriage I was on BC for about 2 years. I stopped the pills in dec 08 and got my periods due to pills in Jan 2009.

After that my periods were missing for about 4 months and suddenly got back in April 2009. I consulted my GP in June 09 and she said it is normal to have irregular periods after stopping BC. As they didnt come back till oct 09, she did my blood tests and found that Androgen hormone levels are just above normal range. Suspecting mild PCOS she gave me Metformin 500mg.

I spotted 'period like' blood, just 2 days of taking metformin. It was very scanty and lasted only for about half a day only. I continued taking three 500mg tablets everyday. From my vaginal discharge changes, I could make out that possibly my cycle is getting normal.

It was clear transparent and sticky for 2-3 days and exactly 15 days after that i.e. 11 nov again I spotted blood. Again this time it is scanty.

Has anybody got this issue of scanty periods like me? What can be the causes? Does it indicate that am ovulating? I have been ttc since start of this year but failed due to irregular menses. My periods before marriage had 32-33 days cycle.

Thanks a lot
TTC123

 

TTC,

Starting to use Metformin can give some changes in few women.. Dont get paranoid about the spoting.. Soon you will get your periods all regular.. If you are overweight make sure you exercise well.. Metformin will defnitly help in weight loss.. It did for me

So, give yourself sometime for the epriods to regularise.. then, you could plan for baby dancng !

Best Luck ! :thumbsup

 

Thanks a lot Dr Preethi!

Your explanation was very convincing and relaxing.
I will keep you posted on any progress.

Cheers
TTC123

 

Friends pl help.
I have pcod and consume Metformin Hcl 500 G-REG-SR every day 3 times.My question is does consuming this pill will leasd to diabeties in future?I too have irregular periokds.

 

Rammu,

Metformin is a drug given to regulate the glucose levels in an otherwise compromised body.. be it in adult or a symptomatic PCOS patient.

A drug which is given to balance the glucose ( which when goes haywire can lead to diabetes ) can never by itself cause the disease.

It is like saying, I had crocin and had high fever because of that.

Dont worry, you will not become Diabetic because of the tablet.