Metformin and birth control pills

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Avatar n tn Hi my gyno put me of birth control pills to help get my ovaries producing hormones again and she said they would help releve some of the other symptoms...excess hair, acne etc. But I just started taking them two weeks ago and I feel sick to my stomach all the time, I feel exhausted tired....I am really over weight so that could be the cause of the tired feeling. But I just feel sick...has anyone else felt this way with these pills and are they really help full with treating symptoms??
193609 tn?1292180293 m dying to know if my cycles are regular, but I am on birth control pills at the moment and probably wont know until next year. What's the dosage you take of metformin? I take 500mg 2x a day. Like I said, it can take up to a year to restore the normal cycle (or somewhat normal cycle give or take a day or two).
Avatar n tn t have my period and get off birth control i can get pregnant? and knowing your taking metformin i take it 3 times a day 500mg. did you have your period once u conceived or how does that work?
Avatar f tn Will I be successful in conceiving our child/ren with metformin and after I get off birth control?
587778 tn?1261397118 Hi Everyone, I was recently diagnosed with PCOS. I am currently taking 500mg Metformin 1xday. My OB-Gyn has prescribed Ortho-lo. I have been doing research of my own. My understanding is that birth control pills may exacerbate the problems in both PCOS1 & PCOS2 ( insulin and non-insulin resistant). Is there anyone that has had relief with JUST Metformin? And, for those that have used the combination of Metformin and Birth Control, how is it coming along? Thanks Everyone.......
Avatar f tn I have not been getting menses from past two years and my doctor here has diagnosed me with PCOS and has suggested me metformin and birth control pill to regularize my periods. I am scared about having metformin and birth control, can you suggest if this treatment is safe or an alternative natural remedy to cure this faster as we are planning to have a baby by next year ?. Also, I am having lots difficulty in losing weight. Please help.
864198 tn?1239188205 I currently take metformin 500mg 2x and birth control pills. Also while taking metformin since 9/14/08, I have lost over 50lbs now. Along with diet and light work out program, I'm getting healthy again.
Avatar n tn Hi, I guess you have made the right choice. Hormonal treatment in the form of birth control pills is the preferred treatment for reducing ovarian cysts. The pills will show there effects within 2 to 3 months. Ovarian drilling is a surgical procedure that can be associated with complications like adhesions. Hope this helps. The answer is based on information provided. Exact advice is not possible without a proper examination and investigations. You are requested to consult your Doctor.
193609 tn?1292180293 I can not take any birth control or any form of hormones because I had blood clots in my leg after I had my son. Therefore, all I am on is metformin.
Avatar f tn my doctor first prescribed to me duphaston or provera since I dont get period for 4 months and after I get period he prescribed me birth control pills diane since I not planning to concieve and to help to normalize my hormone he prescribed to me also metformin to insulin resistance and to help to reduce testosterone. once you having pcos it will not remove just bec of you get already period monthly whenever you will stop taking hormonal pills the period will stop also.
360318 tn?1340393363 Hello, I was just recently diagnosed with PCOS and I am curious about my options. My doctor wanted me to take progesterone to jump start my period because I hadn't started in 8 months, but I never took the pills, and I lost 5 pounds and my period started, and now it won't stop. I have been on it for two weeks now, and it seems there is no end in sight. My cousin was like this and she would have no period for almost the whole year then she would bleed for about a month.
Avatar f tn I had success with both Metformin and birth control. Metformin is working so far alone. I've been on Metformin for now 1 year and birth control for 2 years. I stopped my birth control in August and had a normal period 8/30-8/31. I am looking forward to starting my next cycle this weekend. It's nice to see so far my cycles have normaled out.
Avatar f tn So I went to the doctor and I was told I have pcos. The only way I could fix this problem was to go on birth control. I'm on birth control now but I want to get pregnant. I don't know what to do. Since I've been on the pill I missed a couple and made up for it by taking double the next day. But I also been having unprotected sex. What to do now?
1553391 tn?1326997179 yes i also have pcos...my dr put me on metformin about 1000ml a day..it really works after my 2rd month of being on it without missing a day. i conceived my lil baby angel..which i m/c at 16weeks.. im currently trying again..
400358 tn?1320234443 Did you get periods before you were diagnosed with PCOS? or did you just get periods when on birth control? I am asking bc I have PCOS and got pregnant with my first child through IVF. I would like to try to get pregnant again on my own and have been on metformin for almost a year. I only got my period before this on birth control +but have never tried to see if I will ovulate on just metformin.
Avatar n tn Thanks so much for the advice. I will definitely talk to my doctor about the spironolactone. I had never heard of this before as a treatment for PCOS. The only treatments I've read about on the internet and in books is metformin and birth control pills. I'm sure that PCOS is hereditary...
Avatar f tn My Dr has prescribed me to take some birth control pills and metformin for 6 months...will it be cured within 6 months???wat is the reason or cause for this to happen, though I am Under weight...???please suggest some diet as well...
Avatar f tn I was perscribed some progesterone to take to help trick my body into becoming regular again, but I´m reluctant to take these as I came off birth control because I didn´t want to mess my body about with hormones anymore. Its been over about 18 months since I came of birth control, and i didn´t have a period for the first 3 months but then it came back to its regular self. But now it´s done a disappearing act again. Any advice to regulate my hormones?
Avatar f tn Hi, at my doctors appointment last week, my Md told me that I also have PCOS along with hypothroid. I was put on the birth control IC Microgestrin FE 1-20 and the directions said to start the pill on the day I get my period? All other birth control pills you start after your period is over, whats going on, is it because of the progestrin?
Avatar m tn I also started taking birth control again. My doctor also prescribed taking metformin(glucophage) in addition to the phentermine and birth control. I have lost about 8 pounds in the last month since taking the phentermine but i dont feel like I am losing enough weight for how little i have been eating.
Avatar f tn One thing I can tell you without a doubt is that birth control pills and all hormonal contraceptives though they may help regulate your cycle when you are on them; not only are you more prone to weight gain and depression while on them, but when you come off, you are more likely to be that extra step closer to insulin resistance and if you are already insulin resistant; the hormonal contraceptives will place you at higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
1798025 tn?1333814468 Well went to fertility specialist on Friday and was recommended taking birth control pills for 1 month. I have a cyst on my left ovaries. Have you been told this before or know anyone who experienced this and got pregnant shortly after?
1317612 tn?1321103964 Are you being treated for your PCOS? I'm taking birth control and Metformin. Both of these in combined are keeping my period in check. It comes on the 6th inactive pill and by the time I'm ready to start a new pack on a Monday...my period is just about gone. You will not know how your cycles or ovulation times are because us girls with PCOS normally do not ovulate. You should really talk with your doctor about starting Metformin.
Avatar n tn Thanks Dnarose, my doc did mention giving me metformin the last time i went in. She gave me pills for a skin rash that was on my chest, shoulders, and back and also birth control and she didn't want to start me on too many pills at once. I have an appointment to get on metformin this next tuesday. The weird thing is though that some people on here were saying that they had blood tests done to diagnose them with pcos but I never had any tests. Thanks again for giving me advice.
Avatar f tn Greetings everyone, I need your help and input if you will My friend has PCOS and has to use birth control pills to handle her problem with her period (if she stop taking the pills she won't have her period), she have a healthy diet and exercise yet the side effect of the pills are just so not right, border on depression, she doesn't feel like talking with anyone and the mere though of engaging in a conversion saps here energy, not always but it is there for long periods of time So wha
Avatar n tn Doctor put me on birth control pills and periods were like 4 to 5 days. I stopped the pills to get pregnant. If you ttc dont take the pills. Did the doctor put you on Metformin?? This the first med that the doctor prescribes for pcos patient. Many women have got regular periods and have conceived on their own without any problems just being on Metformin.
Avatar f tn ve been on Metformin for just over a year now. I take 500mg @ 2x a day. I came off my birth control pills in August 2009, and have had 3 normal (pill free) periods. All lasting 2 days with this last one on 10/26-27. I had more painful cramps this month then the other months. I also think I ovulated in August, but not September and thinking I O'ed early in October which would be a good reason why my period came on cd28 instead of 30.
393893 tn?1283551230 I started metformin last weekend and desogen birth control pills last week. Just today I noticed I am spotting old blood. My body is doing lots of weird things but the spotting scared me a little. Has this happened to anyone else?
Avatar n tn I am on week 3 on my first pack of birth control as i already finished the 12 prescribed progesterone pills that i had to take and still on my supply on metformin. Now my question here is, my husband and want to get pregnant what should i do?