PCOS/Insulin Resistance SupportSupport for us with any of the following: Insulin Resistance, Syndrome X, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or other endocrine disorders.
When i was at my heaviest, 305 pounds and not on birth control pills i was not ovulating AND was TTC...very frustrating. My periods were 80 days apart with no ovulation. I lost down to 280 pounds and my periods regulated and next thing i know i was pregnant. So i do think weight loss and birth control both helped me. I am on birth control pills and now and everything is regular. My doc was going to put me on Clomid so i would ovulate...i got the prescription filled and never took it because i found out i was pregnant. But maybe clomid could be an idea for some of you ttc.
how many of your dont ovulate ? Just curious as i dont , i wondered if any of you didnt and the weight loss had brought it back.
:carriot: Teresa
now that Im perimenopausal, Im every 28 days like clock work. First time in my life! (without meds)
...but before this, yes! Once I started loosing the weight, I dont remember at what point....but I started ovulating a little more regularly than I had been. I was actually ovulating, and not having "false" periods, due to the excess estrogen from all the extra fat.
I have PCOS and was diagnosed about 10 years ago. I'm on 1500mg of Metformin per day and working to lose about 150 pounds total. I started at 303.5. . . now I'm down to 292.5 after 3 weeks.
I've got PCOS and I'm hypothyroid as well - double bummer
I have 77lbs to get to my realistic goal of 150lbs, although at 5'1" I could loose another 20lbs or more. LOL, but at 36 and after 3 kids I will be more than happy at 150lbs (I hope).
I was diagnosed with PCOS in my early 20's but have only just found a Dr a month or so ago who would prescribe Metformin. Unlike others, Metformin has not been the miracle weight loss cure for me, I am still doing it the HARD way with lots of exercise and a high protein/low GI carb diet.
I found out I had PCOS about 4 years ago when I had problems getting pregnant. Really was never treated for it was just told to lose weight and getting pregnant would be easier. I did get Pg using clomid gained more weight after a misscarriage ....the clomid stopped working for me once I gained more weight. My plan of action is to lose 30 pounds go back and try the clomid again. I have mainly been doing WW and low carbing when I know I've over done the sugar.
Losing4another :I am so sorry to hear about your loss hunni , i know how you feel and i hope you will have a baby real soon. Good luck with your weightloss and well done do far.
Move2lose : well done on your weightloss so far hunni ,keep up the good work.
I'm new to this board but I have PCOS also. I am almost 24 and was just diagnosed a few weeks ago although I've known I had to for a few months. I am on metformin 1000 mg/day but everything I've read says it should be at 1500mg/day so I'm going to ask my endo when I go back in December. I have about 90 pounds left to lose. Although, just to get under 200 would be awesome!
I have PCOS with insulin resistance- I was diagnosed last summer after TTC#2 and once again having problems. After going on Avandia my cycles became regular and I was able to conceive.
I have about 25 pounds to lose. Ideally, I'd like to lose about forty, but 25 would put me in the middle of my weight range & is probably much more realistic, since I haven't weighed that lower weight since high school. I'm really more concerned about my health than my weight # at this point... during both pregnancies I had gestational diabetes, and I really do not want my IR to go into full-blown diabetes if I can help it.
Met is for insulin resistance but it can in some women provide assistance with weightloss. (with healthy eating and exercise of course). I was on it, well a "form" of it, actually I think I was on two kinds of it and they both made me really sick so I couldn't take those but now I'm on Fortamet, which is another form of it, but different and it doesn't make me sick at all. Foramet is also supposed to have a side effect of Ovulation. (in some women at least)
My dr wanted me to lose 30% of my weight, but didn't harp on my weight that much.
