How exactly does Metformin work in patients next to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?

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I have be diagnosed with PCOS for almost a year now. I've quit taking my medication because I do not feel any cash and I do not see any change next to my blood tests. I've other assumed that Metformin is supposed to help the Pancreas spawn more insulin. If I already have dignified insulin levels what accurate would the Metformin be? If it is supposed to lower glucose, then why is it a commonly perscribed drug for Type 2 diabetes? In diabetic patients, you would want to capture their body to make more insulin right? I wasn't explained by my doctor on what Metformin exactly is. By not taking the medication am I hurting myself? Please Help!
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Metformin treats the insulin resistance (IR). This resources that your body produces insulin the right way (so you are not diabetic), but that your body does not respond the right track to it. This in turn make your body produce more insulin (it thinks you dont own enough since you're not responding to it). The elevated level of insulin in turn wack out your hormones. The wacked out hormones (usually high level of testosterone and normal to giant levels of estrogen) are what cause the screwed up symtpoms (irregular periods, no ovulation, acne, thinning coat, facial hair, etc.).

Sadly, heaps doctors are not really informed about metformin and PCOS. The recommended dose is 1500-2550mg per time. Make sure you are on a high plenty dose...if not...ask your doctor to up your prescription. It can rob up to 6 months on the right dose before you will make out any changes. Also, it's momentous (and this is the part I loathe the most) to eat a low carb diet and exercise. If you don't do this..you are countering what the metformin is trying to do.

In diabetics...their bodies don't produce insulin the right approach...so they take the metformin to cause sure that their bodies respond to the insulin that they do have. It's, unsurprisingly..way more complicated than adjectives this..but this is the basic explanation.

By not treating your PCOS, you are at greater risk for many fruitless things (certain cancers, glorious blood pressure, blood clots, heart disease, and diabetes). However, if you treat the PCOS properly, these risks are lowered.

Here's some basic PCOS info and links for you:
PCOS is permanent, but is treatable and most women are able to get pregnant when the PCOS is treated correctly.

I recommend seeing a reproductive endocrinologist. They are across the world more knowledgeable roughly speaking PCOS and the correct treatment. Unfortunately, many doctors are not aware of the proper treatment.

The underlying exact of PCOS is insulin resistance (IR). The best treatment for PCOS is going on an insulin sensitizing drug such as metformin (1500-2550mg per day) combined with a low carb diet and exercise. There are a few critical things to know:

1. Many women "pass" the test for IR, but still respond positively from the metformin. No one know exactlly why..my thought is that the test is not a sure fire path of detecting the IR.

2. You must be on a high plenty dose of metformin. I've heard women complain that their bodies dont start working even though they've be on metformin for awhile. Some doctors are hesitant to up the dose olden 1500mg...but for some of us it takes more. I don't respond until my dose is around 2000mg a time.

3. It can take a few months on the correct dose, beforehand your body is regulated.

4. It is important to treat your PCOS even if you are not trying to obtain pregnant. There are higher risks for lots things (high blood pressure, blood clots, diabetes, and many other things) when you enjoy PCOS, but if it is treated properly, then those risks are lowered.

When the PCOS is treated properly, adjectives of your symptoms may not disappear, but they should improve some. It will also be greatly easier to lose weight (and hang on to it off). Our bodies work against us when we try to lose weight on our own, making it nearly impossible to lose cargo.

There are TONS of books about PCOS and dieting. There are two that I recommend. Here's the links at amazon for those:
http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/0809224275/...
http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/0007131844/...

I also recommend a couple net sites:
http://pcos.itgo.com/
http://www.inciid.org/faq.php?cat=infert...

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-bhp... This one is a great message board where you can ask adjectives your PCOS questions or simply chat with the women who are also dealing near PCOS. Good luck.

Vericose Veins?

Metformin works by making you ovulate.
Also it lowers your blood sugar if it is too high

What is the function for periods?

Helps beside ovulation and helps regulate your cycle