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PCOS + Metformin

After years of reading and watching videos and going back and forth about this, I've decided that I'm going to take Metformin for my PCOS. The hope is that Metformin will make it easier for me to lose weight because of my insulin resistance. Eventually this will lead to me ovulating at a predictable pattern, and then Kevin and I can hopefully conceive and give birth to a healthy full-term baby! My doctor said it's a good thing and she's prescribed it for her other PCOS patients. In three months I'll be coming back for a follow-up and they're going to run blood tests to see how it's helping my hormone levels. Metformin is a medication that is usually given to diabetic patients because of insulin resistance. A lot of PCOS women eventually get pregnant while on Metformin because of the weight loss and hormone stablizing benefits. It is NOT an ovulation-inducing drug (like Clomid!) but the weight loss eventually can lead to ovulation.

I'm going to start Metformin April 1st.

3 more days!!!

I'm so scared! I'm scared because I've heard stories about the horrible side effects...diarrhea, nausea, cramping, bloating, headaches...I have friends with PCOS who have gone on Metformin. Some of them didn't even get any side effects. Hopefully I'm like them!

But I'm also scared because what if I get pregnant ASAP? Like within a month of taking Metformin? What if the weight loss and ovulation for my body works super quickly?

I think that's what scares me most.

Being pregnant with Evangeline was TOUGH. And she was only inside of me for 6 months! I hated everything...I smelled everything...I threw up everything...All smells made me gag, all foods were disgusting, and even inside lights were way too bright for me so I would wear sunglasses everywhere. Hanging out in public gatherings was the worst bc I swore I could smell everyone! I could barely breathe in crowded rooms and I needed ventilation all the time. I just hope and pray that this next pregnancy will be smooth sailing and I can have that beautiful pregnancy glow. Otherwise, if I'm nauseous and vomiting everywhere then I'll need to ask for anti-vomiting medication because I can't be surviving that way while taking care of my firstborn toddler!

Women with PCOS have higher rates of miscarriage and premature delivery. I'm terrified of miscarriage, and I really want to do all that it takes to keep this baby growing inside of my womb for as long as possible. Most women who are on Metformin while they get pregnant stay on Metformin for at least the first trimester and then wean off slowly.

I was actually supposed to start Metformin two weeks ago but then Evangeline got pneumonia. She's still healing so I pushed it off because how can I be taking care of my sick toddler if I'm running to the bathroom all the time?!

I'll be regularly updating the blog on how Metformin affects my body. I've never used any medication for my PCOS before so I'm pretty weary!

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