Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Support Group

Pretty excited I am up to 1500 mg of metformin er daily. I am taking 1 tab in the am and 2 tabs at dinner. The ginger root is still helping alot. I take 1 in the am and 1 at dinner.
I have lost 7 pounds in 1 week! :)
Excited to see more results. My doctor wants me on 2000 mg of metformin but he is gradually increasing the dose. Thinking next week I will try to go up to the 2000 mg a day :)

How do you take the ginger root? You may have explained it, and I may be missing it. Did your doctor suggest it?

I have been off and on Metformin for 6 years...and while the drug works wonders for my PCOS, it gives me terrible diahrea, (sorry, but we all know about that), and makes me feel like I want to throw up.

I thought I had it beat this last time when I took half of what the doctor suggested and worked my way up at a slower rate...and I was doing great, until I hit 1000mg.

I see you take one in the am an done in the pm...with meals? Where do you buy it? Is it expensive? I am now intrigued...

Thank you for sharing!!

A friend actually said i should try it because it helps with morning sickness and is safe for pregnant women. I buy it at meijer or walmart and i can't remember how much it costed somewhere between $7-$15.00 for 100 capsules. I eat breakfast and then take 1 capsule of ginger root and metformin. Then at dinner I eat then take 1 capsule of ginger root and metformin. I also take a multivitamin with breakfast. Metformin can deplete vitamin B so I take a multivitamin to help elimnate un-necessary side effects. I have also been drinking lots of water. One thing I read about metformin said that slight dehydration can cause the side effects of metformin to be much worse.
So far I can't handle more than 1500mg of metformin, but thats better than nothing at all :)
I hope it helps you...worse case it is worth a shot. I am on week 2 and so far it is still helping me.

Thanks for getting back to me!

I am willing to try anything! I need to be taking the Metformin, but the side effects are so unbearable that I always give up...which I know isn't good, but who wants to feel like that all the time? Not me.

I am going to look into this...appreciate the info!!

I totally understand....I was in tears when I realized I had to take metformin again...if I find anything else that helps I will make sure to let you know :)

If you need help with weight loss try Adiphex....helped me lose weight once but when I stopped the metformin I gained the weight back. Working on losing the weight again...ugh!

Good luck and don't give up :)

Thanks for the information, and keeping me up to date if you figure anything else out. I will research Adiphex...actually never heard of it before!

THANK YOU!