New PCOS Diagnosis and Questions

metformin and glucophage are the same thing, so it possible that perhaps something else may have caused those facial splotches. how difficult is it to live gluten free?  it is something i have considered trying, just to see what would happen.  it is wonderful that it seems to be working for you!  :)

I don't have a whole lot of advice for you to answer your questions. I just wanted to agree with those that said you needed to go to a Reproductive Endocrinologist. My gyno basically did the same thing to me. She just put me on the pill and sent me on my way. The RE put me on glucophage as well as something for excessive hair growth. I stopped taking both. The glucophage gave me horrible stomach pains and the other for hair growth (spironylactone I think) made me sweat REALLY bad. I have just decided to have the surgery and handle it that way. I am having the RNY in the next year I hope. Please go to someone that knows what they are doing.

Thank you so much, Nikki!

I agree with the others... see an endo doc... just tossing you on glucophage and see you in 4 months is crap...

For me... I couldn't take glucophage... I tried it for 3 months and at the end of 3 months they thought they were going to have to take out my gall bladder and spleen... stop taking the meds... all of that went back to normal... the pain was just unbelievable... I couldn't eat, sleep, drink... etc.. nothing... my hubby couldn't even sleep with me in the same bed because when he would move it would shift me and cause horrible pain... I was only taking 250mg... the lowest you can go... it is now on my list of meds NOT to give me for any reason...

Can't help you with the depression part...

With my PCOS (which is pretty different from mosts) losing 5 pounds dropped my male hormone levels by 10 points... and those were as high as a teenage boy (can't remember the number... but that is what the doc said lol)... I'm 4.5 months out from my gastric bypass surgery and my hormone lvls are normal!! So is my blood sugars (which for a number a years were normal but after having my daughter they went up a ton)...

My family doc told me to get gastric bypass because of how the stomach is divided in to 2 parts... something with piptides (not sure on spelling) helping to easy or completely get rid of PCOS... my surgeon knew of PCOS and has had a number of people come through his office with it... more and more docs are learning about it... and even if your surgeon doens't know about it... he can learn about it...

Thanks so much, Shannon.  I lived in Lewisburg, PA until last year!  My surgeon's patient representative has PCOS and she is quite vocal and informed about it, yet, he doesn't want to have anything to do with mine.  That concerns me, but there's nothing I can do about it.  I have tried. The thing is, I feel great on glucophage!  I have so much more energy and my food cravings have not completely gone, but are definitely better.  It is good to know what you experienced with your taking it, though, and I'll keep that in mind.  Thanks for sharing that.

I think it would scare me if any doctor of mine wouldn't want to deal with part of a health issue with me... and with PCOS there are so many little things that can through off a surgery... talk to him again or his patient rep... because if he doesn't want to deal with it you might want to get a new surgeon... I know that would suck but I think your health and well being is worth it

Yeah, you are right.  I'll talk to him about it next time I see him.  I am fighting with insurance right now and don't know if I'll even be approved at this time.