Well... two doses in and I'm already feeling some of the effects of the Met. I have to remember that the last two times I was on it, the name of the game was strictly restricting diet in the beginning, slowly tapering up the dose and adding foods back in slowly and gently as time went on.
Many of you mentioned the scariness of cholesterol/triglyceride lowering drugs, and it worries me too. I'd like to know more if you have info. But you're right Panamahat. It is kind of a tricky thing. Who wants side effects, but who wants heart disease either? Especially when one side of your family has a habit of kicking it in their sixties from heart issues and the other side has a habit of needing cholesterol and/or triglyceride lowering medications... to the point of, "you're going to fall over dead if you don't do this despite your eating cardboard and running triathalons (literally) for a year." So that's why I'm hoping dealing with the PCOS is the main issue. The drug my Doctor mentioned was a "Fibrate." Has anyone had experiences with them? I hear they are not as "bad" as statins.
Congratulations Jen for your success on Metformin! I just started up taking it again yesterday. It was a long 3 months of adjustment (see earlier treatments posts if you want to read my whining) last time before I felt good. But when I felt good, I felt awesome! I felt the best I had in years, and my blood levels showed it.
Thanks for the cheerleading all! I wanted to write this post and thank you, but also let you know that things will be spotty for a bit while we entertain family! I know. It's awesome.