Metformin and Estrace....will I still ovulate?

[norskie2005]

Can you take both pills at night before bed instead of breaking up the dose into two? I have read to avoid greasy and fried foods while you are getting used to it. Sorry you are still not feeling good.

Thank you. I guess I could try taking both pills at night, just was going off of what my ob said to do to help with side effects. I did have a greasy lunch yesterday, that could possibly be it. I guess I've learned my lesson and need to avoid those!!

[norskie2005]

I don't know much about estrace but if you have to take provera to bring on AF then it most likely means you won't ovulate on your own. Are you just on it for a short time?

I would try to stick with the metformin as it takes a while to regulate cycles. Mine didn't get shorter on there own but it did help with my hormone imbalance. I ended up using clomid to conceive.

Do you take the metformin with food? I was lucky that I tolerated it really well but if I had it on and empty stomach I felt sick. Also some foods ate best avoided like high carb meals or something fatty like hot chips.

Are you swaying for a girl?

Yes I do take the metformin after I eat, I take one 500mg after breakfast and one 500mg after supper. I just went up to two pills a day on Tuesday, so I'm hoping my tummy doesn't take too long to adjust. I guess we'll see how today goes for me. If the metformin doesn't help me in a few cycles then my ob will try femara. Yes we are swaying girl, I just signed up for a personalized plan on Monday, excited to see what Atomic gets together for me!

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks for your reply Atomic! I thought about giving the metformin a few more days at 1000mg and see if the bad side effects slow down. As of today (day 2 of the 1000mg) I have been on the toilet 4 times, sorry tmi and my stomach has been so upset. I'm having a hard time figuring out what I should and shouldn't eat to help with that. I've also been more shaky.

One more question Atomic, do you have any experience with Estrace? Just wondering if it is possible to still ovulate on it? Thanks!

You're not supposed to but a few people still have. It is supposed to make your follice "sleep". The catch is that I am only familiar with people who are doing this for IVF and thus have taken BCP and then Estrace possibly in a much higher dose than you so I hesitate to hang my hat on that, because you may be doing something entirely different and so I just want to be clear that the situation that I am thinking of is only those who have done it for IVF and not the same scenario you are in necessarily.

[norskie2005]

You're not supposed to but a few people still have. It is supposed to make your follice "sleep". The catch is that I am only familiar with people who are doing this for IVF and thus have taken BCP and then Estrace possibly in a much higher dose than you so I hesitate to hang my hat on that, because you may be doing something entirely different and so I just want to be clear that the situation that I am thinking of is only those who have done it for IVF and not the same scenario you are in necessarily.

Thanks Atomic. I just looked and I'm taking a 2mg tablet, two times a day. I was just wondering if I should use opks or temp to see if I do O. I am so curious to see if the metformin will help me at all this cycle, but thinking I probably won't know since I am on the Estrace anyways :/

[atomic sagebrush]

You probably won't.