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Hi there!

I have PCOS too, and I was put on metformin as well by my gyn. However, my fertility specialist decided I wasn't insulin dependent and took me off...it didn't regulate me anyway. I ended up failing 2 rounds of Clomid before they sent me to a RE. He put me on Femara and a Pregnyl trigger shot which worked for me! Unfortunately I miscarried 1/1/15, but I after one failed round of Femara and Pregnyl I got another BFP! Still super early, but saying prayers to my angel baby for a rainbow baby ??

I'm a pharmacist - what I can tell you about metformin is that the biggest side effects are gastrointestinal. Most people complain of nausea and/or diarrhea when they take it. Those symptoms can resolve with time, and taking it with a meal can also help. Do you know if you are taking plain or extended release? The GI side effects tend to be much less with the extended release, so that is something to consider if your doctor started you on plain and you have difficulty tolerating it.

Hope this helps...Good luck and baby dust!

I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2007 and never put on Metformin until several years later. Came off of it in November 2012 (didn't get by the pharmacy in time) so I started both Metformin 1000 mg daily and 50 mg Clomid CD 2-6 in December 2012. December 27th I got my BFP and gave birth to my perfect baby boy on September 4, 2013. Since I was TTC off and on (mostly on, but didn't have insurance for a long time, so no Dr help) for 12 years to get my son, DH and I decided to TTC again when he was 4 months old. We tried with just Metformin 1cycle, Met and Clomid for 7 cycles, and Met and Femara for 1 cycle with no luck. DH is a soldier and was deployed to Korea for 9 months last September, so the TTC train came to a screeching halt! He comes home in 2 weeks, so we'll be starting back up again. Sorry for the novel, but if it weren't for Metformin, my son wouldn't exist. And I ALWAYS ovulate the first month I'm taking it.