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Should Metformin Be Taken For PCOS?

My daughter is diagonised pcos last week. Her Doctor prescribed Obimet SR 1000mg. twice daily. She is not diabetic. I understand that metformin is prescribed for diabetic patients. Should my daughter take this medicine She is 32 and have two children. She is also obase.Ht.164 cm. Wt 75 kg.She has also hypo thyroid.
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Hello
Your daughter is having Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome ( PCOS ) .
Obesity , irregular bleeding , acne , hirsurism are the characteristic symptoms of PCOS .
Your doctor prescribed metformin (obimet 1000 mg ) for this disease .
This is most prescribed drug for PCOS cases as in following manners .
Initially metformine 500 mg daily in the morning for onw eek, then 500 mg twice in day for one week, then 1500 -1750 mg daily in 2-3 divided doses till complete cure.
So don't be desperate this is also a very good drug for PCOS cases as well as for diabetic patient .
Hope this information will help you.
One more thing it will not reduce blood sugar level form normal level except in few cases that too very mild.
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Should Metformin Be Taken For PCOS?

Hello Your daughter is having Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome ( PCOS ) . Obesity , irregular bleeding , acne , hirsurism are the characteristic symptoms of PCOS . Your doctor prescribed metformin (obimet 1000 mg ) for this disease . This is most prescribed drug for PCOS cases as in following manners . Initially metformine 500 mg daily in the morning for onw eek, then 500 mg twice in day for one week, then 1500 -1750 mg daily in 2-3 divided doses till complete cure. So don t be desperate this is also a very good drug for PCOS cases as well as for diabetic patient . Hope this information will help you. One more thing it will not reduce blood sugar level form normal level except in few cases that too very mild.