So when I read that metformin causes gas/upset stomach/diarrhea they weren't kidding. It's been about a month now and I want to know...am I going to be plagued with diarrhea forever???? It doesn't seem worth it. I'm scared to eat because I don't know what's going to make my upset stomach and diarrhea even worse than it already is.

Currently prescribed Spironolactone for acne, l plan to stop this while trying to conceive and am extremely worried about my skin breaking out. Any recommendations for alternative treatments which are safe during pregnancy?

I feel like I’ve fallen so far into the PCOS hole that I don’t know how to scratch my way out of it, doctors don’t want to talk to me about it until I lose weight which feels next to impossible. I’ve tried Metformin, It makes me so sick even after 2 months on it and I can’t use birth control Because it’s not safe medically for me so I feel like I’ve just been written off and don’t know where to start and some days I just feel so hopeless and like I’m just stuck like this. I also have doctors… read more

Hi! I recently started metformin and have been taking Inositol for a few months - has anyone experienced easier weight loss with this combo? I am very active and eat a relatively clean diet but have a hard time noticing a difference on the scale!

I have joined a site similar to this one and I have joined different support groups on it for my different medical conditions I have, but it's says that my symptoms don't match the ones for pocs, but they do for another condition. That really confused me though as I was diagnosed with PCOS about 8 or 9 years ago and I had every test done for PCOS before I was diagnosed with it.

I seem to bloat up after eating. It doesn't always happends, but it seems to appear when I'm more stressed out. It can get quite intense... I can lose up to one pant size in 24h and then gain it back in a couple days time. I tried keeping a food vs bloating journal, but it just happens whenever. I even started recording the days event to try figure what was going on, bUT still no clue... I was wondering if it happened to anyone else, and what they had done to deal with this, as I am getting… read more

Also its due to my pcos i havent gotten one? If i regulate my hormones, will i get my period?

My hormones are balanced but I still deal with hirsutism on a daily basis. So much so that I shave (my face) every day, if not twice a day.