I was diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance.

Got the blood work back, and it all looks like PCOS for sure. I started taking the metformin and it gave me some diarrhea, which has been waking me up in the middle of the night. I've been told it goes away after a while. I sure hope so, because I have a hard enough time sleeping without the diarrhea interruptions!

Yu may want to ask your doctor if u can have a lower dose to start with because the diarrhea can be bad enough to drop your potassium. I would hate for u to stop taking it because of the diarrhea because it is a worthwhile medicine and good treatment for PCOS. It will help some with your weight too. I have PCOS and I am a registered nurse and I can tell you we are lucky that PCOS is finally coming to light with the primary doctors. When I first started researching I was about 22 now I am 36. Initially no doctor even knew what I was talking about, one even told me I was being paranoid. Even after a CT of my belly which as my doctor at the time put it "u have multiple tiny cysts on both your ovaries" the only thing I was told was that "we use birth control to treat this" and so I took it, nobody would give me metformin. So 70 pounds and 11 years later finally I had full blown type 2 diabetes and finally got metformin. I wish I could have had metformin back then, I know it is helping prevent heart disease. By the way if u r taking birth control pills for treatment there has recently been a study that shows that birth control pills may actually increase insulin resistance thereby will increase weight in a person with PCOS. Finally another study that proves I wasn't crazy when I told my doctor that the pill makes me gain weight, terrible carb cravings(huge symptom of insulin resistance). Learn as much as u can, stay on the metformin, use immodium for the diarrhea for awhile if u have to, cut down the dose until u get use to it. I have been on it for 3 years now and finally I can take 3 -500mg tablets daily. See your endocrinologist routinely. Take Care, u r not alone:)

Oh and alleybow if u r having any twitching or muscle cramps let your doctor know because your potassium could be low, in the meantime get yourself some foods high in potassium, but watch the bananas because they r also high in sugar/carb. It is very common for people with insulin resistance to have low potassium and magnesium, if u crave alot of chocolate this could be a sign for low mag.Good Luck!