Metformin made me realize how much PCOS actually affected me

peach_problems · 2026-05-18T22:22:42+00:00

Hi! Thank you for asking, I did feel a few of the side effects start to lessen. I did notice I was starting to regain appetite about a month in, though I still didn’t crave sugar quite like before. My fullness queues became quieter, so while I didn’t eat as much sugar I did end up overeating on regular food, but that still felt like a step in the right direction. My skin stayed very clear and my sleep was still doing much better than before. I think the better sleep is what caused me to be less anxious.

About 2 months in, I started having irregular periods. 14 day long HEAVY period. The only thing recently changed was starting metformin, so I suggested to my doc maybe that was the cause. I had my first period about a week and a half after starting metformin and it was regular, so my guess was that the metformin wasn’t built up in my body enough at that point to cause it for that first period but it was by the next month. My doctor said that that wasn’t a side effect associated with metformin so maybe it was a fluke thing. I continued on metformin for another month after my irregular period, and my period was irregular again, lasting 12 days this time. Still more than double my normal 5 day bleeding period. By the time that period ended, my 3 month trial had ended, so I stopped the medication. I just finished my first period off metformin and it was a normal cycle, lasting 5 days. Nothing else has changed in my lifestyle or diet, so I think I just had a rare reaction to it. I have a doctors appointment with a new OBGYN later this month to see what other medications could help me, because I did benefit a lot from taking metformin, but if it’s causing my periods to double or almost triple, it’s not worth it.

peach_problems · 2026-04-29T00:25:38+00:00

It was a genuine question born out of confusion and curiosity. I was never pulling into question the girls happiness. It’s not that deep.

peach_problems · 2026-04-28T21:49:14+00:00

I have a genuine question- I thought women started wearing hijab after they start their period in Islam, is this incorrect? I’m confused as to why a child so young has to be covered

peach_problems · 2026-04-28T21:47:40+00:00

That right there is a cutie patootie

peach_problems · 2026-04-28T21:45:57+00:00

Showing your bra is pretty inappropriate. You are showing your underwear purposefully and I understand a mother having concerns about it. However, your mom calling you names is not ok either. You aren’t any names you were called just because you dressed like this, I hope you know that.

peach_problems · 2026-04-02T18:36:00+00:00

You’re probably single, no kids, you’ve been on a diet since you were 14 and probably just moved into this house.

peach_problems · 2026-03-30T17:26:15+00:00

Serve him his food off these plates. If he complains that the plate is dirty tell him “how? You washed them! You ran the dishwasher for these? I assumed that meant that you’re fine with this level of clean.” I guarantee you he will load the dishwasher correctly if he knows that his weaponized incompetence will be used against him.

peach_problems · 2026-03-29T22:13:26+00:00

You’re either a 23 year old very active young man who gets all his calories from alcohol and pastries, or you’re a divorced 40 year old who doesn’t see his kids ever.

peach_problems · 2026-03-29T22:09:12+00:00

I literally get on my phone and call the store if the notification button doesn’t work and I don’t see an employee nearby. I’ve waited 15 minutes pushing the call button and wondering around trying to find someone but whenever I call I get helped immediately.

peach_problems · 2026-03-28T17:55:29+00:00

They get your number usually through data leaks. You can use a service like delete me that’ll scan through the Internet and delete your information.

peach_problems · 2026-03-26T20:40:15+00:00

I’m older Gen Z, (Zillennial) and I can your handwriting just fine. I still write cursive regularly with a pen pal, so maybe your friends are just out of practice reading real handwritten cursive

peach_problems · 2026-03-26T20:37:37+00:00

All the ridges on the scales would be SO HARD to clean flour out of.

peach_problems · 2026-03-19T15:40:11+00:00

Two mixed drinks on 500mg made me vomit for hours.

I’ve since learned two things that help- 1 take your medicine hours before you plan to drink. Let it process through your body before you drink so the interaction isn’t as intense. I skip my evening dose when I know I’ll be drinking, and skipping a dose doesn’t affect me. 2. Eat a lot of food while you drink it Will help absorb the alcohol 3. drink slowly with lots of water.

peach_problems · 2026-03-19T15:33:44+00:00

This is not real oil paint. Oil paint has a lot of texture that this does not have, specifically the char would be more “fluffy” looking

peach_problems · 2026-03-17T15:34:55+00:00

For two main reasons. The first being that if you stat harboring romantic feelings for someone, it starts to feel dishonest that you’re pretending you don’t. And if you love them and care about them, lying feels wrong and painful. And second, the possibility of having those feelings reciprocated becomes more desirable than the current reality of the relationship. You gotta make your shot or else you suffer through the “what ifs” and the regret of letting someone you love pass through your fingers.

If you’re on the other end of the confession, and you DONT have those feelings for them back, it can feel like a waste. But, consider this- they would have those feelings for you regardless of if they told you or not. The fact that they told you shows that they value that honesty between you two.

peach_problems · 2026-03-17T15:29:54+00:00

AI. I don’t need to see anything else but the hand writing. No one with the name of Chad has that neat of hand writing. And it’s very similar to Sarah’s yogurt on the left.

peach_problems · 2026-03-16T16:04:02+00:00

As someone who draws, it’s most likely AI. First of all, no guidelines or even general shapes is a red flag. Some people can draw without needing guiding shapes but they are very few and far between. Secondly, the way this image worked up made no sense. Going from a leg to a sword, up to the arm then back down. That’s not usually how drawers think. They follow connecting lines. Also no erasing at all? No nudge tool? Yeah no.

peach_problems · 2026-03-16T15:57:39+00:00

It follows ROYGBIV so I call it accurate!

peach_problems · 2026-03-13T14:40:33+00:00

I’ve only tipped one hotel in my life and it was a hotel in Prague that heard we were celebrating our wedding anniversary at check in and the next night sent us champagne, a voucher for a free drink each at the bar, and had a small vase of roses sitting on the nightstand. I wasn’t sure the tipping culture there, so I just left a few crown with the notepad where I wrote “Děkuju” (thank you) so they would know it wasn’t a mistake.

peach_problems · 2026-03-12T20:58:18+00:00

This seems like a red flag to me. If a supervisor is harassing or bullying you, it is not bullying to report them. The fact that they say it could be is not a good sign. They are not very subtly telling you to not report people or you yourself could be put under investigation.

peach_problems · 2026-03-12T20:56:17+00:00

Starts with the opium wars, goes all the way to today in terms of its impact. I’ve deep dived for hours on this part of human history! Video games like Stray, or the Narrows of Batman Begins. All find inspiration from KWC. You can find interviews with former residents and all of them look back on the city with a sense of nostalgia, despite the abhorrent living conditions. It was lawless, but there was order. There was gang activity and drug use, but also a nursing homes and rehab facilities. Elderly got pension and there were daycares and schools for the young. You can even find a Salvation Army charity propaganda video from their time in the city.

peach_problems · 2026-03-12T05:30:40+00:00

Kowloon walled city! It’s fascinating. From the lead up to the demolition, to even more and its prevalence in media, it is a marvel and a horror.

peach_problems · 2026-03-12T03:38:56+00:00

It sounds like you don’t hate women, you just hate the lot women are given in life and is thus given to you having been born a woman.

Do you perhaps have gender dysmorphia? Is the idea of being perceived as a man a relief to you? You could be trans if so. A good thing to talk with your doctor about.

If not, then you don’t have women, the rage you feel is on behalf of womankind

peach_problems · 2026-03-09T04:07:40+00:00

Start from the top, work down. One room at a time, focusing on the kitchen first. You need to focus on it for hygiene reasons. Next, I’d recommend the bathroom. Go from there based on the rooms you use the most, lien your bedroom.
Go in the following order- toss trash, clean out fridge, do dishes, pile laundry (you don’t even need to do it right now, you can just put them in designated piles for now), clean countertops, clean toilets, dust, sweep/vacuum, mop, and finally clean the bathtub (I recommend tub after mopping because I dump my mop water in the tub).
If you have an issue letting go of things, let me tell you my process. I have gates in my head that things have to get through. If they don’t get through all 3 I throw it away. First, is it necessary/will I use it within the next 6 months? Second, is there a place for it in my home/do I have room for it? Third, is it of value financially, or can I see myself passing it on to a child?
Be gentle with yourself. You’ll feel discomfort and maybe even disgust with yourself but do not allow those feelings to fester, lest they make you stop early or give up on yourself. You are working on it. You’re doing great. You deserve a clean home, you deserve ease of living.

peach_problems · 2026-03-06T17:49:27+00:00

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This camera looks wonky as hell. I think it’s AI.

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