been a pharmacy tech 25 years and i still fell for the “just tolerate it” speech. metformin made my gi tract a nightmare - bloating so bad i was changing clothes twice a day, kept thinking my diet was the problem. at week 8 i just stopped. my endo wasn’t thrilled but switched me to inositol.
honestly? way slower to notice anything. no weird cramping or nausea though. i’m month 3 now and my cycles are finally less chaotic.
actually tracked ovulation twice in the past 6 wks, which before was like searching for a needle. thing nobody mentions is the timeline difference - metformin hits your gi system immediately, inositol works on insulin resistance quietly. it’s not as “powerful” feeling but my body isn’t rebelling. did anyone else find metformin unbearable but needed the insulin work?
curious if inositol alone was actually enough for you.
ymmv.