Hi im new to the PCOS-Med list.. anyone on Actos?
From: kimberlyann32 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:01:53 -0500
Hello...
does anyone have info on Actos that has been on it for awhile?
kim
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Monique" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION"
<pcos-medication@forum.obgyn.net>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: AMY: Re: Sounds like I'm backwards compared to everyone else
> Well, I'm about 260 at 5"10 so I know the feeling. But, I had to do
> some major attitude adjustments in my twenties (I am 35 now) and thanks
> to a great family, a wonderful husband and a wonderful lady I used to
> work with I realized that all the millions of diets I have tried were
> actually making me worse both physically and especially mentally. Once
> I decided: "no more diets", I threw out my scale and amazingly enough,
> my appetite stabilized (I actually have to remind myself to eat now). I
> haven't lost weight, but I most certainly stopped gaining and I feel
> healthier and happier by far (except for the irritatingly long cycles).
> Hopefully this Met I am taking won't screw that up for much longer.
>
> Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Amy Crowe wrote:
> >
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> >It is absolutely horrible - brings tears to my eyes thinking about it..I
am one big 200 lb
> >5'2" walking emotional disaster and I begged him for a weight loss
aid...He said "Up your
> >prozak to 20 mg a day"....
> >
> >Monique Mason wrote:
> >
> >> Prozak...the amazing cure-all drug. Maybe I should have told my
> >> specialist to go on Prozak...it may have helped his anxiety over my
> >> (quote:"simple weight problem").
> >>
> >> At Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Amy wrote:
> >> >
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> >> >That is horrible...My Doctor just wants me to be on prozak for
everthing...
> >> >
> >> >Monique Mason wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Well, I had a hard time conceiving and at first my GP thought it was
> >> >> simply a case of excessive testosterone. Once my cycle became
> >> >> irregular, he sent me to an infertility clinic where they did the
whole
> >> >> work-up and diagnosed me then. Now back then, I guess they didn't
know
> >> >> as much as they do now and figured, once they got me pregnant, there
> >> >> would be no further problem: to quote the specialist: "If you want
your
> >> >> symptoms to dissappear, you will have to lose weight or you can
count on
> >> >> dying of a heart attack by the time your 40". No other
explanations.
> >> >> Nice huh?
> >> >>
> >> >> At Fri, 07 Apr 2000, Amy wrote:
> >> >> >
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> >> >> >
> >> >> >I am sorry - I should have clarified...what I ment was when and if
I allow them to
> >> >> >put me on the Met and/ or Spiro...I will gain instead of loose,
have more hair on
> >> >> >body, less on head...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >what made them diagnose you...under what symptoms?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Monique Mason wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> AMY: I'm new to this forum so I don't know your history. Are you
taking
> >> >> >> Met as well? How about spironolactone? My doctor put me on Met at
my
> >> >> >> request, although he was informed and agreed it was a good idea
but now
> >> >> >> that it seems to be doing the opposite for me, I'm unsure if I
should
> >> >> >> give it more time, or ask him to take me off. Another question
for
> >> >> >> you...what PCOS symptoms do you experience? Everyone here seems
to have
> >> >> >> very few periods, acne, body hair, eating binges, etc. I have no
acne,
> >> >> >> no hair loss, no eating binges and these very very long, heavy
and
> >> >> >> frequent periods. Sometimes I think I was mis-diagnosed.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> At Thu, 06 Apr 2000, Amy wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >> >> >> >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >MONIQUE - THAT WILL PROBABLY BE MY LUCK!
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >"Mason, Monique" wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> I'm confused. I was diagnosed with pcos about 7 years ago,
given clomid
> >> >> >> >> twice (have two wonderful boys), then not treated with any
medication
> >> >> >> >> until two years ago when my doctor put me on cozaar for high
blood
> >> >> >> >> pressure and spironolactone for all other symptoms. He
recently started
> >> >> >> >> me on Met and I have now graduated from 500 to 1500 a day. My
symptoms
> >> >> >> >> (both before and after taking Met) seem to be backwards
compared to all
> >> >> >> >> of you. Although I am and have always been very overweight,
excess
> >> >> >> >> hair, etc., my menstrual cycle was as regular as clockwork
until I began
> >> >> >> >> (very briefly) the BCP. I never craved sugar (just the
opposite) and
> >> >> >> >> had a very small appetite. After my pregnancies, my cycle
became
> >> >> >> >> irregular and the spiro. put me back on schedule. Now that I
am taking
> >> >> >> >> Met., my appetite has increased, my cycle has become irregular
and I am
> >> >> >> >> craving more sweets. I have had no other side effects from
the Met
> >> >> >> >> other than some bloating/gas. Any explanations for me out
there?
> >> >> >> >> Perhaps two months on Met is not long enough to judge? Help.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> >> Monique
> >> >> >> >>
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> >> >> >> >Content-Disposition: attachment;
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> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >begin:vcard
> >> >> >> >n:Crowe;Amy
> >> >> >> >tel;fax:770-795-4794
> >> >> >> >tel;work:770-795-4751
> >> >> >> >x-mozilla-html:FALSE
> >> >> >> >url:http://www.trism.com
> >> >> >> >org:TRISM, Inc.;Pricing Department
> >> >> >> >version:2.1
> >> >> >> >email;internet:amy.crowe@trism.com
> >> >> >> >title:Pricing Analyst - Commercial
> >> >> >> >adr;quoted-printable:;;4174 Jiles Road
> >> >> >> P.O. Box 9000;Kennesaw;GA;30144;USA
> >> >> >> >fn:Amy R. Crowe
> >> >> >> >end:vcard
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >--------------710CCD6EEE6D4F933C60DD9E--
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Monique
> >> >> >>
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> >> >> >version:2.1
> >> >> >email;internet:amy.crowe@trism.com
> >> >> >title:Pricing Analyst - Commercial
> >> >> >adr;quoted-printable:;;4174 Jiles Road
> >> >> P.O. Box 9000;Kennesaw;GA;30144;USA
> >> >> >fn:Amy R. Crowe
> >> >> >end:vcard
> >> >> >
> >> >> >--------------2EB5F439342122C48B4C942C--
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Monique
> >> >>
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> >> >
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> >> >tel;work:770-795-4751
> >> >x-mozilla-html:FALSE
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> >> >org:TRISM, Inc.;Pricing Department
> >> >version:2.1
> >> >email;internet:amy.crowe@trism.com
> >> >title:Pricing Analyst - Commercial
> >> >adr;quoted-printable:;;4174 Jiles Road
> >> P.O. Box 9000;Kennesaw;GA;30144;USA
> >> >fn:Amy R. Crowe
> >> >end:vcard
> >> >
> >> >--------------A63656F5959DA2DEC99E327C--
> >>
> >> --
> >> Monique
> >>
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> >version:2.1
> >email;internet:amy.crowe@trism.com
> >title:Pricing Analyst - Commercial
> >adr;quoted-printable:;;4174 Jiles Road
> P.O. Box 9000;Kennesaw;GA;30144;USA
> >fn:Amy R. Crowe
> >end:vcard
> >
> >--------------1B05F679C731EF3B7AAA0288--
>
> --
> Monique
>
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