Re: JOLENE Metaformin and weight loss. Help.
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 09 Jun 2000 14:41:20 -0400
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Hi Jolene - I (in my opinion - LOL) think "dependance" means (as far as meds to body)
that your system quits producing "naturaly" and depends on what you put in it (like
met) to make up for it, so when you do quit, your system reacts to what it is now
missing....Who knows though...
Jolene Miller wrote:
> My body, on its own, has screwy insulin metabolism; met helps keep it
> in line. I would expect to have some bad reactions if I stopped taking it
> because my insulin would go crazy.
>
> I don't have an answer to your question, but thinking about it spurred
> other questions in my mind: What exactly is dependence? Do our bodies
> become dependent on met or is there another name for what happens?
> Is dependence (if that's what's going on) necessarily bad?
>
> Looking forward to opinions that are more informed than mine!
>
> Jolene, in Toledo, who's been out of pharmacology class too long!
>
> >>> amy.crowe@trism.com 6/9/00 2:07:59 PM >>>
> i HAVE A QUESTION - DOES ANYONE WORRY ABOUT THEIR BODIES BECOMING DEPENDANT ON MET
> (GLUCOPHAGE)??
>
> I WORRY ABOUT THAT - I RECENTLY MISPLACED MY PILL VILE AND DIDN'T TAKE IT FOR 2
> DAYS...I HAD THE SERIOUS SHAKES THE WHOLE TIME....
> AMY
>
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