PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for December, 2000: Re: mood swings

Re: mood swings

From: Kerry (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 21 Dec 2000 23:32:59 -0600 (CST)

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I don't know if you would still be checking the messages but I found your message quite interesting. Up until now I have not shared this side of my "Glucophage" experience since I did not read it from anyone else...didn't think it important.

I have had bad sugar cravings the past month and now I suddenly lost my appetite completely. I thought it was kind of odd that I would only crave sweets and bread.

I also found myself to be quite moody and sometimes outright nasty. I just thought that it was the same PMS stuff but just coming faster. I definitely noticed a change though. I also started at 500mg and will only go up to 1000mg.

Does Xenical and Avandia work like Glucophage? How is it working for you now?

Curious.

At Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Kelly wrote: >
>I noticed that no one had responded to your message so I thought I'd
>give you my perspective.
>
>I was on glucophage for about 8 months -- 500 mg at first up to 1500 mg
>at the end. I noticed that I was horribly moody and cranky most of the
>time. I would also become extremely hungry -- I was either full or
>starving, there was no in between. My doctor determined that my body
>wasn't tolerating the glucophage because it made my blood sugar drop so
>rapidly. Now I'm on Avandia with no side effects and "perfect" blood
>sugar (as my doctor tells me). I did lose a few pounds on Glucophage,
>but not enough to make it worth all the emotional crap. (Now I'm also
>taking Xenical which has been working wonderfully -- 6 pounds in 2
>weeks).
>
>I'm not saying that the glucophage is the problem, just that you should
>talk to your doctor about what is going on. In my opinion there's no
>need to take a medicine that (maybe) makes you miserable when there are
>other alternatives.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Kelly

--
Kerry

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