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Re: Glucophage and ...nails?
From: Aslihan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:42:28 -0600 (CST)
I have PCOs since I was 18, and I have the same problem with my nails,
too.
They are always been so soft and peels off of the tips..
I don't know if it has anything to do with the PCOS.
I've tried every nail polish and solution I can find, but no luck!!!!!
I would love to know if there is anything to do!
:)
ASLIHAN
At Thu, 11 Jan 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Don't forget, though, it's also winter time, and the cold weather zaps
>moisture out of everything - hair, nails, skin, etc.
>
>At Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Zowie wrote:
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>>Hi Jenny, and welcome to the board. I'm not positive if the Glucophage
>>(also known as Metformin, which I was just recently put on) causes the
>>nail problem---but my nails have been that way for some time now. I was
>>diagnosed in April '99 with PCOS, but I believe I've had it since 10/11
>>around the time I started my periods. My nails are very, VERY
>>soft---they literally bend, except for my thumb nails. Those are the
>>only hard ones I have. My nails typically always get knicked (just my
>>luck) and end up peeling off at the tips. I've yet to find a reason for
>>this, but I thought it was just me. Maybe it has something to do with
>>PCOS, since my nails have been like this ever since I can remember, and
>>I was only put on the Met this Tuesday. So I'm not positive about the
>>answer, but it's certainly not a dumb question. (Have you seen some of
>>MINE lately??)
>>
>>t Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Jenny wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi, I'm new here and don't know all of the "etiquette" stuff for these
>>>boards yet. But I have a dumb question about the Glucophage I'm taking.
>>>
>>>I found out about hyperinsulinism and PCOS in June, 2000. I've had PCOS
>>>since 1981 but no one knew anything about treatment. I had the glucose
>>>tolerance test and insulin levels and found out I was early (borderline,
>>>whatever) diabetic and my GP started me on the glucophage in July, 2000.
>>>I have no big problems, I can live with diarrhea and gas if I have
>>>normal periods, BUT my fingernails have all broken off, become very
>>>brittle and split and peeled. I have always had beautiful of nails and
>>>for some stupid reason I find this heartbreaking! I've looked at the
>>>insert and the warnings on Glucopghage and found nothing on this. Should
>>>I just give up and resign myself to having ugly nails or should I take
>>>hair and nail vitamins?
>>>
>>>I'm sorry that this is such a dumb question, but no one seems to know.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Jenni
>>>
>>--
>>-- Zowie :)
>>
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