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Re: Glucophage and ...nails?From: autobeau (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:38:42 -0800 (PST)
I don't know if this will work for you, but I have found something that works with my nails. It's hoof repair for horses. I know it sounds kind of crazy but if you apply it like polish and let it dry, do this a couple times a week and it seems to help. Tera --- Aslihan <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote: > 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: > >> > >>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 :) > >> > Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/
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