Re: Avandia
From: Jenn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:19:21 -0600 (CST)
Hi Susan,
I started taking Avandia at the end of December after being on BCP for
11 years. My Doctor did not want to put me on Met since i already have
problems with my stomach! So far no side effects for me either. Quick
questions for you - how long did it take before you had your monthly
cycle while on Avandia? Have you lost any weight? What time of day do
you take Avandia? I found taking it at dinner gave me too much energy
during the night...and i rarely eat breakfast.
Has anyone else had good responses to Avandia?
Thanks in advance
Jenn
At Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Susan wrote:
>
>Hello all,
>
>I wanted to share my recent experience with the new medication Avandia
>(which replaced Rezulin). I was diagnosed with PCOS 2 years ago, and
>tried taking Metformin (Glucophage) for about 6 months with
>disappointing results and rather odd side effects. So, I quit taking
>it. Then in December I switched to a new Endocrinologist who suggested
>I try Avandia. He said, while it's not FDA approved for PCOS as yet
>(neither is Metformin I think) tests looked promising for treating the
>PCOS related insulin resistance. At that point I figured I had nothing
>to lose and everything to gain, so I gave it a try. Well . . . first
>of all, I experienced none of the side-effects I'd suffered from with
>Met (no side-effects at all actually), and I've now had 3 monthly cycles
>in-a-row. This is almost a record for me.
>
>Anyway, I just wanted to let those of you who've had some
>questions/concerns about the Metformin know that there appears to be a
>good alternative out there. You would, however, definitely want to
>speak with your Dr. if you're pregnant. I have no idea if it's bad for
>pregnancies or not.
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