Re: Met and CONSTANT diarrhea
From: Bronwyn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 23:18:26 -0500
Zowie,
I didn't read this til late Sunday night, but if you haven't gotten better
by now....please make sure you're attempting to keep yourself
hydrated.....that means sipping water (perhaps something like PEDIALITE
would be better since you're losing electrolites in the diarrhea and
vomiting and this will help replenish them.....Gatorade or a sports drink
may help too). The memory loss stuff is for several reasons....stress being
number one. For now, just focus on getting you thru this step and back on
your feet. Easier said than done, I know..... The memory loss can also be
a side effect of becoming dehydrated. Your brain needs fluids to function
properly, as do the rest of your organs.....if you're severely dehydrated,
they can begin to gradually shut down as a method of trying to preserve the
needed energy for the most important organs. If you're still experiencing
all this and the doctor isn't concerned, I'd consider keeping track of
INTAKE AND OUTPUT of all fluids. I know....this is a YUCKY idea, but that
means catching all "output" in a pail or something and measuring it. This
is what they would do in the hospital. That way, you'd have more
"ammunition" to bring the urgency of importance to your case when you find a
doctor who will listen!
Hope you're feeling better and won't need this...
Hugs,
Shelley spryte@dnsonline.net
>----- Original Message -----
From: Zowie <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
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Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: Met and CONSTANT diarrhea
> Hello ladies. Thanks for responding. Ok, I had another follow up
> today. I went to the ER on Wednesday and they gave me an IV, antibiotic
> for the UTI (that I didn't even suspect I had) and a shot for my nauseau
> which didn't work. I started Phenergan (suppository) which also didn't
> work to help my nausea. Today, the Dr. said it might be a stomach
> virus--she did not agree that the UTI would cause this. She Rx. a
> different suppository (Tigan) which is 200 mg. (vs. the 25mg. of
> Phenergan). I was told this should work in about 10-15 minutes. Well,
> that hasn't worked either. The only "good" thing is that it did make me
> drowsy--several hours after taking it. She told me to hold off on the
> Met for 3 days. If I'm still sick after 2-3 days to come back.
> Hopefully the diarrhea will stop too. If I'm not feeling better by
> Sunday night, I'm making an appt. for Monday. This will be the 4th
> appt. within a week (plus the ER visit) that I've had for this. They've
> been booking my appt. as "Urgent" status--to get me seen right away. I
> hope they can do the same if needed on Monday. I did leave a message
> for the Dr. that Rx. the Met and asked about Actos or Avandia instead.
> I was taking 500 mg. of Met 2x/day. I just CANNOT deal with the
> constant nausea and now nauseousness on top of that. Even though I've
> been eating more, I still am the same. I guess I'll have to wait until
> Monday to hear back from this Dr. since the clinic already closed
> today. By then, I should either be feeling better, or back in my
> regular clinic. They'll also do another pregnancy test if I go back
> Monday--even though I took one last week and it was (-). My husband's
> been gone for 2 weeks so far and it's been at least a month since we've
> done anything. I don't think another test is necessary, but that's what
> the Dr. said. I'll let you know what happens after Monday. But for
> now, I'm still feeling sick and am experiencing hot flashes and that
> weird, "chilly" feeling again. My temp was 97.3 today, although my face
> was burning up. The nurse said that's just my body trying to correct
> itself because it's a little cold--but still "normal". I just can't
> take this anymore. I'm starting to get so depressed because I feel like
> this constantly and there's been NO relief. Sorry for whining, I'm just
> truly miserable. I can't even function at home--I baked a pizza the
> other day and forgot to remove the cardboard before placing it on the
> pizza pan! I almost swallowed my Met pill last night when I thought it
> was my antibiotic! It was in my mouth before I realized I had the wrong
> pill! Gosh, how StUpId I've become! I can't live like this! I'll give
> you an update on Monday. Thanks for all the help!!!
>
> --
> -- Zowie :)
>
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