Re: The evils of BCP's
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:25:42 +0100 (MET DST)
Hi JEn,
I would not boast I know, but I guess. Spironolactone is a diuretic originally and it is prescribed only in the US as an antiandorgen (for which it is only a weak one). Thus, as you stopped taking the diuretic some water accumulated in your body.
A remark: yours is a tipical case of overmedication, because metformin alone would do the job of reducing the testosterone levels, so no need for an extra agent (spironolcatone) to do this.
Hope it helps to understand the weight gain
Sam (Ob/Gyn, RE)
> Well, after three weeks of constant nausea, lower back, pain and chronic
> fatigue, I finally decided enough was enough. I called my RE's office
> several times and the nurse there decided that it was probably the BCP's
> that
> were causing this. She also told me to increase the met to 1500 mg. I was
> nervous about doing this because I felt so lousy already.
>
> I started 1000 mg of met, 200 mg of spiro and Alesse BCP's on 2/13/01.
> Well,
> on Firday, I decided to stop the spiro and the bcps to see what was causing
> my illness. Come to find out it was not the Met. I've been on 1500 mg all
> weekend without incident. Of course, since I stopped the BCPs in mid cycle,
>
> now I'm having a very heavy period with cramping, but it is worth it not to
> feel so sick.
>
> Just wanted to throw that information out there to others who may be feeling
>
> ill. It's not always the glucophage that can cause nausea. I've never
> tolorated BCP's well, but usually the symptoms were mood-related. The bad
> news is, since stopping the BCP and spiro, I have gained 5 pounds. Anyone
> know what that's about???
>
> Jen
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