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Re: Avandia and ComplicationsFrom: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:44:43 -0600 (CST)
HI, I am on Actos with is very simular to Avandia it is also metabolized through the liver.My doctor is doing blood tests every other month to check for liver enzymes. So far I havent had a problem but I am aware that it is a possibuility because these drugs are in the same family as rezulin which was takin off the market because of liver toxicity. Well the other choice is Met which can cause kidney failure in rare cases or lactid acidosis which is life threatening. So I guess there are risks with any of these insulin sensitizing drugs. thanks for the warning. Sometimes it hard to believe anything can happpen till it happens to someone you know or to yourself..youve just made me more aware. Dona >I am writing this to relay my own personal experience. I was on Avandia >for almost one year. I began having a period every other week. Not >breakthrough bleeding but heavy bleeding. I began to gain weight again. >In fact, I gained back all of the weight I had lost while on glucophage. >My ankles and legs were swollen, so badly I couldn't get my shoes on >some days. My NEW doctor ordered blood tests including liver studies. >It appears I have liver damage which we are hoping will be reversed now >that I am off the drug. I have been off it for a month now. >If you are on this drug, I suggest you have regular bloodwork. Please, >anyone who has similar experience let me know. > >-- >Thanks, >Vickie >
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