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Re: glucophage - does it make you sleepy?

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:05:05 +0200

Hi Shinta,

The cause of your sleepiness is most probably hypoglycemia. Glucophage is an insulin sensitizer and helps your insulin functioning better, causing hypoglycemia. It is usually started at lower doses. You could omit the dose during the day. For your info

Sam

> I strrted off on glucophage (500 mg 3 times a day) on saturday.. am
> doing fine, side effects bearable. i have diarrhea attacks 3-4 times a
> day, but really bearable.. dont mind going through this if the med is
> going to help eventually!! but i have been feeling very very sleepy
> since i started it.. i slept close to 13-14 hours yesterday.. is this
> normal, have any of you gone thro this. will be a big problem for me if
> i feel sleepy at work!!
>

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