Re: Glucophge ( met)
From: TaWanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 23:11:18 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Tonya,
I am 25 and I have both PCOS and high blood pressure. My
endocrinologist informed me that my high blood pressure is a result of
the PCOS. I too am on Atenolol for HBP and use to have the numbing
sensations. You should let your doctor know about them. I am not sure
if the Atenolol alone is the cause for the numbing but I do know that
when my doctor reduced me to 50mg a day, the numbing went away. I also
went two and a half year with my blood pressure uncontrolled and now I
have had three months of "normal" pressure. I just started taking 500mg
of Glucophage last week and have noticed that my mood swings have
disappeared. I have been on birth control and I dont think that did
anything positive for me. I am thinking about stopping them all
together and my endo thinks this might be good for me as well. I am not
diabetic but I also went on a low carb diet and that was the only thing
that provided results for me. Hope that I have helped.
--
TaWanda
At Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Tonya wrote:
>
>Hi I am new to the board. I have had trouble with my periods since the
>age 14
>I am 26 now and I have not had a period at all since 14 well until
>reciently
>I went to family dr and he put me Atenol for high blood pressure and
>wanted me to come back the following week to take a glucose tolerance
>test.I went in and before starting the test she pricked my finger to see
>where my sugar level was at. It was high 225 so i didn't take the test
>the doctor put me on Met and a low carb diet he diagnosed me with type 2
>diabetes after being on met for 1 month i had my first cycle I was so
>excited after all i had not had one in years and in the past the doctors
>tried everything bcp, harmone shots, pills,and nothing would make me
>start. Second cycle came like clock work waiting on third cycle now. In
>the past I was told that I had pco but never was tested for it, but I
>seem to have all the symptoms I have hair on stomach and face (I hate it
>with a passion ) I have gained so much weight ( I tried dieting but
>would not loose a pound for nothing)I also have panic and anxiety
>attacks and deppression ( does this go along with pco?)high blood
>pressure and now type 2 diabetes. since being on met I feel 100% better
>and not only am I having periods I have lost 35lbs which was not
>possible 3 months ago I haven't noticed panic anxity or deppression, but
>the hair I don't think will be going away although I think it has slowed
>down just a bit. I take 500mg a day of met and do not have any symptoms
>that are listed with this med. maybe because I don't take a high dose,
>but the one thing that I am concerned with is on my left thigh hip area
>when i lay down it gets numb or goes to sleep like. Does anyone else do
>this ? also I think that I have poor circulation because my hands and
>feet go to sleep real easy does anyone have any of this I don't know a
>whole lot about pco, but by raeding my story do you think that I have
>pco? All the help would be greatly appreciated.Good luck to all of you
>who are suffering this disease and God bless! you may email me
>BRANDONa421@aol.com .
>
>Thanks, Tonya
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