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Re: Actos/Avandia/Met
From: kristi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Jul 2001 02:17:00 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 17 Jul 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
>I TOOK ACTOS FOR 8 MONTHS I HAD A ONE DAY PERIOD BUT IT FELT GREAT AND LIKE I ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING. WHILE ON THIS MEDICINE I HAD AMPLE SIDE EFFECTS.
>I do not understand your further problems. If you are for ovulation (pregnancy) the other two are out of question
>
>Sam
>
>> Ok thanks for the info! Unfortunately, my main concerns with PCOS are
>> anovulation and weight gain (I would say 20-30 pound weight loss is
>> needed). The side effects of Met do not sound pleasant to me, and I
>> would like to avoid them at all possible. What do the other two
>> medications offer in terms of dealing with PCOS symptoms?
>>
>> At Sun, 15 Jul 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
>> >
>> >Hi Julie,
>> >
>> >Of the 3 only metformin offers the benefit of weight loss in some PCOSers
>> >(in the majority of them in my practice) and also met has been investigated
>> >for use in pregnancy. So metformin's perceived risk can be weighed against
>> >its benefits.
>> >For your info
>> >
>> >Sam
>> >
>> >> Ok, now I'm confused. What is the difference between them all? As I
>> >> looked at Met, it seems to haev more side effects and also, higher rate
>> >> of liver damage and other side effects. I'm not looking to become
>> >> pregnant right now, but I would like to in the future. Regular cycles
>> >> would definitely be good. But I would like to have some help with other
>> >> symptoms for sure (weight gain being the worst).
>> >>
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KRISTI
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