PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for September, 2001: Re: side effect of Glucophage?

Re: side effect of Glucophage?

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 8 Sep 2001 09:48:33 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Melinda wrote: >
>--- Lauren <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
>> not as bad as that sounds. It's just that sometimes I feel like I
>> can't
>> quite catch a deep breath. This NEVER happened to me before I
>> started
>> taking the medicine. I know there's a danger of thinking that
>> everything we experience is a symptom of PCOS or a side effect of the
>> medication. But any insight anybody has would be appreciated.
>
>I don't have any answers for you, but wanted to post just so you'd have
>that "I'm not crazy!" feeling. I've had breathing difficulties for the
>past 6 years or so, and it's like you say, just a feeling from time to
>time like I cannot get a deep breath unless I really concentrate on it.
> I've never had any doctors to figure out what the problem is, though.
>I've had hours and hours of tests from my regular doctor,
>cardiologists, pulmonologists, I've had blood oxygen levels taken, I've
>been given inhalers (which didn't help). No one seems to know. To me,
>when no one knows, it usually means it's PCOS-related ;-) Especially
>since I've noticed that it's worse if I heat high-sugar or high-starch
>foods (also beer, alcohol is a sugar of course).
>
>I can tell you one simple thing to try, that sometimes helps me. Plain
>old Lipton-style black tea. Tea has a chemical in it that is similar
>to theophylline, a chemical used in some asthma medications. It's a
>bronchodilator, meaning it will temporarily open up your lungs a little
>bit. Also, as I said, try and see if you notice any difference between
>how well you breathe when you've eaten high-starch or high-sugar foods
>and when you shy away from them.
>
>But, as I said, I've never seen anyone else mention this as a PCOS
>symptom.
>
>--Mel

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