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Re: GLUCOPHAGE
From: Rose (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 15 Oct 2001 08:08:31 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks, I'm not being impatient. I just wanted to be prepared. I
didn't want to be disappointed by no results w/i a certain time if that
isn't the "norm". I go back to the endo next month, so I will have had
enough time to decide whether we need to go up on dosage. Thanks again.
At Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Kimberly wrote:
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>At Sun, 14 Oct 2001, Rose wrote:
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>>I have had PCOS for about 10 years. Only diagnosed this January. About
>>a month ago, I saw an endo and he prescribed gluc. I started with 500mg
>>for 7 days and then 1000mg since. I am wondering what changes will I
>>notice and when will I start to see them?
>
>Everyone responds differently to any medication of course, so you must
>take that into account. I have been taking 2000mg for almost five
>months and during this time I have been on a lower calorie/lower fat
>diet and have consistantly lost 1.5lbs per week. My skin is almost
>blemish free. My moods are more stable.
>
>That is about all I felt until one day last month I had eaten lunch and
>when I was finished I got up, went to the kitchen and started scavenging
>for sugar, thinking I could not possibly ever get enough and feeling
>this overwhelming sense of dejavu. I was nervous and uncomfortable and
>felt exactly as I had for so many years before taking meds. I went to
>my pill box and found I had not taken my Glucophage the day before. To
>me, this is the best change I could have possibly had. I no longer feel
>the need to try to control my blood sugar by eating food I am not hungry
>for.
>
>My mom is taking 500mg, which is really low and she still has terrible
>sugar cravings. I would recommend that if you do not have any positive
>or expected changes that you talk to your dr. about upping your dosage.
>1000mg is on the low end, if it works for you that's wonderful, but if
>it doesn't, don't be shy when talking to your dr. because many women
>require at least 1500mg to see results. Also, you can try to lower your
>carbohydrate intake and up your excercise - and that, along with the
>Glucophage you are now taking will help alleviate a lot of your symptoms
>and lessen the risks that come along with this condition.
>
>I have read that people start to see real results after about 2 months
>on their full dosage. So be patient and remember that the changes occur
>over a period of time, to the point when like me, you will not truly
>feel how much you've improved until you yourself forget to take your
>medication the night before! :)
>
>Good luck.
>
>--
>Kimberly
>
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