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Re: side effect of Glucophage? to uangel199
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 2 Nov 2001 20:15:26 -0600 (CST)
how would met cause your hair to fall out? Isnt hair loss do to excess
testosterone? did they check your DHEA and free testosterone?How are
your insulin levels? have they come down or are they still high.?If they
are still high then your testoserone is probably high as well.Also
remember that a poor diet can cause hair to fall out and skin to become
very dry.I have a sister in law who is anorexic and she has very little
hair on her head how because of it and she is not PCOS.wihtout cmplex
carbs is very bad for ANYONE and might be a big part of the problem.I am
on Met and I eat Normally and still have lost a little weight,but I
would never subject my body to an all protein diet...thats just not
good!Complex carbs in moderation and a healthy diet will probably help
with your hair problem.As far as breathing problems have you ever been
checked for allergies? you could be allergic to the met or something in
your inviroment.
>At Fri, 2 Nov 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>i had the same side effect and had to go to the er 2x...one thing that
>helped me is drinking water, i think the met dehydrates you? but, also,
>i am going off because i have been on on met for 1 1/2 yrs - in june i
>could not breath when i ate (shortness)i could tell u so many
>stories...anyhow, i was off met for 2 mos and went back on in aug., 1st
>500, then 100 then back to 1500 (6 wks agos) 2 wks later i noticed my
>hair was falling out underneath. of course, my doc said the 2 are not
>related. well, proof positive, when i took only 500 the hair loss went
>from 35+ per day to 9...hmmm, when i stopped it all together only 6 the
>1st day w/no meds...hmmm, docs are sooo textbook - i am not losing my
>hair - i mean what is my choice to be fat w/hair or hairless and skinny
>- i go back in 4 wks, my pc took me off w/my permission cuz my insulin
>got worse from 7 to 3??? help! i have had great results on met (25 lbs
>in a year w/diet and exercise - i eat "health" eating all protein is not
>good and will only solve your problem temporarily! i too ate only
>protein for 2 yrs, it is not healthy!! what people like us need is time,
>patience, exercise, vitamins and maybe some western meds, i may go on
>actos or avandia but from what i've read in a lot of site, some women
>who have been on met and lost weight have a problem w/the hair! stop met
>and the hair will stop falling, i promise, howeve,r if your hair is
>frontal then i would say that is because of the pcos, but, as long as u
>keep digging (docs don't have time to dig) and find a good doc - there
>is a solution to every problem. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU AND I WILL
>CONTINUE TO WRITE IF SOMEBODY RESPONDS - I WOULD LOVE TO HELP IN ANY WAY
>I CAN, I'VE CRIED MANY TIME - I CAN SO RELATE TO ALL OF U! I AM VERY
>WELL INFORMED, I DO A LOT OF MY OWN RESEARCH, I AM SURE MY INSULIN WILL
>EVEN OUT OVER THE NEXT 4 WKS AND I WILL PROBABLY GO ON SOMETHING ELSE,
>BUT NOT MET, I AM DONE W/THAT!
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