PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for November, 2001: Re: Another glucophage question -- any ideas?

Re: Another glucophage question -- any ideas?

From: Cindy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 05 Nov 2001 11:11:52 -0500

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Hi Katie. I don't think I can answer all your questions, but hopefully I can help a little. I've been taking Glucophage since May (only 850mg a day - I found that was my threshold). And, yes, I did go through the stomach/intestinal problems in the beginning. But, I am fine now - don't get or feel sick at all and I have, to date, lost 33lbs and it seems to be continually coming off - about a pound or half a pound a week.

I don't know why it causes weight loss for some and not for others, but it seems like it may be working for you - and not just because you are currently sick on it. I wish you luck!

Cindy "I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi, "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"

>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Katie)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
><pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Another glucophage question -- any ideas?
>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:35:02 -0600
>
>Howdy,
>
>I didn't get any replies to my last post about this, so I thought I'd
>pose it again in a different way. I just started glucophage 10 days
>ago, beginning with 500mg/day and working up to 1,000mg/day. In that
>span, I have also cut my carbs back to less than 100g per day and
>increased my exercise routine. I have lost 13 pounds in 10 days. I
>want to be excited about this, but I'm nervous it'll just come piling
>back on once my stomach-upset from the glucophage wears off.
>
>I read an article last night (old one from USA Today) about PCOS, which
>mentioned in an offhand way that many people lose weight from glucophage
>because of the gastrointestinal side effects. In others words, it
>credited the weight loss to the nausea/diarrhea. I thought the weight
>loss resulted because insulin levels, a primary cause of weight gain,
>were normalized. I hope it's not just the nasty stomach that made me
>lose weight! So why does glucophage make some people lose weight. Has
>anyone lost weight on it without having upset stomach problems?
>
>Anybody have any thoughts on this?
>

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