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Re: side effect of Glucophage? to uangel199
From: ANGEL (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 20:50:21 -0600 (CST)
At Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Julie wrote:
>ONE MORE ? FOR YOU, HOW MUCH GLUCO ARE YOU ON AND I AM SURE IT MAY TAKE LONGER TO GET PREGNANT, BUT YOU SHOULD DECREASE THE AMOUNT TO 500 AND THEN THE HAIR THING WON'T BE AS BAD, ALSO, HAVE U THOUGH ABOUT ACTOS OR AVANDIA, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LOSE YOUR HAIR!!THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES!! ALSO, TAKE VITAMINS, IT CAN'T HURT! BUT YOU WILL SEE A CHANGE, I PROMISE, IF YOU DECREASE YOUR DOSE.
>At Sat, 3 Nov 2001, angel wrote:
>Angel, I feel your pain. My hair is falling out by the handfuls. It
>never fell out before. I am just thankful that my hair is very thick
>and I can afford to lose as much as I have. I have been taking the
>Glucophage several months and with each added dose, I see more hair on
>my bathroom floor. I eat very healthy and excercise. I have a hard
>time believing that is the reason for the hair loss. It didn't start
>until I started the Glucophage. My doctor told me this is very normal
>and unfortunately one of the side effects. I am trying to achieve
>pregnacy, so for me it is a small price to pay. Good luck and I hope
>you find something that works for you!
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>>i eat very healthy - w/snacks - no processed foods, tester level is fine
>>- i do not know all the scientifice factors, it was not frontal hair so
>>this particular incicdent is not pco related - 1 dr said it couls me the
>>meds n(its not fda approved for us yet - keep that in mind) when i wa
>>sick a few months back my body was in a panic mode - it could have been
>>that too and when i went back on the met it triggered it as a post
>>traumitc stress incident. trust, me i have had great luck w/the met
>>until the last year. how could anyone tell me its not the met when i
>>stop taking it and the problem stopped IMMEDIATELy - thats the proof
>>right there - all my test are fine dhea, etc., i am doing great
>>otherwise - the only symptom for me is the easy gaining of wt/hard
>>losing, but i have lostalmost 30 lbs in a year, and, my insulin got
>>worse this time on met, who knows why...so that is why i am offfor 4-5
>>wks, i will try something else...all i know is that i have read many
>>stories on the web about the hair thing happens after the wt
>>loss...somehow, the body may be immuned to the drug in some people...if
>>stopping the drug helped me and my problem then perhaps it can help
>>someone else 0 there are 3 others drugs to try and alternative but
>>exercise is truly the best in conjunction w/alternative or western meds!
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