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Re: Actos or Avandia for weight with Diet/Exer
From: ANGEL (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 7 Nov 2001 20:22:37 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Dona wrote:
>THANK U FOR THE INFO! KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
hi Angel,
>I was on Actos,I started taking it when I first found out I had PCOS.I
>choose it over metformin because I was scared about all the GI problems
>assciated with metformin.I took Actos to get pregnant..I did in fact
>become pregnant but I m/c at 22 weeks. I switched to metformin because
>it reduces the incidence of m/c and is safer to take while
>pregnant.Weight loss was never my goal I am TTC.I didn't diet and
>exersize so you might have different results if you do.For some reason
>that 15 punds was gained in the first couple of weeks taking it and it
>kind of scared me.So thats when I started to low carb but I didn't
>exersize.On the Actos Rx info sheet that the pharmacy gave me it did
>list weight gain as a possible side effect you may not get this side
>effect.Actos is very good at lowering insulin and getting your overies
>to work again,I am proof of that. If I don't get the same results with
>Metformin I will probably go back to Actos because it has no other side
>effects for me.Dona
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>>At Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Dona wrote:
>>Thank you for the info. I'm interested in knowing which one you went on
>>Actos or Avandia and were you initially trying to lose with diet and
>>exercise w/being on Actos and Avandia. In case I go on it, what you
>>told me re: it took 5 months is good for me to know! If you tell me you
>>were dieting and exercising with Actos and Avandia and still gained, I
>>don't think I will switch, because the last thing I want to do is gain
>>weight - its taking my 10 years to lose! I'm finally at a nice point!
>>Did the Actos/Avandia make your insulin come down or, again, was it
>>because you were dieting and exercise? Last Question,like you said, not
>>everyone gains, thats true - everybody is different - have you known
>>anyone else on this board that I can ask re: the weight loss on Avandia
>>or Actos? Thank you in advance!
>>
>>>HI,one of the side effects of Actos and Avandia is weight gain. I had
>>>gained 10-15 pounds while on Actos. Not everyone will have this same
>>>side effect though and once my insulin level started to come down I was
>>>able to loose that 15 pounds,but it took about 5 months.Dona
>>>
>>>>At Mon, 5 Nov 2001, anonymous wrote:
>>>>I may be going on Avandia or Actos and wondering, with hard work like
>>>>diet and exercise, if weight loss is possible. Met works, but I
>>>>experienced some side effects; I may go back on 500 mg of Met, but, more
>>>>likely I will try one of the others.
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