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Re: thanks kimberly & sonnetFrom: liz (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 20 Nov 2001 23:53:36 -0600 (CST)
lisa, hi, im in ontario. i havent taken anything yet except this prometruim to control the bleeding. i even have a fantastic obgynspecialist (but mostly she deals with pregnancy concerns not all the abnormal paps and severe bleeding. i will ask about the met... i seem to read alot about diareah(sp) and dizziness from it. i definatly would try it, my colestorol(spagain!!) and some other things are really bad. i really need to get this 100 pounds off. thanks. (i wlll post and see if anyone knows if avandia is covered under ontario blue cross./ liz At Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Lisa wrote: > >Hi Liz, The side effects that i had from met were, severe >diarrhea,headaches,and felt nausiated. Avandia does none of the above >to my system. >>From what the pharmacist told me, they don't cover Avandia yet, because >it is still very new. I've heard you can get certain perscriptions >"stamped" and then you can at least claim them at the end of the year. I >was informed that i had not tried all the other drugs with out being >able to tolerate them,so there fore i couldn't be stamped. And they are >really a diabetic drug.. not a pcos drug. go figure eh. It' may be >covered under your blue cross. I don't have any, as my husband owns his >own bussiness.(small company) >Have you tried Met? I have been watching my carb intake, and exercising, >and i lot's a whole 5lbs in the last 6 weeks... It seems to take sooooo >long to take off this weight. >Where in Canada do you live? I'm from Winnipeg. Lisa At Mon, 19 Nov >2001, liz wrote: >> >>hi lisa, man oh man, i just want to lose this weight!!! what side >>effects did you have from met...? i have been having the very heavy >>never ending period, so i dont want anything to aggrivate that. do you >>know why the drug isnt covered? i think we have blue cross, i think it >>is a pretty good overall coverage. thanks.liz >>At Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Lisa wrote: >>> >>>Hi Liz, Well, there isn't any bad side effects, like met, i'm glad to >>>say. I couldn't take the side effects from that. I was hoping it would >>>finally help a little with weight loss. But it does say you can have a >>>slight weight gain of 5 lbs. I don't believe i did, but i'm having a >>>very hard time loosing weight. >>>It has regulated my periods. I had been on spirolacontone for a while, >>>but had trouble with having my period every 2 weeks, when i started on >>>Avandia, the irregular bleeding stopped. >>>My doctor says my hormones are looking alot better, and that i'm >>>ovulating, which is a side effect of avandia. so i guess i can't >>>complain. >>>One down fall of this drug, is that it is very expensive. and it isn't >>>covered under pharma care. You are from Canada too? Hope i helped a >>>bit. If you have anymore questions, i'll try and help. Lisa At Tue, 13 >>>Nov 2001, liz wrote: >>>> >>>>At Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Lisa wrote: >>>>> >>>>>Hi,Liz,yes Avandia is available in Canada, I been on it about a year >>>>>now. >>>>> Lisa >>>>>At Sat, 10 Nov 2001, Dona wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>Hi Liz,Yes Glucophage is available in Canada.I don't know about Avandia >>>>>>yet.Maybe one of our Canadian cysters will know. Dona >>>>>>hi Lisa. how has avandia been for you? i dont know much about the different meds, or their sideeffects, what are they like for you on avandia? thanks, liz >>>>>>>At Sat, 10 Nov 2001, liz wrote: >>>>>>>thank you for answering my please help me. is this drug glo... or >>>>>>>metformin available in canada? i have also started taking crominum(sp) >>>>>>>picolonate because it is suposed to help, isnt it? i have been taking 1 >>>>>>>daily recommended dose in the am, and have started taking another in the >>>>>>>pm.(i am doing this on my own, not through the dr.) actually my cravings >>>>>>>(sugar & carb JUNKIE) havent been too bad. as for my extreme times of >>>>>>>fatigue i also have the depression, which i have attributed the fatigue >>>>>>>to, i just wondered if it was normal with pcos. the terrible smell is a >>>>>>>pre menstrual clear discharge with occaisional pink, or red >>>>>>>spotting-horrible!!!(embarrasing-i worry everyone all around can smell >>>>>>>me) and no there is no yeast or other fungal or bacterial infection, the >>>>>>>dr. doesnt know what it is. but then again they dont really know alot >>>>>>>about pcos either! thanks. liz
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