Re: 4 months of metformin... no change but feel sick?!?
From: Claire (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 07:47:30 -0600 (CST)
Hi Sarah,
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with me. I will try the
'eating in the middle thing' - so fingers crossed.
I'm going to keep on trying.
Hope it works for you.
Thanks again.
--
Claire
At Tue, 27 Nov 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Claire,
>
>i've been on MET for about a month now. like you, i gradually increased
>to 1500mg/day. i also had a hard time with the 2x to 3x jump. i was
>never nauseous, but i always felt very tired and dizzy, like i was going
>to fall over. i've found that taking the MET in the MIDDLE of my meals
>helps a LOT. for instance, if i'm eating cereal for breakfast, i eat
>half of it, take the MET, and then finish it. i've also had to start
>eating better (i live in NYC and virtually everything i had was an "on
>the go" sort of thing)--now, i try to eat balanced yet filling meals.
>and drink TONS of water.
>
>really, the "eating in the middle" thing works wonders for me.
>
>also, i'm not IR. i go to a PCOS specialist who assures me that he has
>many patients with PCOS who are not IR who take MET and have lots of
>success with it.
>
>it's tough, but i'm going to stick with it. i hope you start doing
>better!!
>
>Sarah
>
>At Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Claire wrote:
>>
>>My consultant put me on metformin after I started getting migraines from
>>the contraceptive pill Dianette. I've been on Metformin for 4 months
>>now and the hirsutism isn't any better. I've had one period during this
>>time. I've been told to increase my dose from 2 x 500mg to 3 x 500mg. I
>>increased it last week but due to severe nausea and vomiting decided to
>>go back to the 2 x 500mg dose. Am beginning to wonder whether it's
>>worth it. Can anyone give me an idea of how long it takes Metformin to
>>work? In addition, any tricks on how to overcome the nnausea, so that i
>>can go back up to the recommended dose, would be much appreciated.
>>
>>I've never been tested for abnormal insulin resitance levels, although
>>my fasting glucose levels are normal. Metformin was prescribed by my
>>consultant as a drug for tackling the source of PCOS (was first
>>diagnosed with PCOS 10 years ago when 18).
>>
>>Are you supposed to be tested for insulin resitance first? It seems odd
>>to prescribe Metformin without knowing if I'm insulin resistant -
>>doesn't it?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>--
>>Claire
>>
--
Claire
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