PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for January, 2002: Re: Rash as side effect of Metformin?!

Re: Rash as side effect of Metformin?!

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 03:05:49 -0600 (CST)

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Of course it can like any type of medication you can be allergic to it. That rash is a very common symton of allergies. It would be unusal to be allergic but not impossible!!

Please go back to your doctor and do allergy testing as if you are allergic you can make yourself worse in the long run.

At Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Michele wrote: >
>I've been taking metformin since July. I started at 500mg which was
>increased to 1000mg in October. Within the two weeks following the
>increase I developed an awful rash--raised red spots about the size of a
>dime covering my stomach, chest, back, legs and shoulders--which has yet
>to go away, despite treatment with several different products. I saw a
>couple women had posted similar complaints on the main PCOS page, but
>when I asked my endocrinologist about it she claimed that in all the
>years she's been prescribing metformin that she's NEVER seen anyone
>break out in a rash from it. We decided not to stop met and try some
>topical stuff to make it go away first, because the metformin seems to
>be helping otherwise. I'm looking for another medical opinion, from
>someone who frequently deals with us PCOS-ers. Can metformin cause a
>rash?

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