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

Re: Rash as side effect of Metformin?!

From: Dee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 5 Jan 2002 22:41:09 -0600 (CST)

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Michele,

Your rash sounds very similar to an ongoing rash I had two years ago (before being diagnosed with PCOS). It was accompanied by fever/heat and intense itching. I went to see an allergist who was unable to verify what had caused it, and gave me a prescription for Zyrtec to help the itching. Oh, and along withteh rash I had severe abdominal pains and diarrhea. This went on for two or three months. My allergist's only guess was that I had some virus that simply had to pass through my symptom.

I know this probably doesn't help you at all, but maybe you might find this interesting. I hope you do find out what the cause of your rash is.

-Dee

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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