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

Re: Rash as side effect of Metformin?!

From: Kate (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 22:56:36 -0600 (CST)

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Michele, For the first month or so I was on Met, I had a rash across my abdomen. It was raised, red itchy bumps -- just like hives, all the way across the front of my ribcage. It went away after about 4 weeks. I talked to my pharmacist, who said such reactions are very common with all sorts of medications. I think my body chemistry changed, however, and the beenfits I've had from Met far outweight that month of a rash. I guess that was just my own personal thing. Best wishes.

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>At Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Michele wrote:
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>>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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