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Re: Metformin and Spironolactone with no symptoms?
From: Ginger (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 17:14:49 -0600 (CST)
Laura, I am in San Antonio also, who is your doctor? Ginger Dawn
At Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Laura wrote:
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>My Dr. put me on Metforming and Spironolactone last week. I have Very
>regular menses, to the day, my hormone levels were normal, no excess
>androgens, no excess hair growth, although I've had more pimples than
>usual, I've begun washing my face better and they've gone away. She ran
>a chem panel on me and a GTT, and found that my glucose levels were
>excellent as well as HbA1c and cholesterol and the whole works. I am
>obese, and continue to gain weight very rapidly however, have horrible
>menstrual cramps with a pretty heavy flow. This is why she decided to
>put me on these drugs. I'm supposed to take 1 tablet twice a day, but
>she told me to take half of the tablet twice just to get used to it. THe
>night I began my treatment (last week), I had Extreme lactic acidosis,
>abdominal cramping, nausea, and headaches. These symptoms have
>continued although they have lessened. I called her the very next day
>to let her know of the symptoms, and she wasn't sure why I reacted to it
>that why, but that I should take half of the tablet once a day adn work
>myself up slwoly. However, I'm still having the side effects with just
>that one dose. Should I continue taking this medication even though
>it's causing all these sife effects, and without the diagnosable
>symptoms of PCOS? One more thing, my former fiance and I tried hard for
>almost a year in becoming pregannt and were unsuccessful. Any ideas?
>
>--
>Worried in San Antonio,
>Laura
>
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Ginger..Wilford Hall Pt... San Antonio Tx.
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