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Re: Confused and Frustrated with Meds / Doctors
From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 19:52:47 -0600 (CST)
Dear Kevin,I would find another RE to treat your wife. You should NEVER
take Spiro if trying to concieve!!! It causes birth defects with the
male genitals!
I would continue to take the glucophage/clomid..please dont let her take
the spiro..it can only lead to heart break if you have a child with a
deformity from it..Also be careful with the glucophage as well since it
depleats folic acid ..and lack of folic acid can cause other birth
defects such as spina bifida and heart anomolies! She should take at
least 800mg of folic acid a day along with her glucophage. I hope this
helps...and I wish you luck...maybe you can see another RE in the same
office,just ask to switch because your unhappy with the care..try to see
if you can get the other RE that told you NOT to take the spiro as he is
correct!!
Dona
>At Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Kevin wrote:
>Hello there! We are having a bit of confusion and frustration with
>different doctors and what they prescribe.
>
>My wife was diagnosed with PCOS two years ago, and it was found that one
>of her ovaries was bad and was removed one year ago. Since then, she
>has been on a combined drug regiment of both spirnolactone and
>glucophage, which have successfully treated her symptoms to an
>acceptable level.
>
>We have recently begun to try to become pregnant, and the RE my wife has
>gone to started her on Clomid this month and told her that she could
>continue to take both the Spirnolactone and Glucophage along with the
>Clomid. She was told by a nurse to also take prenatal vitamins just in
>case she became pregnant.
>
>Last Friday night (Clomid day 4) my wife experienced severe digestive
>system distress (nausea, etc), chills, etc. We immediately called the
>on-call RE from our doctor's office. A different RE from the one my
>wife was seeing told my wife that we should NEVER be taking clomid with
>Spirnolactone together. This agrees with what our PCOS books tell us.
>In confusion, we contacted our RE yesterday who told us that it was the
>GLUCOPHAGE causing the problem, and to take the Spirnolactone again and
>drop the glucophage!
>
>As there is no supporting literature for this, we are now completely
>confused and frustrated, and wondering what to take, what not to take,
>which Dr. we can trust, etc. If anyone can shed any advice on this
>situation, we would be most appreciative!!
>
>Thanks,
>Kevin Jackey
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