Re: Glucophage XR==GI side effects....help!!
From: claire (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:07:13 -0600 (CST)
At Fri, 22 Feb 2002, mrsdoubtfyre wrote:
>
>At Mon, 18 Feb 2002, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
>>
>> <madeline808@aol.com (Maddy)> 2002.02.17. 22:52:40 -6h-kor írta:
>>Come on Maddy,
>>
>>If you have GI side-effects, then the substance is absorbed. It is only the outer shell you find 9-12 h later in stool. Regular metformin is even worse as for side-effects.
>>For your info
>>
>>Sam
>>Hi there
Ijust wanted to let you know that I too have had great success with
AlkaSeltzer, and within about 10 mins of taking one, all my stomach
cramps disappear. I have also found that following a low fat diet
incredibly successful with both the GI symptoms of met, and also weight
loss (i've lost 24lbs in 2 months)
hope you're problems improve, I know how painfull they can be, but dont
give up, it's all worth it in the end
good luck
Claire
>>> Hi there--
>>> I'm 25 and just started on Glucophage XR. I have been taking 500 mg.
>>> for about a week, and I am having pretty awful GI upset....diarrhea etc.
>>> Also, i saw someone else with this problem, the capsules themselves
>>> sometimes come out, but like nine to twelve hours later!!! Someone
>>> replied that the medication itself is absorbed, but how can that be? I
>>> actually checked one of the undigested capsules and there was a white
>>> substance inside. Does anyone think regular Glucophage is easier to
>>> digest, etc. than the Glucophage XR? I have been taking it with my
>>> dinner....so I don' tknow what to do about the stomach upset and how
>>> long to stick it out. I want to get up to 1500 mg.
>>>
>>> Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. I really do want to
>>> stay on it..i was on Avandia but developed some serious edema.
>>>
>>> Thanks so much.
>>>
>>> maddy
>>>
>Dear Maddy: I found that an AlkaSelzer tablet taken once a day for a
>week or
>so removed the GI side effects for me. I only use it once a week now,
>but I
>still get some GI upset occasionally on 1500mg/day. AlkaSeltzer has
>bicarb in
>it and I think this is what works.. Glucophage can cause a mild
>acidosis in
>some people, and the bicarb reverses this. I have blood tests done
>every 8
>wks and I have a mild elevation in the anion gap.. which suggests low
>bicarb.
>AlkaSeltzer Hearburn Refief has no aspirin in it for those who wish to
>avoid
>aspirin. Take care.
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