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Re: Metformin Side Effects??-- another question for anonymous
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 18:49:50 -0600 (CST)
I take Orthocyclen, which works well for me, and I am on weight
watchers, with an emphasis on low carbs and exercise. I'm losing
weight, too. It's harder than losing on the glucophage, but it is a
steady 1.5 - 2 pounds per week. I feel better. And my scalp hair is
slowly coming back. Glucophage is good for some, but I think it's
dangerous to think it's the "answer" to everyone's PCOS. There are too
many of us out there, with individual bodies and metabolisms for one
thing to "have" to work for everyone. It clearly didn't work for me.
And I've been dx'ed with PCOS for 12 years.
At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>Hi
>So what are you taking/doing now? What is the alternative? i did so good
>for the first 2 months..lost 20 lbs. each month and then this started
>happening!
>
>At Wed, 27 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>>Yes. I had these symptoms too, even at low doses, just in smaller
>>amounts. Lightheadedness, trouble breathing, dizzyness, and GI
>>complaints. I know medical wisdom says these things are not *supposed*
>>to be happening unless you have that liver thing, but they happened to
>>me,too, and my liver is fine. I stopped taking met and won't go back on
>>it. It just may be that different people are sensitive to different
>>medications or metabolize them differently, I don't know. I wish I
>>could take met. But I can't.
>>
>>At Wed, 27 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>>
>>>HI, I am supposed to be taking 1500mg of Metformin (for the last 2
>>>years)but it makes me feel so horrible that I never continue taking it.I
>>>start whenever I feel that I might be able to limit my activity so the
>>>running to the bathroom (IMMEDIATELY after eating or drinking anything)
>>>episodes are not so embarrassing!(it never seems to work though I always
>>>discontinue taking it) So I went on the Shoppers Drug Mart website today
>>>to see the list of side effects and they are...unusual tiredness,
>>>weakness, stomach discomfort, muscle pain, breathing trouble, feeling
>>>cold, dizzy/lightheaded, and slow or irregular heartbeat. Of which I
>>>experience 4 of them within taking 1 days worth of medication. Anyone
>>>else experiencing these symptoms? Any suggestions? Thanks.
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