Re: Glucophage - Does everyone barf from this drug?!?!
From: Sally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 19:42:36 -0600 (CST)
Hi Meg,
not everyone has side effects. I had none. So I guess I am part of the
70%. Best thing is to start off on a very low dose. Say 1/2 of one
tablet with your largest meal of the day. If that is ok and no side
effects you can then take 1/2 each at your two largest meals, and build
up. If you do have major side effects with 1/2 tablet, then reduce it
to 1/4. Keep at that level did the side effects minimise before going
up to the next dose. People who do have side effects may take a couple
of weeks to normalise. However, you may not have side effects. You
won't know till you try.
Best wishes
--
Sally
At Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Fergus wrote:
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "meg" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
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>Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 12:13 PM
>Subject: Glucophage - Does everyone barf from this drug?!?!
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>> I was all
>> set to go pick up my prescriptions, till I started reading about
>> Glucophage online - it sounds like most people get sick (vomit, nausea)
>> from this. Being sick to my stomach is for me, the WORST thing! I freak
>> - cannot handle it. Is there a good chance I will be sickened from this
>> drug? Anything that can stop these symptoms?
>
>Hi, Meg. Glucophage does seem to have a high incidence of side effects.
>One book I read suggested 30% of women encounter some side effects taking
>Glucophage. You should be prepared for the possibility that you'll
>experience nausea or even vomiting at first, but you might also be in the
>other 70%.
>
>I agree with Lori's recommendation about taking Glucophage with food and
>eating a low carb diet. I also recommend that you try taking the Glucophage
>half way through your meal, instead of before or after. My girlfriend and I
>read this in a book before she started the drug, and she didn't have extreme
>side effects. She felt nauseous, had a little bit of diarrhoea, but didn't
>vomit.
>
>Another possibility is Glucophage XR. XR is the time release formulation of
>Glucophage, and there seem to be fewer side effects
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