PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for April, 2002: Re: Glucophage - Does everyone barf from this drug?!?!

Re: Glucophage - Does everyone barf from this drug?!?!

From: meg (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 13:44:20 -0500 (CDT)

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THANKS EVERYONE WHO ANSWERED! I STARTED TAKING THE GLUCOPHAGE LAST NIGHT AND JUST HAD SOME DIARRHEA, BUT NO VOMITING(thank goodness). I GUESS I'LL JUST KEEP KAOPECTATE ON HAND. Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Sally wrote: >
>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>
>>To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION"
>><pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com>
>>Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 12:13 PM
>>Subject: Glucophage - Does everyone barf from this drug?!?!
>>
>>> 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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