PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for May, 2002: Re: glucophage

Re: glucophage

From: grace (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 31 May 2002 20:40:27 -0500 (CDT)

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I understand this, but after seeing 7 endocrinologists and 4 PCOS specialists, I was told the same by all but one. Visit http://www.vh.org. Though metformin (glucophage) may block the absorption of folic acid and zinc, it is important not to take these (or any for that matter) vitamins in excess unless your body is actually lacking it to begin with. All vitamins, even the famous vitamin C have toxicity levels (go see http://www.merck.com for information on vitamin toxicity levels). Just because someone takes metformin doesn't mean their folic and zinc levels will drop, because all bodies are different. If there is a vitamin deficiency, then your doctor may tell you to take a certain dosage of a certain vitamin each day. Check out the sites I listed and see some of the stuff on toxicities...it's pretty neat how they can arrange their info. Keep me posted if you see any sites too...

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Grace

At Fri, 31 May 2002, Suzanne wrote:
>
>i have never heard of not taking folic acid and zinc with gluc. my dr. is a
>pcos specialist and extremely thorough...i am sure she would have mentioned
>it...where is this documented?
>

>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "grace" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION"
><pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 5:21 PM
>Subject: Re: glucophage
>
>> At Fri, 31 May 2002, tracey  wrote:
>> >
>> >does anybody know if it is safe to take folic acid and zinc at the same
>> >time as glucophage????
>>
>> Hi Tracey.  I am on 1500 mg of glucophage / day and have been told by
>> docs and have also studied to NOT add folic acid or zinc.  Since PCOS
>> girls like us don't menstruate regularly (and myself I don't without
>> prometrium), you can acutally acquire toxicity levels in your blood.
>> Taking a multi vitamin is beneficial though, and you will get folic and
>> zinc in the foods you eat...
>>

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