Re: Metmorfin is making me feel SICK!
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 07:59:40 -0500 (CDT)
Hi,
if one tablet a day is all you can tolerate that is ok, stick with that.
some women get very good effects even at 500 mg a day only. So stick
with the 500 mg until you have absolutely no side effects..... if you
are getting regualr periods and symptom releif there is no need to
increase the dose. If you gthink you still need a higher dose then move
up very very slowly (add 1/4 tablet extra - and when that is ok, move up
again).
Best wishes
Sally
At Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Sonja wrote:
>
>At Mon, 29 May 2000, takenya wrote:
>
>I have been diagnosed with PCOS and have been prescribed metformin. The
>Endocrinologist started me off on 1500mg daily, this made me sick,
>constantly dry reaching, chronic fatigue and nausea. I couldn't work,
>study, all I wanted to do was sleep, I even slept for 17 hours one day,
>DISGUSTING!. I contacted the endocrinologist and she decreased it to
>500mg per day (in the evening), I felt heaps better and was my normal
>happy go lucky self. I have been seeing a dietician, have been low
>carbing and keeping away from fats. I tried to increase the metmorfin
>to 1000mg per day, was sick again, knocked it back to half a tablet in
>the morning and a whole one at night, still feel sick. It has been
>nearly four weeks and I can't seem to get past the one tablet per day
>without feeling sick and out of the land of the living. What can I do,
>I have read alot about PCOS and have abided by the diet, what more can I
>do. Are there any people who have not been able to take metmofin at all
>due to the side effects and do I have any other options??? >
>
>>i am currently taking metmorfin for pcos and however, i am experiencing
>>side effects (gas ansd diarrhea). Has anyone else experienced this and
>>what did you do about it? I thought the side effects should disappear as your body gets used to metmorfin, but for me, this has not happened.
>
>DESPERATE!!!
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