Re: Metmorfin is making me feel SICK!
From: Sonja (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 19:20:46 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Sally
Thank you for responding to my message. I will stick to 500mg per day
for the time being, as basically, I feel I have no other choice. I am
also confused, whilst reading through all the messages posted here, alot
of women mention they do not menustrate, well I do, every month and have
very heavy, uncomfortable periods. What I don't understand is how I can
menustrate and yet be told that I do not ovulate, how can this be? I
don't have cysts on my ovaries, however, I have most of the other
symptoms of PCOS, and am insulin resistant (do not have diabetes). I am
just confused as to why I menustrate, but do not ovulate, has anyone
else been told the same thing?
Thankyou
Kind regards
--
Sonja
At Thu, 19 Sep 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>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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