Re: Sick from Metformin
From: Lakefever2 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 21 Oct 2002 12:29:41 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks so much for the tips. I've been feeling better
since I cut back to 500 mg. and I've been taking it at
dinner time. However, I am dizzy. Anyone else get
dizzy? I noticed it on Friday but didn't think
anything of it till now. I got really dizzy this
morning. It was strange.
I've not had coke all weekend and even at lunch, I did
not order it. I was so tempted to but I didn't! Now
that's really saying something! I'm so addicted to it.
I've even been eating better, though cutting the
carbs out has not been completely cut out. I'm
trying!!!!!!
smiles,
lakefever2
--- Sally <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> start with 1/2 or even 1/4 of one pill each day.
> Stay with each dose as
> long as you need to so that there are no more or at
> least very
> manageable side effects. Take a month at each level
> if need be.......
>
> Usually the side effect wear off over tme as your
> body gets used to it.
>
> Also, do not eat carbs during the meal that you take
> the drug with. THey
> can make the reaction worse. Eat low carb veges and
> protein with that
> meal.
>
> Hope this Helps
>
> Sally
>
> At Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Lakefever2 wrote:
> >
> >Though I was naseated from the medication, I was
> >getting better...so I thought (after having only
> >started taking it again a week.). The diahrea
> finally
> >stopped after one whole day. I had not been on the
> >medication for a while (a few months) because I was
> >sick of feeling bad allt he time and the side
> effects
> >were horrible. It's horrible now. Yesterday I was
> so
> >sick all day at work but I stuck with it and was ok
> >till after my night class. I was so sick to my
> >stomach that I literally threw up several times.
> Just
> >when I was happy that I got that stopped, the
> diahrea
> >started. I don't remember ever feeling this bad
> when
> >I FIRST started taking this last September.
> However,
> >my boyfriend says he remembered that I started out
> >slow in taking only ONE 500 mg pill for a month,
> then
> >worked my way up to 2 a day. Is this possible that
> is
> >why I'm so ill? I really need to go back to my
> doctor.
> >It's been a while now. Please help!
> >
> >http://faith.yahoo.com
>
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