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Need information about Metformin
From: Mel (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 22:18:49 -0600 (CST)
My daughter has been on Met for 6 weeks 500 xrmg. she was ill the first
two weeks but got over that and has had no problems there. but she has
gained about 10-15 pounds in the six weeks. It seems her shape is
shifting all going to her hip and stomach. MY question is ...... will
she be able to loose weight if the dr ups her dose? we go back tuesday.
has this happen to anyone else? Is this normal? thank you for any advice
you can give me to give her.mel
At Sun, 27 Oct 2002, Monika wrote:
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>At Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Tara wrote:
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>>At Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Alexis wrote:
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>>>What about metformin for weight loss associated with PCOS? And words out there
>>>regarding this subject? Has the metformin helped anyone shed pounds? Thanks!
>>>
>>>Anon wrote:
>>>
>>>> I do not have all the answers to this, but I will tell you what I've
>>>> learned. [Warning: This gets a bit graphic.]
>>>>
>>>> My endo insisted I start gradually on the Met because it makes the body
>>>> nauseous and diarrhetic. However, he said most people, men and women,
>>>> seem to adjust to the medication after a couple of weeks. I started out
>>>> taking one 500 mg per diem and then upped the dosage to two 500 mg per
>>>> diem after a week. I take the tablets, one iwth lunch and one with
>>>> dinner. I've been doing this for ten months. Some ladies with PCOS are
>>>> taking more Met than I am. I do not know how the doctors determine what
>>>> dosage to prescribe.
>>>>
>>>> At first, the nauseousness was strong, but I did not vomit. I found the
>>>> gas pains were bad at first, too. I had to be close to the bathroom in
>>>> order to make a run for it at times. Sorry for the graphic details, but
>>>> if I had been at work, it would have been embarrassing, for sure! The
>>>> bathroom really needed sprayed when I was done, too. This all seems to
>>>> be under control in about a week. The second week was so much easier.
>>>>
>>>> Now I don't feel the nauseousness or the gas pains. I do, on occasion,
>>>> have to hurry to the bathroom, but this is usually after a meal with
>>>> beans or a rich sauce or gravy. I have terrible flatulence if I eat too
>>>> many carbs, too. Occasionally still, the bathroom needs fumigated when
>>>> I am done. For me, this has been the worst side-effect of the
>>>> Metformin. While it can be embarrassing, the Met is expected to help me
>>>> enough in the long run to warrant putting up with this.
>>>>
>--
>Try slippery elm to help with diarrhea. You can get it from most health food stores and some larger supermarkets. It comes in both as a powder (mix in a smoothie) or tablets.
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