Re: HELP !!! newly diagnosed and metaformin problems already.
From: Wyvern (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 02:05:03 -0500 (CDT)
Greetings,
I have been diagnosed with PCOS for about 4 years. It hasn't been until
this last year that I have been serious about doing what is good for me.
I was on metaformin for about 6 months. My gyn told me that her
practice gives it to women trying to concieve or those with extremely
high insulin resistance. I read a good deal of information on the
medication when I began taking it. Bowel/gastric distress is normal,
and the body will eventually adjust. I stayed with little appetite and
loose bowels the whole time I was metaformin. The only serious side
affect that I know of is a build up of lactic acid in the body with a
very few people. It is encouraged to drink alot of water while taking
this medication. The build up of lactic acid is a potentially fatal
occurence.
It sounds like the symptoms described were very severe in reaction to
metaformin. Indeed, I would have suggested to stop taking the
medication and seek a doctor's advice. There are other insulin
sensitizing agents on the market that may better suit other's needs.
Also, doctors, in general, will not let a person remain on insulin
sensitizers for extended periods of time. Most doctors encourage a low
carbohydrate diet combined with an exercise program as the main source
of insulin regualtion. The research I have done suggests walking as a
good exercise because it regulates the insulin in the body. It is also
a good cardio workout. It is also suggested that strength training
helps build good muscle tone and helps the body metabolize better.
Together it helps with PCOS in that insulin gets regulated and the body
burns hotter. Weight problems are usually associated with PCOS.
Good luck to all who live with PCOS daily.
Be Well,
--
Wyvern
At Mon, 01 Jul 2002, Jennifer wrote:
>
>Well, my DR told me that after 2 weeks of taking it and if you are sick
>from it, to stop it. So you are telling me that my DR is hurting me
>because he took me off Metformin and didn't put me on another drug? The
>point of my post was to say that if you are sick after a week OR so and
>you dear ole DR is on vacation, you are gonna keep taking the meds and
>be sick until he comes back? I don't think so. Of course when I say
>SICK, I mean SICK and not a little running to the bathroom and nausea.
>To me SICK is barfing and extreme stomach upset and migraine
>headahes.... I also said A WEEK OR SO....not a week, but no less than a
>week. Since nobody here is qualified to handout anything but opinions,
>yours is really no better than mine. And remember, I was SICK (see
>definition above) for 5 weeks and I was only describing my experience so
>that she wouldn't have to suffer that long for no reason.
>
>When you post, could you address the person you want to write to and at
>least end with a signature? That IS proper etiquette.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net On
>Behalf Of Fergus Gibson
>Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 11:05 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
>Subject: Re: HELP !!! newly diagnosed and metaformin problems already.
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jennifer" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION"
><pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 6:26 PM
>Subject: Re: HELP !!! newly diagnosed and metaformin problems already.
>
>> If you are
>> ill, after a week or so........then stop taking it on your own. Or
>> take it as long as you can stand the side affects, I guess? It wont
>> hurt you to stop it. Some ppl cant take Metformin. :(
>
>It will hurt if it means you aren't going to take an insulin sensitizer.
>Metformin is a drug that can be quite difficult to adjust to. I would
>not advise someone to give up on it after only four days or a week.
>Sometimes it takes a bit more, and these side effects should subside
>once Catherine's body has adjusted.
>
>It's true that some people can't tolerate it, but some difficulty
>adjusting to metformin is justified by the efficacy of the medication.
>My girlfriend had a week of feeling nauseated, some diarrhea, and no
>appetite; but she's very glad she stuck with it because the benefits
>have been tremendous.
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I want to be defined by my actions not my fears.
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