Re: Been on glucophage for one month
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:45:59 -0500 (CDT)
I am on 1500MG of gluphage XR starting this month too.
I am seeing a lot of posts saying that met makes you lose appetite but I
guess I am the only one having more apetite than before met. I feel
hungry all the time !!!
Anyone had this with met ?
Thanks
madie
At Wed, 25 Jun 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>At Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Heidi wrote:
>>
>>I have been using Met for a little over a month now. I started the
>>first two weeks at 500 mg and then moved up until very recently to 1000
>>mg. I tried earlier to go to 1500 mg, but had stomach problems and went
>>back to 1000 mg. I am just now going back up to 1500 mg and have a lot
>>less problems. The main side effect at the lower levels has been gas. I
>>have tried to start eating better and currently only exercise two times
>>a week in my mid east dance class. Yesterday, I started to walk as well
>>and hope I will continue to do this. As for improvements, I still
>>haven't seen any but since it is only one month and I am still on a
>>pretty low dose especially since I am pretty tall and heavy. My ratio
>>of glucose to insulin is also about 2 to 1. I am still craving sugar,
>>but hope this too will subside as I increase the dose. I am planning to
>>go to Egypt for two and a half weeks starting Tuesday, so I probably
>>will not increase the medicine during that time so I won't get sick to
>>my stomach (there is already a risk of that anyway in Egypt). I know it
>>will be a slow road, but so far at least I haven't had too many
>>problems.
>
>I am woudering if you had a problem from day one and just lived with it
>and how you could live with it.I am nauseated and full of gas.I almost
>wish i could exlpode!
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