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Re: metformin & leg pain/cramps From: anonymous@obgyn.net Wed, 13 Aug 2003 00:30:17 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Re: PCOS Support Groups in the UK" Previous message: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?=: "Re: What do you think of salivia ovulation testers?" At Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Audrey wrote: > >At Thu, 21 Feb 2002, SusieQ wrote: >> >>Hi Audrey, >> >>If your taking metformin, then your kidneys are removing more potassium >>from your bloodstream. This is usually the cause of met leg cramps, and >>it easily treated. Increase your water intake (your probably dehydrated >>from the diarrhea, which also increases the leg cramps). And eat some >>potassium rich foods like bananas twice a day. A single daily >>supplement of potassium should help if the bananas do not. >> >>I would not recommend high doses of any supplement, that might cause >>more troubles later in life. And excessive use of magnesium causes >>diarrhea, which you already have. It is also not recommended for people >>with kidney disease. Since metformin is hard on the kidneys, it >>wouldn't be a good idea to stress them more with high doses of >>magnesium. >> >>Definitely, please, tell your doctor about any supplements that you add >>to your daily medicine. Only he/she knows your medical history and can >>make those recommendations. If the healthy potassium-rich foods don't >>work in a few days, please tell the doc. Hope this helps. >> >>luck, SusieQ >> >Thanks for the advice. That's exactly what I wanted to know. I see my >endo next month. I have a two hour trip to see her so I can't always go >to the doctor right away. I've been on aldactone for quite a few years >and I thought that since it can help you retain potassium that I would >be safe. Tonight I had a big plate of lightly steamed green beans and >I'm checking out what other foods have potassium so I can include them >in my diet. I was wondering if calcium was a problem too. I know that >it's a good idea to take a supplement as you get older. I'll definitely >ask or inform the Dr. that I'm taking supplements. So should I be >taking more calcium? > >-- >Always Audrey > Next message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Re: PCOS Support Groups in the UK" Previous message: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?=: "Re: What do you think of salivia ovulation testers?"

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