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Re: Metformin and HSG - Dr Sam
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 21 Aug 2003 15:33:43 -0500 (CDT)
Nicky,
Thats for filling me in on how you take your 3,000mg. I am inspired now
to take my full dosage. I took 1,000 this morning as usual, abut
instead of skipping my lunch dosage, I took it. Instead of taking it in
the middle of the meal as I would usually do, I took it 30 mintues
after. I feel ok and am hoping I will feel well enough to take my
evening dose as well. I can remember back to how hard taking 500mg per
day used to be for me (years ago). I can only imagine that if my doctor
says 3,000, he knows what he is talking about. I am going to do it.
Thanks so much for your encouragement.
Helen
At Thu, 21 Aug 2003, anonymous wrote:
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>Helen
>I feel really good now on 3000mg daily and it has really helped with
>pcos.
>When I started I felt extremely sick and nauseous for about 1 month but
>now have worked out how to take it and all the undesirable symtoms have
>disappeared.
>I take 1000mg 3x daily - do not take the tablets immediately after food
>- wait at least half an hour - I take them normally 1 hr after food and
>do not take them with fatty food or too much carbs.
>Its ok after same amount of carbs as say a couple of sandwiches or 2
>slices of toast - not more than that or you'll feel sick.
>You have to really control your diet and it will really help with acne
>your skin will really clear up with the metformin - the hirsutism
>improves but does not disappear - but metformin will really help you to
>lose weight fast if you control your diet and really cut out all fatty
>food.
>Plus I am having periods for the first time ever !!
>Hope this helps
>Nicky
>
>At Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Helen wrote:
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>>Nicky,
>>This is unrelated to your posting, but I am curious. How do you feel at
>>the 3000mg dose? I have a really hard time with 2500mg, the 500 I take
>>with lunch always makes me feel sick. May I ask what you eat/ how much
>>you each with your doses and how much you take at time? My doctor wants
>>me to take 2500, or 3000 if I can take it, but I am not sure that I can.
>>More info from you would be great. Thanks. Helen
>>
>>At Wed, 20 Aug 2003, anonymous wrote:
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>>>Dear Dr Sam,
>>>I am having a HSG or hysterosalpingogram next week tuesday - thats where
>>>they inject an orange dye into the uterus and check out the fallopian
>>>tubes etc.
>>>I am taking metformin 3000mg every day and have been told to stop this 2
>>>days before because it reacts with the ORANGE dye and can be dangerous.
>>>Just wanted to check with Dr Sam if this is ok or is it too late at 2
>>>days before? when should I stop taking the metformin before the HSG as I
>>>am on a very high dose and how long after HSG can I restart the
>>>metformin?
>>>Also I have a hydrosalphinx about 4 cm long in the left fallopian tube
>>>detected by ultra sound scan 2 weeks ago - what is this and is it ok to
>>>have HSG with this ?
>>>Many Thanks Dr Sam
>>>Nicky
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