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Re: Ahoy!
From: Katie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:41:49 -0500 (CDT)
Randi2, don't lose hope! I was suffering from waves of nausea when I
first started at 500, then 1000, then 1500 mg. The amazing thing for me
was that once I hit 2000, all nausea disappeared! I assume it's because
my body had acclimated to the met, but I thought it was very strange.
Anyway, just wanted to say good luck.
At Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Randi2 wrote:
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>Is that your full dose now - 1,500mg? I'm supposed to be working my way
>up to 2,000mg! I'm trying to tough it out. I can live with the
>overwhelming tiredness in the morning and the runs, but I'm having a
>hard time with the nausea. I'm experiencing just the opposite of you,
>the runs pretty much subsided after a day or two, but the nausea
>remains. Now that I upped the dose, it's only worse. I try to remember
>to take it with food. I guess I'll try to be even more diligent about
>that.
>
>When you say "different", I imagine you mean different in a good way in
>which I'd have to say it's too early to say one way or the other. I'm
>down 11 lbs since 7/18, but that's really of my own doing, not the meds.
>I've only been on the met 8 days and before that (and still now) I was
>working out and watching what I eat for about two weeks.
>
>I can say that two full days after having taken my first 500mg dose, I
>started to have bad menstrual cramps. Two days after that I started
>spotting...lightly but constantly. I think it's a period, though not
>like my normal periods -not that anyone would call my menstual cycles
>normal.
>
>Are you low carbing? I'm eating way less carbs than before, but I'm far
>from strict about the matter. I'm having trouble with that.
>
>At Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Randi wrote:
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>>Hi Randi2...Randi1 here...
>>
>>I am on my 4th week...2nd week at 1500 mg...during my first 2 weeks
>>500..then 1000, I was more nauseous...with the runs...now the nausea had
>>subsided..i just have the runs now...Make sure you are taking it with
>>food...if you are, maybe you're having too little...I try to take it
>>with a meal, instead of a "snack".
>>
>>Do you feel any different? The only think I notice so far is that I
>>don't feel bloated all the time like I used to be...
>>
>>At Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Randi2 wrote:
>>>
>>>I'm on the second week of Glucophage and I'm suffering with strong waves
>>>of nausea. I feel down-right seasick sometimes. Is there anything that
>>>can give me some relief?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Randi2
>>>
>>--
>>Randi
>>
>--
>Randi2
>
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