Re: Ahoy!
From: Randi2 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:59:32 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I haven't lost hope yet, but
part of me wants to rush myself up to the full dose just to be done with
it- bring on the worst of it all at once so I don't have to torture
myself everytime I kick it up a notch. Of course, the doc knows best.
Only thing that truly concerns me is that my insulin level was only 18.
My fasting glucose was only slightly high at 113. Yet I'm working up to
2,000mg! Most I hear on this site are on 1,500mg or less with higher
test numbers. I wonder if I feel so sick because of a low blood sugar
level. The only thing I want to eat and the only thing that makes the
queaziness go away is bready-things.
I know that's a question for the doc, but I figure I'm just being a
hypochondriac. I was told time and again that met causes stomach
disturbances and I should just deal.
I guess time will tell.
At Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Katie wrote:
>
>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:
>>
>>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:
>>>
>>>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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Randi2
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