Re: Met side effect??
From: Elle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 03:57:20 -0600 (CST)
Dear smed,
I cannot say that I am clinically depressed since going on Metformin,
but I can definitely tell you that I am much more emotional, given to
tears, and given to eating binges than I was before.
I made a joke to my mother the other day that if this was what Normal
was, she could have it. I suspect that the emotional swings are a part
of adjusting to the changes in hormone levels. As the Metformin begins
to give our bodies proper insulin production, our hormone levels begins
to seek out normal levels. However, to us, that would be different
levels than what we have ever experienced, right?
So, if we use that logic (and I can because I'm not teary/bleary right
now), we can look forward to some balance once our bodies begin to
produce the same amount of hormones each month at the same time.
Hope this helps.
~Elle (your high carb binging partner in crime)
At Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Smed wrote:
>
>Ok, I have researched the archives and gave up. Maybe I am just overly
>impatient today. I posted this on the medication board but there are
>not many messages there so I am posting it here too.
>
>I am wondering if anyone else has experienced really bad depression on
>met (1500mg as of Friday the 20). I mean I am having a really hard time
>pulling my stuff together. I have fallen off of my lifestyle change
>into eating cruddy foods all weekend. I keep trying to shake it but I
>feel horrible metally. I am very emotional, I am sad, lonely and
>depressed and do not know what to do about it. I feel the last week or
>so like I am falling apart. I cry at the drop of a hat. I can easily
>talk to people and hide how I really feel. I can even post on the
>boards and sound ok, even to me it sounds ok. We moved about 2 years
>ago and I have not made any new friends here that I would trust at all
>with this, and worst of all my whole family lives many many miles away.
>i am getting desperate. Please someone tell me it is the medication and
>it will go away. I think this post does not make a lot of sense, how do
>you put it all into words? I can not live like this, god I hope it goes
>away soon. sorry this is long, any help would be appreciated. thanks
>again.
>
>--
>Smed
>
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