Re: Glucophage dosage and spotting
From: Kris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:52:01 -0600 (CST)
Hi Linda,
I had a similar experience, have been on met, 2000 mg (upped from
1500)for 8 weeks or so. Haven't had a period since going off the pill
in June until last week when I started spotting (but more than
spotting). It wasn't like any of the periods I've had before. Very
light for a period-not even soaking 1 tampon per day (sorry, gross).
Very little cramping. I did the same thing though, questioned whether
or not it was actually a period. It lasted about 7 days and has stopped
completely, so I'm assuming it was a period.
I see my doc in a couple of weeks, so I'll ask her what she thinks. She
had told me to expect the first period I got on the met to be heavy and
to have bad cramping because it had been so long since I'd had one.
That's why I wasn't sure one way or the other what it was. I'll post
after I talk to her and let you know what she thinks. Good luck!
--
Kris
At Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Linda wrote:
>
>Thanks for the info. I guess I'm confused because I had NO results
>for the first eight weeks or so and once I upped my dosage (and gave it a
>month), I spotted...but it's more than spotting...maybe. No cramping
>though. I don't really know what to expect because my dr. hasn't done this
>before (I think), so I try to learn as much as I can so I can make
>"suggestions".
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>
>From:
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS
>
>Sent: 12/5/2000 11:48:09 AM
>
>Subject: Re: Glucophage dosage and
>spotting
>
>Linda,
>
>When I first started Met/glucophage I was in the same
>situation. I
>
>spotted for a few days, and then started cramping something
>awful. Then
>
>I started an actual period. If you are just "spotting" I do
>not
>
>normally call it a period, but if you stop spotting and then in a few
>
>weeks start again then I suppose it is a period. If you are
>still
>
>spotting I would say that you may end up actually starting your
>period
>
>before it is all over.
>
>Did I confuse you yet?? :) Smed is the queen of
>doubletalk!!
>
>TTFN
>
>Smed
>
>At Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Linda wrote:
>
> Thanks everyone for all the great information here. I have
>been reading
>
> for quite a while, but this is my first posting.
>
> Over the last few months, I have been diagnosed with PCOS and was
>lucky
>
> enough to find this group. I am also lucky to have a doctor
>who
>
> realizes that I'm a partner in my healthcare; therefore, he was
>very
>
> open to treatment options that I discovered on my
>own. Namely,
>
> glucophage - and I discovered it on this board!!
>
> I have been taking glucophage for about 12 or 13 weeks. I
>upped my
>
> dosage from 1000 to 1500mgs (based on information on this board)at
>the
>
> end of October. This past weekend I started spotting
>medium-lightly.
>
> This is the first sign of "activity" since I started the
>glucophage.
>
> Usually, when I get my period it is heavy and 9 or 10 days long.
>
> My question: Should I consider this a period?
>
> Thanks for all your help even though you didn't know you were giving
>it!
--
Kris
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