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Re: Metformin -so far it works for me! - rather long
From: Cassandra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 11:21:07 -0600 (CST)
I started having them right away, but I'd always had periods, just VERY
irregular ones.
At Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Shanaz wrote:
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>At Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Cassandra wrote:
>>How many months did you girls have to take this medicine to get your periods???? Thanks, Shanaz.
>>Cool that it's working for you! It is for me too. I was thinking the
>>other day that I used to be so ANGRY and IRRITATED all the time before,
>>but I haven't felt that way since taking met! I'm actually enjoying
>>myself! ;-)
>>
>>My periods have become regular, but looooong, like 40 days, which
>>probably means I'm not ovulating.
>>
>>I hardly had any side effects and I think if you were going to get them,
>>you'd have had them by now. You may get some as you increase the
>>dosage, but probably nothing too bad.
>>
>>Good luck!
>>Cassandra
>>
>>At Sat, 16 Dec 2000, gyna wrote:
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>>>Hi all, I am just cruising the postings to catch up. Been busy with the
>>>holiday season and working.
>>>
>>>I love when folks post the different reactions to medicine in here. I
>>>must have read about metformin in every post before taking it! So far I
>>>have had a positive reaction.
>>>
>>>Anyway, just wanted to update you all. So far the metformin (been a
>>>month now) is working out GREAT! The side effects are minimal. I am on
>>>1000 mg a day at this time. Lost 14 pounds this month without trying!
>>>My sleep has greatly improved (an actual eight hours a night compared to
>>>the three or four!)...but now I have this appetite! Which may not be so
>>>bad, because I was rarely hungry before. Always ate when my body felt
>>>like giving out instead of the regular three times a day thing. Its
>>>just weird to eat so often and lose weight without even knowing it.
>>>
>>>And my mood levels!!!! They are not all over the place. Wow, I am
>>>feeling very stable right now! It was hard to even plan a day before
>>>with so many mood swings. This is great, just in time for family at the
>>>holidays! I can actually look forward to christmas and know I am not
>>>going to be a monster head in someway freaky!
>>>
>>>I haven't noticed a change in my hair growth - but I am on spirodactone
>>>(sp?) too.
>>>
>>>So far, no periods... but im feeling crampy... so ya never know!
>>>
>>>I was wondering about the bad side effects I hear so much about. I am
>>>still very leary about that. When does the bad side effects normally
>>>kick in? Is it when ur on a higher or lower dose? Or does it happen as
>>>time goes on?
>>>
>>>Well so far it has been workign fabulous for me! Happy Holidays
>>>everyone!!!!!
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>How long did it take you girls to get your periods with this medicine? Months?
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