PCOS Messages for January, 2001: Re: no side effects after one week on met

Re: no side effects after one week on met

From: amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:55:06 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 26 Jan 2001, jodi wrote: >
>i know this is gonna sound like a dumb complaint.. but after a week on
>met, i am not having any side effects save for one bout of "gassiness &
>gotta go" after eating way more mac & cheese than any human being should
>consume (and i don't even know if that was met related or my body just
>suddenly horrified at the amount of food i put in it after not eating
>much all day...)
>
>now, granted, i don't eat as much/often as i should - i usually have the
>time to get in two meals a day and a snack of some sort at night what
>with running around to class & work and all, and living a mile and half
>walk from my apartment... and i think that my fear of met's side
>effects has possibly made me restrict my intake even more (somewhat
>subconsciously..) but i'm still a little ... puzled.
>
>i'm afraid that if i'm not having side effects, the met isn't working!!!
>
>i am on 1000mg a day now, two 500mg pills. i take them in the middle of
>a meal.
>
>i am to go up to 1500mg a day if i can tolerate the 1000mg a day with no
>probs - so i am about to do that.
>
>the problem is gonna be fitting in a third meal.. anyone take their met
>with a snack or small meal as opposed to a regular or large meal? anyone
>take it on an empty stomach? what happens if you do?
>
>and most importantly, has anyone had success with met (regular periods &
>all) without having side effects? i am afraid that if i am not having
>side effects, it means the met isn't doing anything to me at all... i
>know this is a crazy thing to complain about but i just gotta know. :)
>
>- jodi

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