PCOS Messages for November, 2001: Re: A few more glucophage questions

Re: A few more glucophage questions

From: cw (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 06:07:43 -0600 (CST)

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Hi Koolaide....

I take my Met with my last meal of the day which is usually around 7:00 PM.

"Too much" means that it feels like to me that my blood sugar or insulin or something is going TOO LOW after a few days. I don't know for sure if that's it, but that's what it feels like. It seems that the first 3 or 4 days I feel great, then my body is saying to me...hey this is too much, take a break...so I skipped a day last week and it seemed to help balance me out. But I don't know if it's better to skip a day or lower my dosage by cutting the pills in half. I think if I took 1500 mg. like most women, I'd be a zombie all day! Imagine that? :o)

My fasting insulin level was not that high to begin with and I weigh only 165, I'm not extremely overweight, although my goal is to get to 150. I already lost 4 lbs. since I started the Met a week ago.

I'm eating plenty of healthy carbs, actually very balanced meals now, so I know I'm getting enough of the right foods. I'm not craving sugar at all anymore, but my body keeps saying "feed me with some pasta (whole grain of course)" LOL. Exercise in the morning after breakfast helps me feel wonderful, but I certainly can't exercise every single day. So....

What's your opinion? Thanks!

At Sun, 25 Nov 2001, Koolaide wrote: >
>Hi CW....what do you mean when you say 'feel like it may be too
>much'..does this mean it is making you feel sick or something
>else....just wondering to see if I can help you better. Most of the
>ladies, myself when I was on met. as well....was supposed to take
>1500mg, so I would hate to see you go in the wrong direction by cutting
>down rather than upping the dose. Have you tried taking the met. as
>you are eating the last meal of the day rather than at night time...that
>may help.
>
>At Sun, 25 Nov 2001, cw wrote:
>>
>>I am currently taking 500 mg. of glucophage at night. It's helping A
>>LOT, I feel so much better! But, I'm wondering if anyone knows the
>>answer to these questions or has experienced it themselves.
>>
>>1...If the 500 mg. feels like it might be a little too much after a few
>>days, is it ok to skip a day every 5th day or so?
>>
>>2...Or...Can I cut the pills in half and see how a 250 mg. dose does
>>for me?
>>
>>My doctor doesn't agree with either of the above, but she didn't want to
>>put me on it in the first place, so I don't even trust her judgement. Oh
>>yah, another typical doctor story, you know how that goes. Any advice
>>from anyone of you out there?
>>
>>Thanks.

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