PCOS Messages for February, 2002: Re: Glucophage HELL

Re: Glucophage HELL

From: Panacea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:46:12 -0600 (CST)

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There could be a number of reasons for your condition. It could be that you are having an allergic reaction to one of the benign (or so called benign) ingredients in the gluco pill, or that you started with too high a dose and didn't give your body a chance to get used to it. Or, it could be that you simply are taking longer to get used to it (some people have to take it for several months before symptoms stop).

What I would do is first try lowering your dose for a couple of days, or breaking it up into different times of the day. Also, try taking it at meals and between meals both to see if either one is the trigger.

You may simply need to lower your dose for a while, or it may be that you need a different form of gluco (the generic form, or the XR form).

Good luck, there are lots of things to try. Don't give up on it yet!

At Mon, 4 Feb 2002, TJ wrote: >
>Please refresh my memory.. Glucophage works along the same lines as
>Antabuse does, correct? I have had sudden diarrhea at least 5 or 6 days
>a week, every week, since starting it on January 2. I think I am in
>major denial....that little voice keeps telling me "it's ok, you're
>taking the Glucophage so you CAN eat carbs!" but I don't really think
>that should pertain to eating a whole sleeve of Oreos.. I'm trying to
>figure out what I'm doing that's causing the diarrhea - it's either the
>glucophage/carb thing or it's the no gallbladder/too much fat in the
>diet thing.. Either way I think I'm miserable! I can't figure out what
>I can or can't eat! I also don't know if increasing my dosage of
>glucophage will help or hurt the situation at this point. I'm going to
>start to cut back on the carbs - or at least give it my best shot (I
>have no discipline, I can admit this!).
>
>So I guess my questions are 1) could the diarrhea be from having too
>many carbs with the glucophage and 2) would increasing my dosage (from
>1000 mg to 1500 mg) possibly stop the diarrhea or would it make it
>worse?
>
>Thanks for your help!
>Tracy

--
Panacea

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