Re: Glucophage HELL
From: TJ (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:48:15 -0600 (CST)
Thanks (to Paula also) for responding - I read the responses over my
bowl of ice cream (can you say GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT??)..you'd think a
month of diarrhea would have taught me a lesson by now (well it wasn't a
HUGE bowl...).
I've decided today was my last day to indulge in such evils and I am
really going to try to turn myself around.
I also didn't really give enough info - I'm taking the XR, 500 with
lunch and 500 with dinner (in the middle of the meals). I felt pretty
good on the 500 per day (the first 2 weeks) and the effects weren't too
bad but I noticed once I increased I didn't feel as great. I also
noticed I wasn't as alert as I was in the beginning. Maybe I should
lower my dosage back down to 500.. I think I'm going to go through a
week of REALLY keeping the carbs down as much as I can (this should be
fun..) and if I don't feel better then I think I will lower the dosage.
Should I do that first or do you think I should cut back the dosage
first? This whole thing just royally sucks because even when I think I'm
being good (low carb good, not low fat good) and have say, eggs and some
sausage or something I'll still end up in the bathroom. This is because
I can't handle fat since I had my gallbladder out. I just can't win.
But thanks again for responding, I am going to try your suggestions. The
more I think about it, I think I will only take one pill a day for a few
days and see if it makes a difference.
Thanks again.. It's now past my bedtime and I'm sure this didn't make a
bit of sense - I apologize for rambling!
Take care,
Tracy
At Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Panacea wrote:
>
>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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