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Re: Glucophage HELL
From: UK (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 02:23:17 -0600 (CST)
I have been really lucky and not suffered many gastro effects being on
Metformin.
However, I do find eating a lot of carbs does send me straight to the
toilet.
I had a lot of white bread and pasta at the weekend and boy, did I
suffer for it !!!
So if nothing else, at least this medication is encouraging me to eat
health (or spend a lifetime on the loo).
Gemma
At Mon, 4 Feb 2002, TJ wrote:
>
>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:
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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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