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Re: What is the big deal with Metformin?? It doesn't do anything for me.
From: Jenn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:24:21 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 9 Aug 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>I was diagnosed with PCOS & Type 2 Diabetes Jan 2001, I have had regular
>periods from the start. I am 27. I have tried to have children for
>years, but nothing has happened. I tried not to get to clinical and
>take to many fertility drugs. I had been reading on here that Metformin
>is a God sent drug. I take 2,000mg a day, plus spironlactone for my
>dark chin hairs, and I am on Vanique. Really so far I don't see what
>either of the meds do for me. I stopped taking all 3 for one month;
>blood sugars stayed the same, hairs not changed. Weight the same. I
>felt the same. What is the big deal with Metformin?? It doesn't do
>anything for me. I just take it cause the Doctor told me to. There is
>not point in telling my doctor I don't feel anything thing different, he
>is a complete moron anyway, I can't stand him. He is the only RE in my
>insurance plan. So I have no choice but to see him. I see him ONLY if
>I have to. When I first started Metformin, I had bloody diarrhea, but
>he said it would go away and eventually it did. But it scared me; I
>mean I didn’t think bloody diarrhea was a good sign. But he just
>dismissed it like it was nothing; he did no tests he just said it would
>go away.
>Are there any other drugs similar to Metformin that may do the same
>things, but maybe make me feel like it is doing something to help me
>instead of just taking a stinking pill twice a day, I mean the pill
>really stinks, smells like fish. Has anyone else smelled their pills in
>the bottle?

That's weird...my pills smell really good! Kinda like vanilla ice cream. My husband even says they smell good. Jenn >Thank you

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