PCOS Messages for July, 2003: Re: carb cravings on met

Re: carb cravings on met

From: Char (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 05:03:37 -0500 (CDT)

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Met and Glucophage are supposed to be the same thing, but I don't believe they really truly are. Generic drugs, made by different manufacturers, can have different percentages of the active ingredients, along with different fillers, that can make the drug react differently in some people. This is what I have read and have heard from the experiences of many people. I absolutely cannot take Met as it does nothing for me. I wish I could, because glucophage costs me more as my insurance requires me to pay a higher co-pay. About a month ago, this was a discussion here on the forum. Many women wrote in that they had no success with Met, but Glucophage worked just fine. Others can take Met just fine. It all depends on the person I guess. No, I am not confusing it with XR.

At Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Jennifer wrote: >
>Metformin and Glucophage are the same thing, one is just the actual name
>of the drug and the other is the brand name as it was explained to me.
>Did you maybe switch from plain Glucophage to Glucophage XR? Lots of
>women have reported better results with the XR since it releases slower.
>Or maybe we're talking about some other met entirely and I'm confused?!
>If so, ignore me!!! ?:)
>
>--
>Jennifer
>
>At Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Char wrote:
>>
>>Met made me crave carbs, yes. It made almost all my IR problems worse.
>>On the other hand, Glucophage does not. I also know that if I take too
>>much Glucophage too quickly then I would also crave carbs, so I cut back
>>a little on the medication.
>>
>>At Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Alyssa wrote:
>>>
>>>Hey all-I just started met 500 a week and a half ago and them bumped up
>>>to 1000 about 4 days ago. I had been doing well on a low-carb diet
>>>before my met but since I have started met I have had incredible
>>>cravings for carbs-candy, chocolate, breads, EVERYTHING-and lots of
>>>sugar. I have to admit that I have been giving in too much and then
>>>telling myself-tomorrow that will not happen-but first thing in the
>>>morning, I want junk food. Its so strange. I thought these were
>>>supposed to go away or be helped! Any comments or help?!
>>>Alyssa:-)
>

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