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Re: Anyone else can't tolerate glucophage?From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 26 Sep 2003 14:00:09 -0500 (CDT)
Char- You are not alone! I have been trying to take glucophage for three months now. Whenever I take it I feel sick with stomach pains and diareah. I am undergoing infertility treatment and the doctor wishes that I take clomid and glucophage. I am almost at my witts end with the glucophage, so I know where you are comming from! They had me reduce my intake, but that hasn't helped yet. I started with half of a 800mg. pill, and was told to increase by half of a pill every week. I finaly made it to 2 whole pills, one in the morning and one at night. I felt awefull! The first nurse told me that it was normal. But I called again and spoke with another nurse and she told me to back off a half a pill at a time and give it a week at that dose. I am now down to one half a day! Whats next? I don't know. But ask your doctor and if you don't like the first answer, look for another. Anyway, your not alone! At Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Char wrote: > >I had extreme fatigue and heart fluttering when I started glucophage. >The problem turned out to be that the dosage was too high for my body. >Once I lowered the dosage, everything was fine, and the glucophage >worked. I cut a 500 mg. pill in half with a pill cutter, making it 250 >mg. and took that dosage at dinner time for 3 months before another >minor increase. I now take 1500 mg. a day, but it took me a year to >work up to that. Yes, it is possible for some people to be extremely >sensitive to the medication. Diet also plays a big factor. What you >eat and when you take the medication plays a big role if you are ultra >sensitive. > >It's also possible you have lactic acidosis, but that is rare. Something >as simple as the above may be your only problem. Or it may not. > >If that is not your issue, then there are other insulin sensitizing >medications as an alternate option. Maybe you can talk to your doctor >about trying something different. > >Birth control pills can sometimes help out the hormone issues, but they >certainly do not get rid of the prime cause which is insulin resistance. >And no, diet alone, does not always work either. Diet and medication >and morning exercise combined usually does the trick. > >I hope I was able to help you think of some alternative solutions. > >At Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Donna wrote: >> >>Hi, >>I'm new to this forum and also new to PCOS. Mine is definitely the >>result of insulin resistance. I first began to identify problems about >>8 months ago. My cycle became very erratic. I have one child who is >>five and had no difficulty conceiving her, but a sibling had not been >>forthcoming. So, with these two concerns in mind, my ob/gyn took a look >>at my hormone levels which clearly pointed to PCOS. >> >>She recommended Glucophage and I began with 500mg., planning to switch >>to 1000 mg. after a week. I noticed some gastric side effects and my >>blood sugar definitely spiked up the first day (I saw floaters). I also >>noticed a heart arrythmia that worsened throughout the week rather than >>improved. Just a flutter, but becoming more frequent. My Ob/gyn didn't >>think it was associated and referred me back to my primary care >>physician. When I began the seconde daily dosage of Metfornin, I felt >>like I was 80 years old! I was lethargic, getting up planning my next >>nap, exhausted and very short of breath, with burning sensations in my >>muscles. I couldn't get to the top of our stairs without wanting to sit >>on the landing! I quit and within 24 hours felt energetic enough to get >>back on my treadmill. My Ob/gyn concluded that I am the one in a >>million that the glucophage can cause lactic acidosis in. Even though >>my liver and kidney panels were fine before I began the treatment. >> >>I just wondered if anyone else has had a similar experience with >>glucophage and if they've tried any other medications? >> >>Now, I had been 73 days without a period and when I did menstruate -- it >>was the period from h***! Now, it's been a month and I can't stop :( I'm >>scheduled for a D & C in the morning. I just don't think diet alone is >>going to turn my hormone levels around and the double birth control >>pills don't seem to make much difference. So, I'm thinking we're not >>going to find much change in my insulin levels even though I've lost >>some weight. >> >>Thanks, >>Donna
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