metformin
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Can anyone tell me , or tell me where I can find out what exactly metformin is made of? Was it made with artifical chemicals, was it scraped off the bottom of a whale, is it made of something? Thanks Mariah
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Mariah wrote: > Can anyone tell me , or tell me where I can find out what exactly metformin > is made of? Was it made with artifical chemicals, > was it scraped off the bottom of a whale, is it made of something? > Thanks > Mariah
Look in the Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR), this will tell you everything you ever wanted to know and more about Metformin. But you will have to look it up under Glucophage. The PDR can be found at any library or bookstore. Take Care and Fertile Thoughts, Paula Drum
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::thom…@bellsouth.net WROTE:: <<Can anyone tell me , or tell me where I can find out what exactly metformin is made of? Was it made with artifical chemicals, was it scraped off the bottom of a whale, is it made of something? Thanks Mariah>> **http://www.rxlist.com/** put Metformin in the search box ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Just Me, Lisa. Leg…@aol.com "I’m not fat..I’m big boned!" -Eric Cartman- *SouthPark* PCOS the silent Disease << http://www.pcosupport.org >> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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anyone on metformin? I took one pill and had the diahrea so bad I may not take another.
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I just started metformin on Thurs, and so far have not even been able to take the full dosage. Thurs I was so nauseous all day I could hardly eat at all, and yesterday I had horrendous diarrhea & vomiting. I’m going to try to take just one pill today & tomorrow, then check with my dr on Monday to see what he suggests. Kimberly
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I have no problems if I take it with a full meal. If I don’t take it with enough food in my stomach I get sick. Barbara – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Erik Nesteruk wrote in message <34dc86a…@camcomp2.camcomp.com>… >I just started metformin on Thurs, and so far have not even been able to >take the full dosage. Thurs I was so nauseous all day I could hardly eat at >all, and yesterday I had horrendous diarrhea & vomiting. I’m going to try >to take just one pill today & tomorrow, then check with my dr on Monday to >see what he suggests. >Kimberly
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In article <19980207152701.KAA08…@ladder02.news.aol.com>, eve…@aol.com (EveTil) writes: >anyone on metformin? I took one pill and had the diahrea so bad I may not >take
another. I have IBS so when I took the pills I expected the diahrea, but after about 3 days I was in so much pain that I stopped taking them, that was in November, I haven’t had the guts to even try taking them again. One day laying in the hall writhing in pain and uncontrollably crying made me think that maybe being fat and hairy ain’t so bad. Becky
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EveTil wrote in message <19980207152701.KAA08…@ladder02.news.aol.com>… >anyone on metformin? I took one pill and had the diahrea so bad I may not take >another.
I’am currently taken rezulin and it is a better drug for Insulin Resistance than metformin….I have had no side effects except loss of appetite…..I’am currently seeing a Re and trying to get pregnant and Rezulin suspose to help PCO….
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I don’t mind so much being fat (I’m used to that by now) & I’m not really THAT hairy, but I was hoping to avoid taking Clomid by taking Metformin. My dr thought if I could take Metformin it would correct my hormonal imbalance enough to finally get me to ovulate on my own– so I could FINALLY get pregnant– but I don’t know if I’m going to try taking the Metformin again or not…. Kimberly neste…@camcomp.com
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I did take the next pill last night and did not have the diarrhea. My stomach growled a little but that was it. I want to take metformin to feel better. Not to get pregnant. I took Clomid to concieve both of my children. I took one pill the first month and did not ovulate. Dr. started me on two pills a day and that month I got pregnant. With the second child it took a couple months longer and 3 pills a day. Both of my kids are boys.Seems like everyone I know who took Clomid had boys.
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Just a word of encouragement, I am on metformin now for over a year…It took several weeks for the side affects to finally disapear, but I am now menstrating and ovulating regularly. I have a few other problems so no pregnancy yet, but the metformin is working> Angela treet…@aol.com
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I am going to start looking for a doctor who knows about metformin. I’m scared about taking medicine but I want to feel better and get pregnant. Thanks for the support. I’m also going to start walking everyday. – amanda
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Hi all, I’m going to the doctor again on Aug. 28. I want to talk to him about the possiblity of trying Metformin. I know this has been talked about a lot on this newsgroup, but as my server only picks up a random number of newsgroup messages, I think I miss a lot of the good information. I have traced down the New England Journal of Medicine’s Aug. 29, 1996 article, but haven’t found much more helpful info on the net. If you would please email me ANYTHING and EVERYTHING you may know about this drug – good or bad, personal experiences, information and sites where I could print out supporting information to take the the doctor, effects of this drug with PCO, with infertility/irregular cycles, with facial hair, acne, weight gain, etc, effects on pregnancy – I would be greatful!!! I want to go in loaded with printed data, so if my doctor hasn’t heard of this or is leary, I can give him lots to read. Please mail to hann…@quiknet.com Thank you all so much!!! Jenni
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Dito! Please e-mail me with sucess stories or just stories nad any info, I am on metformin, 2500 mg a day my cycles are trying to regulate and I am experiencing ovulation type pain and temp rises but no pregnancy after 4 months. I am also diabetic.
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Information about metformin will be in a future issue of the PCOSupport Newsletter. There will also soon be a reference guide of studies on our website. michaela ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Director of Public Relations Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association http://www.pcosupport.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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PCO Support newsletter?!?!?! How do I get on this list? I would be interested on more information. I did not realize there was a newsletter… new to all this online stuff 
Thanks Tina – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Information about metformin will be in a future issue of the PCOSupport >Newsletter.
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Tina– You can only get the newsletter if you join PCOSupport, the official Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association. You’re welcome to join! We’re in the midst of deciding where the next annual conference will be…be sure to get your vote in when they send the next mailing out to members! michaela ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Director of Public Relations Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association http://www.pcosupport.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>You can only get the newsletter if you join PCOSupport, the official >Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association. You’re welcome to join!
I checked out the PCOSupport web page. I’d still like to know how to join. Tammy TammyF7…@aol.com
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Tammy, did you fill out the membership form? It should give some instructions on it. I’ll also forward your email to the right person. m ——————————————————- In the beginning there was the Word. And the Word was Chocolate. And it was good… Confections, 1.5 ounces, 240 calories.
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In article <QtqbkSu00Uw85ie…@andrew.cmu.edu>, Jodi Lynn Poniewaz <poniew…@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> i hope i spelled that right… > can anyone tell me if this is just something they will put you on if you > are actively trying to get preg, or if they will give it to you if > you’re not as well?? it seems like medical thinking would be like, > there’s no need to ovulate if you’re not trying to get preg… but MY > thinking is i would like to get as normal as possible NOW and not start > trying to do so in a few years when i am out of college and married and > really want to… > i hope this isn’t a dumb question. :/ > also, can you go to an RE if you’re not trying to get preg?? i have a > gyne appt. in nov, my GP said she’ll have to refer me to an endo… > having had past bad experiences with one, i am afriad this will be > another case of the same, and no one will take this seriously since > right now i am an unmarried college student with no immediate > need/desire to conceive… no one seems to care about the fact that > it’s really miserable to be an unmarried female college student with a > beard… grrr.
I’m not trying to get pregnant (god forbid! – my kids are 16 and 18) and I’m on Met, mostly to help with insulin resistance. An RE is just an endo that focusses on the reproductive system. A regular endo is more widely focussed and will deal with things other than trying to get pregnant (at least in theory). My endo’s never even brought up reproduction after our first interview and I’ve been seeing her for 4-5 years now. She treats me for the symptoms I have. Shar Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
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i hope i spelled that right… can anyone tell me if this is just something they will put you on if you are actively trying to get preg, or if they will give it to you if you’re not as well?? it seems like medical thinking would be like, there’s no need to ovulate if you’re not trying to get preg… but MY thinking is i would like to get as normal as possible NOW and not start trying to do so in a few years when i am out of college and married and really want to… i hope this isn’t a dumb question. :/ also, can you go to an RE if you’re not trying to get preg?? i have a gyne appt. in nov, my GP said she’ll have to refer me to an endo… having had past bad experiences with one, i am afriad this will be another case of the same, and no one will take this seriously since right now i am an unmarried college student with no immediate need/desire to conceive… no one seems to care about the fact that it’s really miserable to be an unmarried female college student with a beard… grrr.
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