Glucophage symptoms and conditions

OMG AFTER READING THIS SITE THE OTHER DAY I DECIDED TO SPEAK TO MY DOCTOR . I SUFFER FROM (PCOS) Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome . MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBE ME TO DRINK YASMIN + METFORMIN 500 MG TO HELP ME LOSE WEIGHT AS WELL AS RESTORE MY REGULAR PERIODS. I TOLD HER ABOUT TI SHE TOLD ME TO STILL TRY IT THAT WITH BOTH MEDICINE IT WILL HELP ME. BUT I'M SCARED TO TRY IT =( ANYONE HAS THIS PCOS? I RATHER TAKE PROVERA SINCE I TRY IT BEFORE ... ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Starting taking Lotrel 10/20 a week ago, newly prescribed as hypertensive and diabetic. Along with Lotrel I am also taking Glucophage. Since my sugar and bp were all high 178/112, sugar in the 340 range, both these medicines are doing well for me. The only symptom I am feeling from Lotrel is the dry cough, especially before sleeping. I am keeping sugar free hard candies next to me that seems to do the trick. So far that is it...i am reading so much negative....does anyone have anything positive? So far my bp has dropped to 130/88, so I am feeling so much better.

Hi, I'm a 51 y/o female nurse that started taking Toprol-XL for high blood pressure. I don't like taking meds because of side effects (other blood pressure meds have caused my hair to fall out, fatigue, depression, etc.) so I started out only taking half of the 50 mg tab. I recently upped it up to the whole tab to get my blood pressure a little lower and immediately started having severe headaches and joint pains. I'm going back down to a half tab and wean myself off this crap. I'm taking Magnesium, potassium, and L-Arginine, which all help relax the blood vessels. I was taking a higher dose of magnesium, which causes some diarrhea, when I decided to lower it and increase the dose of Toprol-XL to see how that worked. I'd rather have the diarrhea from the magnesium! At least then I wasn't crying from depression, having bad headaches and hurting all over! I'm losing weight on Weight Watchers, so hopefully I'll get this blood pressure under control. My blood pressure was pretty well under control with the lower dose of Toprol-XL, higher dose of magnesium, and the L-Arginine and potassium. I'm going back to what was working before. I'm also going to talk to my Health and Wellness doctor about a safer replacement for the Toprol-XL.

sever hypertension and sever dizzyness throat swelling up chest pain fatigue in arms and leggs unable to sleep panic attacks and weight loss due to not being able to eat. also taking Glucophage and asprin and darvocet what alternative blood pressure medications for blood sugar can i ask doctor about?

WEIGHT GAIN, RINGING IN MY EARS, NUMBNESS OCCASIONALLY IN FINGERS, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA -- but I take 10 other meds.....these might be symptoms of one or more of them. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. (Other Meds: Avandia, Amaryl, Glucophage, Phenteramine, Lipitor, Lexapro, Toprol, & a 0.05 hormone patch. [Note: I take most all of these daily meds at late-night(bedtime). The only ones I take in a.m. are Phenteramine, and Loritab (1/2 pill). PLEASE TELL ME IF THERE IS/ARE ONE OR MORE OF THESE THAT CAUSE THE NAUSEA OR ANY OF THE OTHERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (E-MAIL: ******)

Okay, I'm 15 and I take 200 mg per day of Topamax for Bipolar. I had read to page 3 and hadn't seen anyone taking it for that, or admitting it.
I'm also diabetic and I take Metformin (Glucophage-fage?) for that, and I take Naltrexone for cutting addiction, and I take Geodon for Bipolar, I guess. I also take Lunesta to sleep.
I take the Topamax in the morning with Metformin and Geodon when I get up around 6:30. When I wake up, just about every morning, I feel soo nauseous until I have something in my stomach. If I feel too sick, I can't eat, and my mouth starts to water and I just have to sit by the stool and pray something comes up so its over. I don't know if Topamax causes this though, but its horrible.
So after I take my meds, I get to school and I usually eat breakfast, sometimes even if I have eaten at my house before school. So I don't really see much on the weight loss side of things, which is another reason I was put on it, because Depakote made me gain 80 lbs.
When I get to first hour, which used to be P.E, and is now English, I am usually not prepared. I still don't have last week's assignment done.
2nd hour P.E. I never used to participate in, and now I am, that might be because of the class change, but I'm not for sure. I didn't get the make up work for Health done though, even though I got an A+ on the Test we had today.
I don't think I've mentioned this yet, but I am in the gifted program in my school, so I am very capable. Just so you know. Keep that in mind while reading this.
3rd hour Algebra. I usually sleep. If I'm awake, I have to concentrate extra hard, because the number and letters just don't make sense, and not because its Algebra. Today in math was a special scene because I said something wrong about a problem, it was like, 74 - 66 and we had to find the middle poin And do something so it was 70 + 4 and 70 - 4 and I thought the 4's were 6's so I said so. And he agreed and then he realized I was wrong and made a big deal about it. And all the guys started laughing and all I was thinking was not to let them see me cry. So I held it in until my throat was on fire. But I still cried a little bit.
4th hour. If I'm not asleep, I'm refusing to do work in Science class. Like today, I got sent to the office for not having the supplies to work on the project.
5th hour. I don't usually sleep. This is a class like Home Ec.
6th hour Art. I'm usually really defiant, refusing to do work, complaining about the assignment. I hold a steady C in that class.
7th hour Spanish. I never sleep in here, and I have a 95% A in here. I like this class.
When I get home, I am on the computer for all hours of the evening. Until its time for bed. But when I go to bed, I end up laying there for like, an hour or two, even though I have taken the Lunesta.
You know, I think I just rambled on about nothing. I think there are very little useful facts about Topamax side effects in here. Oh well.
So, to sum it up. When I'm at the CPU, my legs fall asleep. When I get up from the chair, I'm all achy and sore. In the morning, I'm nauseous. I sleep all day at school. I have no motivation. I get to feeling like a want to drop out at least once a week. I want to cut at least once a week. Although its been more than a month, thank you. I procrastinate like everything. I don't do homework. I spend all my time on the computer. I don't have many friends, because they don't like the way I act/seem.

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Hi,

I took yasmin for a few months just to regulate my periods and as i had PCOS(POLY CYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME) my doctor prescribed metformin tablets which are generic for glucophage. I had a lot of abdominal pain, bloating, gas and acidity so much so that i had to leave metformin. Recently i stopped taking yasmin and restarted metformin again and loooo what a surprise...no side effects. Just wanted to share this for people who have my kind of trouble.

The other side effect was when i left yasmin pills i had nausea for atleast the first month of stopping the pills. I kept telling the doctors and they kept going pregnancy tests which were negative.

I hope this helps.

Pallavi

Trailblazin,

Thank you for the heartfelt post! I feel horrible and I apologize that we got off on such a bad note too!! Let's put it all behind us ok?

I am 41, female and I do research within the medical field.

I feel so bad for you Trail, and moreso for the way I came across at first. What a terrible ordeal you've endured!! I'm just thankful that you are ok now and on the road to recovery. I know it won't be easy, but I have faith in you. You'll do just fine!

I know it's off the subject here, but how is your diabetes?
Did the new pancreas alleviate it? You mentioned a book about jump starting the pancreas...so I'm alittle lost here..lol.
It sounds as if this man might know a thing or two, I'd be really interested in the name of the book, if we can reveal things like that here.
My mom has Type 2. I started her on a few good supplements and it's helping, but I'd love to see her totally off the glucophage.
I worry about her liver more then anything, but as with you, the kidney/pancreas is of concern also.

I really hope you find some ways to help your insomnia and everything else that came with the prednisone therapy. Medication can have some really toxic effects on some of us but thankfully we usually recover from them.
Your positive outlook is absolutely admirable to me, especially after everything you've gone through.
The things I've seen in my field and some of the things I've gone through in my own life have really altered my way of belief.
For me, I will back with my whole being that; positive attitude, the will to survive, mind over matter, and faith are a few of the strongest medical properties/medicines in the world. Your the prime example of this.

Hope your having a great, pain free, peaceful day Trail!!
Thank you again for your heartfelt post, you really made my day! :)

Jules

Hi Everyone;

I have been on YASMINE for 1 month now going on my 2nd month , my GYN put me on YASMINE along with Glucophage for POLYCYSITIC OVERIES . I have only experinceed a long period for 12 days and the end of it major breath takeing cramps for 2 days . my doctor told me it was normal I said ok I only have to take it for 2 more months because I want to have a baby and YASMINE they say has a high fertility rate after being on this bith control . well if anyone has or is in the same delema let me know or if you have had great results let me know thaks
Sara

Hi my name is Kari and I have been on Yasmin for about three months. I have experienced some of the same complications as what I have been reading. I have had shakiness, dizziness, loss of sex drive, moodiness, sore breasts, but most serious was just today when I happened to look down at my ankles and could not see the bones. I have so much edema that it leaves big indentations when I press my finger into the side of my foot even. I have also had tingling and numbness in both wrists and legs. Another thing was last week went to a water park and was burned so badly that I have blisters. I have never had a sun burn in my life, and have been on several other BC pills. I was diagnosed with PCOS and was first put on Metformin, a generic Glucophage, which is the newest treatment I was told. That medication did not agree with me so my doctor switched me to Yasmin. I am feeling very depressed as nothing seems to work and losing hope. I find comfort though in just knowing there are other woman out there that have had these same side effects and that I am not just losing my mind. I was starting to feel like a hypochondriac. Thanks for you messages.

I have been on statins for 20 years. Started with Mevacor and then Lipitor 10 mg. Had a triple bypass 4 years ago and at that time my Lipitor was raised to 40 mg. I didn't seem to have any problems. About six months ago Zetia, Actos and Glucophage were added and since then it has been a nightmare. I have had general body cramping, fasciculations (twitching) in my legs, muscle pain, lethargy, atrophy of the muscles of my legs (right>left), and foot drop on the right side. Saw Neurologist and had EMG/Nerve conduction studies showing motor nerve deficit in my legs. This is the picture of ALS. I stopped Lipitor about 1 month ago and the rest of the meds about 1 week ago and everything is better (except the foot drop). Hopefully that will improve with time. The problem is that I need those meds. Anyone had problems with lipitor that then switched to another statin without problems? Anyone had problems with Zetia alone? Anyone had problems with Actos or Glucophage?
Thanks,

two to three day migraine, followed by debilitating weakness and fatigue...been going on for almost two months; started glucovance three months ago. Was on glucophage over five years, had the same weakness after headaches, but was more intermittent and of shorter duration.