Re: : Debra- metformin Must Read…..
Hi all,
My Dr. told me metformin would help keep me from gaining weight. He was
right because In three years my weight has remained the same.although I do wish
to lose some weight myself.The metformin is not a diet pill. someone told me
the vitimin chromium would help bs go down & my Dr. told me It would help
curve the appetite.
Listen to this .I am taking 2000 mil. Of glucophage daily…. Well, the
Dr. decided to put me on Avandia 8 mg & I also take 2, 5 mg. of glucotrol
daily.(Once morn ,Once eve) My Dr.s nurse gave me samples to try Of avandamet
500
mg. & told me take one a day..I said to his nurse he said he was putting me
on avandia. she said this is the same . I said ok & figured she knew.Being
kind, she had given me three months of the samples because my husband had
recently
been diagnosed with cancer.I thanked her & left the office . after taking the
added med.I began having dizzy spells & blurry vision .It worsened & I
thought man..I need to fight this & do what the Dr. advised so after two months
of
taking this new added drug.I told my husband I have got to go back to the Dr.
I just dont feel right at all. Once I went back to the clinic with the list of
the meds I was on.MY Dr. said what are you doing taking avandamet 500 he said
I did not prescribe that for you .I said your nurse gave me the samples &
said it was the same as avandia.He said WHAT???? You could have metformin
poisoning.?He said I had been overdosed & took blood to see just how much damage
it
had done too me. He call me to tell me I was ok & gave me the right meds.I
have also picked up someone elses meds at my pharmist by mistake & noticed it
was
not my pills.SO Beware & ask twice about your meds …It is your life &
everyone is intialed too mistakes…..But we owe it too ourself & our family to
check it out…….almost DIED & proud to be alive…..
GOD BLESS OUR SOLDIERS & GOD BLESS YOU
PRAY FOR WORLD PEACE…..Debra