Krista_Hotsauce
10-30-2007, 10:11 AM
Hello everyone. I'm a newbie here. About two years ago I began to go to a dermatologist who put me on Doryx (like a doxycycline). That cleared up the acne, but I always had to take those pills to keep it away. After a year, the dermatologist and my gynecologist both recommended that I see an endocrinologist. I am overweight and was exercising 3-5 times a week in addition to watching my diet and didn't lost any weight. So I took their advice and went and found an endo. The first endo I went to saw me for 5 minutes and gave me an rx for a crapload of blood work, urine work, and ultrasounds. After that, I had made 6 different appointments for a follow up with her and she kept cancelling my appointments. I found a different endo who I love. She's very attentive and listens and answers my questions. Her nurses I have less faith in.
Here's my situation. After examining my results, she had me go get more testosterone level blood work done. So she started me on the metformin. She told me to work up to taking two 500mg pills twice a day. It took me almost three months to work up to that because of the diarrhea, but I did it and I lost 6 pounds. After the three months, she had me come in for another follow up. In addition to the metformin, she put me on spironolactone (one 50mg pill, 2x a day) and yasmin 28 (just a daily birth control.) It's been almost 6 weeks on all of these medications. Quite frankly I'm feeling rather off.
Where to start with my changes... I understand that these are all hormones and it'll effect how you feel and your mood and all of that. In addition to that, only with the addition of the other two medications have I been experiencing acid reflux and indigestion almost every time I eat. I don't know what brings it on or how I can prevent it. I've been taking Tums rather often and I fear it's too often. It can't be good to live off of Tums. Regardless, my love of food is pretty much ruined now. I eat a fraction of what I used to (yes, that's good for the weight loss which is now 10 lbs). I just hardly have an appetite. I feel lightheaded far too often. I'm just tired of feeling like crap. I know it takes a while to get adjusted to the medications, but how long should I be waiting? And on top of that, my acne really isn't any better, but I know that'll probably take 3-6 months before I really see an improvement.
Regardless, I called my endo and talked to a nurse there and she said that she thinks that my electrolytes are off and she wants more bloodwork done. Is it that simple?
And on a completely different topic, my dreams are crazy and have been for the past few weeks. Has anyone else noticed this? I've always been a rather vivid dreamer, but recently my dreams have become violent. I've had slasher dreams (where people were trying to slash me and were slashing other people)... dreams where I stab people through the heart... beat them over the head mercilessly with an easel (the last two I just had last night.) I'm not sure where this is coming from, but prior to this medication, I NEVER dreamt like this. I'm not scared in these dreams or anything, but I wake up kind of weirded out since this is out of the ordinary for me. Any insight?
I've never really talked to anyone else who has this... Any and all help would be most appreciated. Thanks a lot!
-Krista
Here's my situation. After examining my results, she had me go get more testosterone level blood work done. So she started me on the metformin. She told me to work up to taking two 500mg pills twice a day. It took me almost three months to work up to that because of the diarrhea, but I did it and I lost 6 pounds. After the three months, she had me come in for another follow up. In addition to the metformin, she put me on spironolactone (one 50mg pill, 2x a day) and yasmin 28 (just a daily birth control.) It's been almost 6 weeks on all of these medications. Quite frankly I'm feeling rather off.
Where to start with my changes... I understand that these are all hormones and it'll effect how you feel and your mood and all of that. In addition to that, only with the addition of the other two medications have I been experiencing acid reflux and indigestion almost every time I eat. I don't know what brings it on or how I can prevent it. I've been taking Tums rather often and I fear it's too often. It can't be good to live off of Tums. Regardless, my love of food is pretty much ruined now. I eat a fraction of what I used to (yes, that's good for the weight loss which is now 10 lbs). I just hardly have an appetite. I feel lightheaded far too often. I'm just tired of feeling like crap. I know it takes a while to get adjusted to the medications, but how long should I be waiting? And on top of that, my acne really isn't any better, but I know that'll probably take 3-6 months before I really see an improvement.
Regardless, I called my endo and talked to a nurse there and she said that she thinks that my electrolytes are off and she wants more bloodwork done. Is it that simple?
And on a completely different topic, my dreams are crazy and have been for the past few weeks. Has anyone else noticed this? I've always been a rather vivid dreamer, but recently my dreams have become violent. I've had slasher dreams (where people were trying to slash me and were slashing other people)... dreams where I stab people through the heart... beat them over the head mercilessly with an easel (the last two I just had last night.) I'm not sure where this is coming from, but prior to this medication, I NEVER dreamt like this. I'm not scared in these dreams or anything, but I wake up kind of weirded out since this is out of the ordinary for me. Any insight?
I've never really talked to anyone else who has this... Any and all help would be most appreciated. Thanks a lot!
-Krista