actos

Does anyone in this group take actos? If so, what is the lowest dose
prescribed, and does it have a history of increasing weight gain? thanks, Lanie

4 Responses to “actos”

  1. beverley90 Says:

    Does anyone in this group take actos? If so, what is the lowest dose
    prescribed, and does it have a history of increasing weight gain? thanks,
    Lanie

    ****I used to take actos with insulin a few weeks ago and tolerated it well
    for a while. After a year or so I realized it was causing edema in my legs and
    my doctor took me off of it. It definitely makes some people gain weight
    and I believe it has recently been found to contribute to heart desease along
    with Avandia. My sense is that Byetta and a small dose of metformin is a
    safer way to go, if you can tolelrate the GI side effects, at least for me. We
    are all different in how we respond to meds. Suzanne

  2. Adeline Calhoun Says:

    Does anyone in this group take actos? If so, what is the lowest dose
    prescribed, and does it have a history of increasing weight gain? thanks,
    Lanie

    ****I used to take actos with insulin a few weeks ago and tolerated it well
    for a while. After a year or so I realized it was causing edema in my legs and
    my doctor took me off of it. It definitely makes some people gain weight
    and I believe it has recently been found to contribute to heart desease along
    with Avandia. My sense is that Byetta and a small dose of metformin is a
    safer way to go, if you can tolelrate the GI side effects, at least for me. We
    are all different in how we respond to meds. Suzanne

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  3. beverley90 Says:

    Thanks for the input. I’m already on Byetta. 10 pen for 18 months. Also take
    Metformin, and Prandin. Now Endo wants to add Actos. B G’s just keep
    creeping up. Lanie

    ****Sounds hard. Well maybe it will help for a while …and you’ll be able
    to get off of it when your numbers come down. Have you tried a very low
    carb diet…that helps me when my numbers are high… Good luck with it.

    Suzanne

  4. Adeline Calhoun Says:

    Thanks for the input. I’m already on Byetta. 10 pen for 18 months. Also take
    Metformin, and Prandin. Now Endo wants to add Actos. B G’s just keep
    creeping up. Lanie

    ****Sounds hard. Well maybe it will help for a while …and you’ll be able
    to get off of it when your numbers come down. Have you tried a very low
    carb diet…that helps me when my numbers are high… Good luck with it.

    Suzanne

    [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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