After being taken off Met once again because of the side effects, my RE is thinking of putting me on Actos. I can't take Avandia because it makes me gain weight.
I was wondering what your experiences with Actos were - how much are you taking, did you have side effects with it, do you think it's working for you, helping you to lose weight, etc.
Thanks in advance.
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I began taking ActoplusMet in December '05. It has been FANTASTIC for me!! It has helped my symptoms, and better yet, I've lost 20 pounds since then -- and I'm feeling better and better. I've had little to no side affects on it.
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Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us."
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I was put on Actos because I could never make it past the side effects with Met and Avandia made my kidney function tests come back high. So my dr put me on Actos back in October of 2004 and I had no side effects at all. In fact, a month after I started Actos, AF came on her own, and I had a 31 day cycle until July 05 when I found out I was pregnant. I had a m/c in August and went right back on Actos and AF came back in September and I now have a 30 day cycle. Actos has been like a miracle drug for me. I hope it works for you too. PM me if you have any questions.
To answer your questions:
When I commit to exercising and eating correctly, I don't have a problem with weight loss, I take 30mg once per day.
By the way, how much is your doctor putting you on?
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Thanks for your responses. I'm really hoping this will work out better for me than the other two meds did.
MsVon, I'm still waiting for the RE's office to call me back. She said I should hear from them sometime today to let me know what the dosage would be, etc.
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Well it looks like I'm not going to be put on Actos afterall.
The RE called yesterday and told me she wants to put me back on Avandia. Even though it makes me gain weight. Whatever, ya know?
Apparently she doesn't prescribe Actos all that much - so in order for me to get it she is referring me back to my primary care doctor (which I am in the process of changing). Arghhhh! Sometimes I get so frustrated with all of this!
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Actos? 
