Anyone who's taken Met, come in please....

Re: Anyone who's taken Met, come in please....

• august8080 member

  January 2012

  No experience, just wanted to say I'm so sorry! That is totally miserable!! I hope you feel better soon!
  

  
  
  
  

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• kiarox2002

  January 2012

  This was me too.  I never was able to take all 3 pills, but I made myself take 2.  I had some emetrol (sp?) which is an over the counter anti-nausea medication and that helped a tiny bit, but it may have been the placebo affect.  I felt better if I ate mainly protein and almost no carbs.  (((hugs)))

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• MrsAJL member

  January 2012

  I take 2000mg/ day (extended release). When I started on them, what helped me was to take them before I went to sleep. No nausea.
  

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• brideonjuly8 member

  January 2012

  kiarox2002:

  .  I felt better if I ate mainly protein and almost no carbs.  (((hugs)))

  Can you help me out with this? I've never done a low-carb type diet, so I don't know what I'm up against. TIA.
  

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• mcgee member

  January 2012

  Yep, that's normal. You have to just suck it up and deal with it. Make sure you get a good meal when you take it, and you'll adjust eventually. I was on 500 mg/3x a day when I conceived both of my kiddos.

  The good news is that once you adjust to it, even taking it years later is not so bad. I first took it in college when I was diagnosed with PCOS, and it was like having awful morning sickness. I've gone off of it for months or even years at a time since then, and when I go back on now, it's no big deal. 
  

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• kiarox2002

  January 2012

  brideonjuly8:

  kiarox2002:

  .  I felt better if I ate mainly protein and almost no carbs.  (((hugs)))

  Can you help me out with this? I've never done a low-carb type diet, so I don't know what I'm up against. TIA.
  

  It was hard because I'm largely vegetarian.  (I do eat fish.)  I tried to up my protein in the morning so maybe yogurt and granola, or cheese and apples.  Both of these have carbs, but they also have protein.  My general go to breakfast is a cereal bar so these were definitely better.  Eggs would have been great, but I couldn't stomach them first thing in the morning.

  I would try switching to whole grain stuff and cut out the white carbs as much as possible.  (Whole grains generally have a lower glycemic index.)  So if you were having a sandwich and chips for lunch have it on whole grain bread and replace the chips with cottage cheese.  Replace rice with quinoa.  If you're having fajitas, skip the tortillas.  Or have 1 tortilla instead of 2 or 3.  

  Another good rule of thumb is to never eat just carbs.  Always make sure you are having a protein at the same time.   

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• brideonjuly8 member

  January 2012

  kiarox2002:

  brideonjuly8:

  kiarox2002:

  .  I felt better if I ate mainly protein and almost no carbs.  (((hugs)))

  Can you help me out with this? I've never done a low-carb type diet, so I don't know what I'm up against. TIA.
  

  It was hard because I'm largely vegetarian.  (I do eat fish.)  I tried to up my protein in the morning so maybe yogurt and granola, or cheese and apples.  Both of these have carbs, but they also have protein.  My general go to breakfast is a cereal bar so these were definitely better.  Eggs would have been great, but I couldn't stomach them first thing in the morning.

  I would try switching to whole grain stuff and cut out the white carbs as much as possible.  (Whole grains generally have a lower glycemic index.)  So if you were having a sandwich and chips for lunch have it on whole grain bread and replace the chips with cottage cheese.  Replace rice with quinoa.  If you're having fajitas, skip the tortillas.  Or have 1 tortilla instead of 2 or 3.  

  Another good rule of thumb is to never eat just carbs.  Always make sure you are having a protein at the same time.   

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• MrsAJL member

  January 2012

  I find that I don't have the gastro issues if I avoid anything with wheat flour (processed or whole grain) or simple sugars (ice cream, candy, juices, etc.) Brown rice, quinoa, and barley don't cause the same reaction.
  

  If I try to eat carbs in veggie or whole fruit form, I don't have as many problems. Also I eat a lot of protein and try to keep down my fat intake. You'd think I'd be thinner, but alas, no.
  

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• MrsAJL member

  January 2012

  Also, cut your pill in half. My endo said it was better for me to start as low and slow as possible rather than not take it.  You can try taking half at breakfast after a bite of food and the other half around lunch time, also with food.
  

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