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Originally Posted by Richard157
I started using Avandia in 1999 and my heart is strong and healthy. I think there is only a very small percentage of diabetics who have any heart problems with that medication. My doctor did have me switch to Actos in 2007 but, after 6 weeks of higher blood sugar, I went to an endo for a second opinion. She told me to go back to Avandia since I had taken it for 8 years and had no problems. I would hate to give it up since it has helped me so very much.
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The decision to switch wasn't mine. In France you get a approved list of medications that the doctors can prescribe from, and avandia has been withdrawn from that list for the increased heart risk problem. So either I seek them out privately and go against his advice and have problems every time I have a illness that they can blame on my doing this, or I do as Im told and switch.
However an update, I went back to him with my results and symptoms and he also thinks that the xelevia is the culprit and told me to stop taking it immediately as apparently some of his other patients have also had the same reaction (although I suspect he used me as the definate test case as Im both relatively young and physically active). I did so and since Ive felt much healthier again albiet with slightly elevated blood sugars.
Ive heard about the metformin sickness on introduction, although this was nothing comparable, but it should be pointed out everyones reaction to different substances is different, so it may just be my physiology that didnt agree with the xelevia.
He's now prescribed me with glimepiride mylan (brand name Amaryl), 1mg per day, increasing the dose after a monthly review until I get good control. And today, Im sat looking at the box ready to open it, wondering if I should put it off until after the xmas major deadline in case it lays me out again with some other reaction...