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(also known as Rosiglitazone, Avandamet, Avandaryl)
Rosiglitazone is an anti-diabetic drug from the thiazolidinedione class. It is being marketed as Avandia by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, both as a standalone preparation and in combination with metformin (Avandamet). Another combination drug approved by the FDA is Avandaryl (with glimepiride). more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Diabetes Type 2 | 151 |
78% |
| Polycystic Ovarian Synd... | 9 |
89% |
| Infertility | 2 |
50% |
| Depression | 1 |
100% |
| Diabetes Type 1 | 1 |
0% |
Overall, 78% (165
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Avandia Reviews
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WORKED FOR A WHILE
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Working, only have to take 1mg. a day.
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Been on this for years.. seems to work somewhat
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workes ok but now iam off it because of the heart problems it causes in people
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wroking
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I am on this now for my PCOS and its great. I take a very low dose and I think that its doing its job.
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I was on avandia until I started an excersise regime. I kept having hypos so came off of it, everything was going well then hba1c went up and was put on insulin
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Worked very well until it gave me medicinally induced glucoma. After going off of it my eyes returned to almost normal.
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WORKED GOOD. GAVE ME HEADACHES
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work but was taken off the market
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Told the Dr I wanted to stop when I heard about side effects
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Worked, however, doctor took me off of this. I had not side effects.
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Taking avandia is scary! Will prescriptions and herbs kill me before the diabetes will?
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built resistance over time
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Doing fine after we cut out the metformin.
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avandamet ?
I was curious about it I took avandia and ov that is good It was very efficent. The met seems to be helping but I really can't tell. [More] -
avandamet ?
I was curious about it I took avandia and ov that is good It was very efficent. The met seems to be helping but I really can't tell. [More] -
avandamet ?
has anyone been taking avandamet? i have been on it for 10 months and i was wondering if this has help anyone better than metformin? or if i should g... [More] -
Avandia/Avandamet/Actos Help !
I am on Byetta 10 mcg 2x day before meals, Metformin 1000 mg 2x a day after meals, Glipizide 5 mg 2x a day before meals and take the following supplem... [More] -
Avandia/Avandamet/Actos Help !
Now that these prescriptions will carry a black box FDA warning I no longer want to use them. I was on Avandamet and have been switched to ActosMet, ... [More]
