Guest guest Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I have not used this on my boy but Avandia is commonly used as a diabetes medicine. It works by lowering fasting insulin level. Indirectly, the drug will also lower testosterone. Curious to know why you are thinking of using this? Laurie Kowalski <jlkowalski2@...> wrote: Hi, I was wondering if anyone has used Avandia with their kids? I know it is similar to Actos. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks! Laurie --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Music Unlimited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I myself take Avandia. I just started it last week. I take low dose to prevent the onset of full blown diabetes. I am borderline. It helps to regulate the way insulin is used throughout the day to help prevent highs and lows. I had my son on Actos a few years back. Actos is more or less a " cousin " to Avandia. I didnt see any improvement with it. He also had some fluid retention on it. It was harmless to try though just be careful about any fluid retention in the hands and feet or any bloatedness. [ ] avandia Hi, I was wondering if anyone has used Avandia with their kids? I know it is similar to Actos. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks! Laurie ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone has used Avandia with their kids? I know it > is similar to Actos. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks! > Laurie > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Access over 1 million songs - Music Unlimited. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Depends on his age. From my research and talking to Dr. Geier and others -- the effects of lowering testosterone are minimal as long as the child is of pre-puberty age. Negative effects of using a testosterone lowering drug (Lupron) on kids of pre-puberty age resulted in a rash on the injection site for a very few. We have not had the reaction or any negative reaction thus far. That being said, lowering testosterone AFTER puberty seems to have all sorts of reactions -- aggessiveness being the worst. Laurie Kowalski <jlkowalski2@...> wrote: > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone has used Avandia with their kids? I know it > is similar to Actos. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks! > Laurie > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Access over 1 million songs - Music Unlimited. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 And they probably won't take it off the market either! Look at all the research that has proven that synthetic hormone replacement therapy causes heart attacks, strokes and cancer and they are STILL giving it to our women! Rhonda www.hormonalhappiness.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Gundy I am watching on CNN right now and they just made astatement that the drug for diabetics called Avandia raises the riskof heart attack by 43% according to a report from the FDA.Beware!!!Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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