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Re: Metformin Side Effects??-- another question for anonymous
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:26:10 -0600 (CST)
Hi
So what are you taking/doing now? What is the alternative? i did so good
for the first 2 months..lost 20 lbs. each month and then this started
happening!
At Wed, 27 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>Yes. I had these symptoms too, even at low doses, just in smaller
>amounts. Lightheadedness, trouble breathing, dizzyness, and GI
>complaints. I know medical wisdom says these things are not *supposed*
>to be happening unless you have that liver thing, but they happened to
>me,too, and my liver is fine. I stopped taking met and won't go back on
>it. It just may be that different people are sensitive to different
>medications or metabolize them differently, I don't know. I wish I
>could take met. But I can't.
>
>At Wed, 27 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>>HI, I am supposed to be taking 1500mg of Metformin (for the last 2
>>years)but it makes me feel so horrible that I never continue taking it.I
>>start whenever I feel that I might be able to limit my activity so the
>>running to the bathroom (IMMEDIATELY after eating or drinking anything)
>>episodes are not so embarrassing!(it never seems to work though I always
>>discontinue taking it) So I went on the Shoppers Drug Mart website today
>>to see the list of side effects and they are...unusual tiredness,
>>weakness, stomach discomfort, muscle pain, breathing trouble, feeling
>>cold, dizzy/lightheaded, and slow or irregular heartbeat. Of which I
>>experience 4 of them within taking 1 days worth of medication. Anyone
>>else experiencing these symptoms? Any suggestions? Thanks.
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