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Re: Metformin Side Effects??
From: Denise (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 12:03:39 -0600 (CST)
I have been taking met for 6 weeks now (2000 mg per day) and have had a
majority of the symptoms too, metal taste in my mouth, GI complaints and
moody. According to my tests my liver is fine too and my doctor keeps
telling me that the symptoms will go away with time. I don't think he'd
say that if he was going through this.I've lost 12 pounds over the past
weeks but I am having tiredness issues during the day and started
checking my sugar levels daily and the highest my sugar has gotten is 90
which is just barely in the normal range and that was an hour or so
after eating 2 cookies. My endo's response was that blood sugar
checking machines are not reliable and a bunch of other back talk so
needless to say I'm changing doctors and I've found one in my area
thanks to the PCOSA site. Sorry I've strayed from the subject. I've
found that eating something high in protien then taking my met seems to
help some but I am still keeping the folks at Immodium in business. If
anyone know of anyting that helps with the side effects let me know
PLEASE!
At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>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:
>>>
>>>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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Thanks,
Denise
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