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Re: Metformin Side Effects??
From: claire (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 14:43:55 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Denise wrote:
>i have found that if you take an Alkaseltzer as soon as you get any GI symptoms, they disappear within a couple of minutes. It's a big help
>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:
>>
>>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.
>
>--
>Thanks,
>Denise
>
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