Re: Metformin & constipation AND Numbness??
From: Lakefever2 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 24 Mar 2003 05:34:49 -0800 (PST)
I don't get numb but I get cold ALL the time! I'm thin
but my body aches all the time becuase I'm cold. I
don't know if it has anythign to do with the
medication or not.
--- anonymous <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> Hi, I just started Met about 3 weeks ago and have
> experienced the same
> stomach issues... But what piqued my interest about
> your post was the
> mention of a feeling of COLDNESS in parts of the
> body... Since I
> starteed, it seems like my fingers are always
> feeling that "frostbite"
> feeling. Like they would on a cold day...kind of
> numb and prickly, my
> feet too. Is this what you mean? (Perhaps it has
> nothing to do with
> met??? but maybe?) Also, I have been getting random
> pulled musles as
> well. Today for example, I feel like I pulled a
> muscle in the back of
> my leg that I never even knew existed --and I have
> no clue how I pulled
> it. Thanks for any info you have to share!
>
> At Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Jodi wrote:
> >
> >I started Met 2 wks ago at 1000mgs (500 twice a
> day) and can fully
> >sympathize with the constipation. My experience
> was, the 2nd day of met
> >I was shaking terribly, vomiting and heaving, the
> trots and just totally
> >miserable. I made a mistake and took a phenergan
> late at night after
> >hours of vomiting only to find out that is a pill
> you dont take with
> >met, but I'm ok thankfully. Since then, I've had
> either constipation,
> >bad gas or just the opposite and the trots, never
> seem to be normal.
> >
> >Another thing I'm curious about, has anyone else
> had any of the
> >following: cold feelings in various parts of the
> body, unusual blurred
> >vision or random muscle pains?
> >
> >On the good side, I get some really good energy
> boosts and at times I
> >feel better then ever and seem to have sharpen the
> thinking skills a
> >little more. Almost like an anti-aging effect and
> I feel young again,
> >hard to explain but I like it. My appetite has
> seriously decreased
> >(except I'm very hungry in the am) but I force
> myself to eat a little
> >here and there to not get the upset stomach, a
> little non-fat yogurt
> >goes a long way it seems and keeps my stomach
> happy. I think in this
> >first 2 wks I may have lost 8lbs easily.
> >
> >Please e-mail me with your good stories at
> jlbrbw@hotmail.com
> >
> >Take Care All,
> >Jodi
>
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