Re: glucophage side effects
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:21:08 -0500 (CDT)
How interesting. I am going through similar stuff. I had been on
2000mg Glucophage for 5ish months and did not seem to notice problems
(minor stomach problems). Then work got very stressful and the
mail-order RX sent Met instead and I started having dizziness,
confusion, shakiness, panic attacks. I thought it was the work stress
and my family doctor started me on Zoloft for anxiety. I started
feeling better but not all the way. I laid off the Met for a couple of
weeks (I was going to eliminate a medicine at a time to try to figure it
out) and felt great. I have been slowly trying to add the Met back and
am having shakiness, etc. again.
I have called my endo's office several times explaining that I believe I
am having trouble with the Met. They had me go to Glucophage RX and
after a week I am still having trouble. I have been asking them for a
blood sugar meter so I could check my own blood sugar, but they want to
wait and talk to me at my usual appt. in 1.5 months.
I have not idea what's going on! Anyone else have this?
At Sat, 20 Sep 2003, dc wrote:
>
>I was diagnosed with PCOS and my endocrinogolist put me on metformin
>(2000mg a day) in March 2003. I am also on Diovan for my high BP. I am
>insulin resistant. I have had diarrhea, headache, dizziness and very
>acidy stomach since then. I called my DR and the nurse told me to lower
>the dose of the metformin for a few days, then try to increase it after
>a week or so. I did, but the diarrhea and other symptoms kept coming
>back. Glocophage (1700mg daily) was then prescribed to replace the
>Metormin - Glucophange is the brand name drug of Metformin and it was
>thought I might tolerate it better. At first the symptoms improved. but
>then increased to include vomiting. The nurse at the DR office told me
>to go off the Glucophage for a few days, and suggested the symptoms
>could be from the Diovan. I went off the Glucophage, and the diarrhea
>went away in 2 days, but then I expericenced Hypoglycemia events (my
>blood sugar readings being 50 and 70. I saw my primary care provider
>with my problems (my Endo DR was away for a week). He said my symptoms
>were not from the Diovan. He has ordered a roung of tests- fasting
>glucose tolerance, C-Peptide blood test, and a 24 hour urine test. He
>said Glucophage/Metformin does not lower your sugar levels. He said I
>was not Diabetic. How can I be Insulin resistant and have Hypoglycemia
>events being of drugs that don't cause it? Do you have any idea what's
>happening to me? Please help.
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