Re: Possible Metformin side effects
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 22:11:29 -0500 (CDT)
The prescribing info from BMS on Glucophage lists some of the less
common side effects (appearing in 1 - 5% of patients) as:
"abnormal stools, hypoglycemia, myalgia (muscle pain), lightheaded,
dyspnea (uncomfortable breathing), nail disorder, rash, sweating
increased, taste disorder, chest discomfort, chills, flu syndrome,
flushing, palpitation."
The dyspnea part is what makes me think you just might be one of the
lucky few who fall in that 1-5% category. It may be something totally
unrelated too, of course, but this could explain it as well.
At Tue, 10 Jun 2003, anonymous wrote:
>
>I've read through all Metformin side effects posts but did not find any
>symptoms similar to mine. I was on Metformin for about a month when I
>started experiencing tightness in the chest and difficulty swallowing
>and breathing. It got progressively worse until one evening when I
>hyperventilated (for the first time in my life) and ended in emergency
>room. However, the blood tests and EKG seemed normal, so the emergency
>doctor diagnozed it as anxiety. I stopped taking Metformin for a couple
>of weeks, and I was OK. I then started using it again, and after a week
>of taking it I got another "anxiety attack". This time it was tightness
>in the chest, difficuly with breathing, chills, and strong metallic
>taste in my mouth. My doctor dismissed it as yet another "anxiety
>attack", but told me that I don't have to take Metformin if I don't want
>to. Did anyone have anything similar happen to them?
>I was taking Metformin for PCOS. I had all the symptoms of getting my
>period, and I even started bleeding a little at the time when I started
>having "anxiety" problems. I had usual side effects of Metformin
>before, such as cramps and diarea. I lost 4-5 pounds on Metformin, so I
>was really intent on taking it until I had all these problems.
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