You said there would be tummy trouble!

[Thecrazy_1]

Hi all,

Well I finally started the Metformin and statin. Metformin one a day for a week then 2 for a week and then 3.
Well, will I last that long? I took one Metformin this morning and have not been off the loo, including one accident (sorry tmi)
I am so sore, I want to sit on a bath of ice. Please tell me it stops.

 

[bulkbiker]

I gave it three weeks then stopped.. could hardly leave the house.

 

[Rachox]

I had slight tummy troubles which lasted a week to ten days, not so bad as your suffering by the sounds of it. Just checking you took it with food as that helps, you could ask to try the slow release version if things don’t improve

 

[briped]

Hi all,

Well I finally started the Metformin and statin. Metformin one a day for a week then 2 for a week and then 3.
Well, will I last that long? I took one Metformin this morning and have not been off the loo, including one accident (sorry tmi)
I am so sore, I want to sit on a bath of ice. Please tell me it stops.

Poor you ( Do you take it with a meal?

Edit to add that smiley came out all wrong, and that @Rachox beat me to it.

 

[Thecrazy_1]

Yes had it with toast. Dreading tomorrow morning.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

you could ask to try the slow release version if things don’t improve

@Thecrazy_1 I have been taking two Metformin XR a day with meals for a couple of years now, with no ill effects.

 

[bulkbiker]

Yes had it with toast. Dreading tomorrow morning.

Anecdotally it is often said that metformin has a worse reaction if eaten with carbs.. maybe try something less carby to take it with? Bacon, eggs, yoghurt maybe?

 

[Rachox]

Yes had it with toast. Dreading tomorrow morning.

Was it a low carb bread? I have read that eating higher carb foods with Metformin makes the side effects worse.

Edit to add @bulkbiker beat me!

 

[briped]

@thecrazy1 I have been taking two Metformin XR a day with meals for a couple of years now, with no ill effects.

I take 3 x 500 metformin per day + 1,2mg of victoza, and do have occasional tummy upsets. I never know when it hits, so I'm often worried about going to sleep. I don't know whether it's one of the medications or both.

 

[Diawara]

I gave it three weeks then stopped.. could hardly leave the house.

i agree.... and diabetic nurse and the people on the desmond course said i would be on the damned stuff for life...i stopped it after three months...

 

[Thecrazy_1]

Was it a low carb bread? I have read that eating higher carb foods with Metformin makes the side effects worse.

Edit to add @bulkbiker beat me!

Not low carb bread, just normal

 

[Rachox]

Not low carb bread, just normal

Have you tested before and two hours after eating it? I would get a spike after eating ‘normal’ bread

 

[Mike d]

Why are you on statins @Thecrazy_1

 

[Thecrazy_1]

Why are you on statins @Thecrazy_1

My risk factor for heart attack in the next 10years is 11% from 1% for people of the same age. I saw a cardiologist and said I was unsure about taking them but they said it was because I was diabetic.

 

[Resurgam]

Diabetes is all about being unable to deal with carbs - and it is not unusual to be more insulin resistant in the mornings - so for most diabetics, toast for breakfast is not going to be a good start to the day.

 

[Mike d]

Be very proactive in demanding to know why ....

 

[JohnEGreen]

When I take it I try to have something more substantial to eat I also take it mid meal and though at times do have slight problems tummy wise nothing as bad you get big hugs for that.

My risk factor for heart attack in the next 10years is 11% from 1% for people of the same age. I saw a cardiologist and said I was unsure about taking them but they said it was because I was diabetic.

Yes my cardiovascular surgeon said something similar I still don't take them, though I do take daily Aspirin hopefully to prevent blood clots.

 

[DCUKMod]

@Thecrazy_1 - There is a variation on the Metformin "recipe", making it a bit gentler on the tummy. It's called Metformin SR or Metformin ER. The SR and ER stands for Slow Release and Extended Release, respectively. Many people find switxhing to those really helps.

The medics sometimes restist prescribing it, as it is costs more.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Yes my cardiovascular surgeon said something similar I still don't take them, though I do take daily Aspirin hopefully to prevent blood clots.

My cardiologist put me on statins when I was in hospital with AFib, he put me on Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) for the blood anti coagulant as well.

Edit: Typo

 

[Daibell]

Hi. Yes, ask for Metformin SR if your problems don't clear within a week or two. BTW the medics think Metformin is a miracle cure for diabetes. It helps a bit but that's all. A low-carb diet is the best action before and during Metformin and you may be able to come of the drug.