Hi,
I have tried to take Metformin four times now and each time after about a week I start to feel weepy, excessively tired and really down, to the point of just not caring about anything anymore. It is just not possible to shake this mood off and although I know that Metformin are considered the safest option I just cannot cope with feeling like this.
I tried Sitigliptin and after just one tablet woke up in the middle of the night totally terrified with my herart racing, visible palpitations and was too afraid to take anymore.
M y Doctors treat me like a crazy person and shake their heads at me, so much so that I begin to doubt myself and wonder if I have a severe phobia of tablets and medication and I am just wasting their time but my partner has witnessed how ill I feel with Metformin and begged me to stop taking them the last time, as for the Sitigliptin - well there is no way I would take one of those again.
Anyway, I now have a pack of Gliclicide and have had it for 2 weeks and still not had the courage to start taking it. All the talk of Hypo's terrifies me and as most of the time I feel breathless and have tingling in my legs and hands I am not even sure I would realise I was hypo anyway!!
Can anyone reassure me about Gliclicide - I am only expected to take 40mg - half a tablet for the first week then step it up to 80mg, What is the best way of reducing any risks and managing to keep up my full time job without worrying myself to death?
I am starting to think I am just going to have to wait for the heart attack/stroke to happen becasue I cant cope with the anxiety associated with any of these drugs!! Any help would be appreciated.
My bs on last time of testing ( about 2 weeks )ago was 12.5 fasting and 8.5 after a meal but it is probably all over the place as I am taking nothing to control it.
Thank you
Thank you