Joys of Metformin! (just starting today :) )

captainpixie

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I keep calling it it metaform in my head (sounds like a transformer doesn't it, hehe)

sooo, got the tablets today. I'm on 500mg, 3 times a day but i have to work up to that.

My lovely pharmacist (who is also one my closer friends) gave me some tip's. I was advised to start taking one of the little buggers at lunch time, but as i go to Uni Tue/Thurs he said don't do it, it won't end well lol. so he told me to start taking it with my evening meal first off.

so far I SEEM to be ok.

Thing is I'm on 20mg a day of solifenacin succinate as well and that stuff backs you up whereas Metformin makes everything loose.

I wonder if this means that I shall pass digested food normally now! would be nice ;P
 
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woke up this morning with a headache and feeling very nauseous, have eaten some porridge which settled it down, now it feels a bit like y tummy at the beginning stage of feeling like throwing up!

it's going to be an interesting month!
 
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I don't take it personally but I've heard stories about those early days. Apparently it does get better!


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PatsyB

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I hope it gets better for you, I personally had no problems when starting to take the tabs ...interesting thing is many seem to have problems ie tummy upsets etc....how diverse we all are ...
 
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Hopefully you're right, and the two different medications will mean your side effects aren't too bad. What I found when I started was that I had to cut out a lot of foods until things settled down - however these were all things I would have needed to cut down anyway (fizzy drinks, pizzas) so it helped with the initial getting used to going without.
It took a good couple of months for me to get used to the doseage - I was going to approach the doctor about the slow-release one, but things started to settle down so I left it.
I've had no other side effects from it, other than an increase in energy :)
 
jack412

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Did you get the Slow release metformin, it's more gentle if you have tummy problems
 
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