I’ve been on gliclazide for a week tomorrow and today I called my doctors and I’ve refused to take it as from my first day I’ve been feeling drained. I’m sleeping enough eating well nothing else has changed but I just can’t deal with feeling so lethargic. It’s affecting my work as I’m getting agitated now as I can’t concentrate. I’ve started uncontrollably yawning in my customers faces I’m that shattered. Anyone else experienced the same and any advice on what other meds I can maybe look to try please
For the first week I couldn’t see it working, my numbers where still high, especially by the end of the day. However the next week my numbers came right down, along with how well I felt. I had an upset stomach for 10 days and felt achy and shattered. I carried on for four weeks as had review with dr. I’m still on 40 once a day which is lowest amount, don’t think I could go higher. I’ve explained to dr don’t feel well on it, but to be fair when numbers very high I don’t feel well either. I think for me I had to adjust from a high blood sugar to a low, including false hypos over the first few weeks.
My numbers are now better after taking it for a month. My dr has said take it until see diabetes the end of sept in the hospital.
I tried metformin sr, awful gastro side effects, was also vit d deficient after taking it for months, went dr saying achy legs. I tried alogliptin, didn’t do anything and my numbers increased! Tried a Flozin, awful weeing all the time and yeast infection after just 5 days from so much sugar in my system plus gave me heart palpitations. There’s lots classes of drugs, but I seem to have side effects! Just want to feel well.
How are your sugar levels? Might be contributing to the extreme tiredness? I know if I’m running high I struggle to keep my eyes open.
I do eat a Mediterranean low carb diet. Have to watch dont drop too low on Gliclazide.