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Metformin - Side effects???

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greybags

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
I have been taking Metformin for many years and not noticed any problems, but over the last 3 or 4 months I have been getting bouts of nausea, stomach ache, mild headache, a certain looseness and urgency for the need of the toilet, in fact everything which matches the side effects of Metformin ..
The question is, having taken them all these years with no problems, is it possible that I have suddenly become susceptible to the side effects???

Any thoughts???
 
That could be any number of things I couldn't even hazard a guess ... back to the GP. I assume you're on slow release?

What is the daily dose?
 
Mike D said:
That could be any number of things I couldn't even hazard a guess ... back to the GP. I assume you're on slow release?

What is the daily dose?
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Not slow release, just the standard stuff .. 1000mg mornings and 1000mg evenings....
I have an appointment with the Dr, but slightly easier to get to see the Pope.. Next appoint available is the 27th March.. So a bit of research before I go..
 
Ask for the SR version .... that might well help. What are your day to day readings? The reason I ask is you (if possible) should be doing what you can to get off them or reduce the dosage. T2 I take it?
 
greybags said:
Next appoint available is the 27th March..
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Nearly seven weeks to see your GP doesn't sound like acceptable. I suppose it's up to you when the symptoms become really serious and for you to make a fuss, which I know we don't like doing. That's why I had appendicitis and peritonitis for seven weeks before surgery to remove appendix and rather large abscess. Just as well I'd been prescribed antibiotics for what they thought was a gall bladder infection.

More importantly, your symptoms should really be investigated in less than 7 weeks, it's not really acceptable, especially as it could be anything, none of us are medics here, that we know of. Thought of trying 111, see what they say?
 
In his introduce yourself thread, he admired his intelligence and regretted there was only one of him. Says it all really.
 
@greybags I have been on regular metformin for two years now without any bother, so have no experience to share of bad side effects. As you have had these symptoms for a few months now maybe you should check with your doctor. Not your diabetes nurse who will think everything is diabetes related, but your doctor just to be sure. Please let us know how you get on. All the best
 
I only had problems when I took them incorrectly...say before a meal instead of after! Didn't realise that affected it so much!!
 
did your metformin manufacturer change? when the pharm changed its mfg, it messed me up real bad. glucose sky rocketed so i had weight loss, always peeing again, smelly pee, etc. the same symptoms i had before i was diagnosed. i changed to a different mfg and things are starting to sort them selves out again
 
Avocado Sevenfold said:
It is not a symptom the OP mentioned when s/he asked for advice.
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Nevertheless it is a symptom of the medication. Why else would people call it Metfartin? It is derived from Glucophage, which is also called Goats Rue. i wonder how it got that name? it used to be a folk remedy way before Big Pharma. I think the comment, although slightly crass, is valid in the context. And there are probably many NON PWD's or ex Pwd's lurking on this forum. They may be looking up for a friend or relative, and we should not regard this as a private members club.

I think the headaches mentioned in the OP are unusual and may indicate something other than the metformin. Other than that i can relate to the other side effects mentioned, but cannot explain why there has been a change after so long. Maybe it is a different manufacturer? i had a batch of spanish Metformin once, which gave me gyp. Maybe the formulation has changed, or the so called inert filler is affecting the OP?
 
The other possibility is counterfeit. Met is no longer a cash cow, but there maybe someone trying to make a quick buck. I have had counterfeit goods from my local pharmacy before.
 
@Oldvatr I agree we are not a private members club, but neither are we here for other's entertainment. I was offended by that poster's remark and was reminded of the work of **** and Dom. There is a time and a place for shouting childish things, and a health forum is neither in my opinion.
 
You know nothing about me.
 
Oldvatr said:
Nevertheless it is a symptom of the medication. Why else would people call it Metfartin?
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It may well be (not with me when I was on them for 6 months) but it doesn't alter the fact that he is NOT diabetic, has nothing to contribute to the thread other than a distracting comment and wouldn't know the effect unless he took them himself. That's a polite way of saying "keep out of it" as it's attention seeking rubbish.
 
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