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New to Metformin

Thechai

Thechai

Newbie
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Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi my name is mark I have been taking Metformin 500mg twice a day for a month it has given me bad stomach cramp and diarrhoea for a month now is this normal.
 
Hi mark. I have been on metformin since january and it done the same to me. I believe there is a slow release one and im sure there will be more experienced members along soon to help you.
Good luck in your journey
Scoobey
 
Hi yes they are both unfortunate side effects of Metformin. If you are finding that it is a constant problem you might want to go back to your Dr and ask to go on Slow Release Metformin which is apparently much gentler on your stomach.
 
Thanks every body I will ask my Dr about it she does not seem to concerned but never had such a bad stomach for so long in my life lost 5 kilograms in 3 weeks not even trying. I am sure it can not be Wright.
 
I've been on Metformin for about a month now. I had the same symptoms but they went away within two weeks. I'd go back to your doctor if I were you.
 
Hi and welcome
I've been on metformin for some time now it's known to affect the old tummy .
I take then once I've started to eat so they never hit an empty stomach apart from stomach pain when I 1st started I haven't had any trouble perhaps this will help but still go see the doctor
 
It took a few weeks for my stomach to settle on Metformin. I was about to ask the doctor for SR, then my stomach seemed to get used to them.

Hope you get it sorted out.
 
Thechai said:
Thanks every body I will ask my Dr about it she does not seem to concerned but never had such a bad stomach for so long in my life lost 5 kilograms in 3 weeks not even trying. I am sure it can not be Wright.
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Hi, I'm new to all this too and am on Metformin 500 twice a day. my first week was unbearable so I took matters into my own hands, carefully cut my tablet in half and spread them out over the day/evening. it worked. my own SR pills. I gradually moved the lunch half-tablet closer to the breakfast half, and the late half closer to the tea-time half. Took me about 3 weeks but it definitely worked and i'm on the normal two doses now.
 
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