I'm on metformin 500mg ( normal version) twice a day, since wednesday teatime, I've noticed an irregular heartbeat and thursday morning it was really bad, I have a blood pressure monitor at home and I did a reading, it was 199 over 116 with a heart reading of 100, I phoned my surgery and the nurse practitioner who I usually see, it was her day off and my Dr had just left for the day
Very scared, I kept taking reading during the day, all higher than what they should be ( I take ramipril 2.5mg) but none as high as mentioned above.
anyway friday the irregular heartbeat was still there so I phoned the surgery and asked the receptionist could I talk to the Dr, she said no, he doesn't take calls, so I made an appointment for 1pm.
Saw the Dr and he didn't seem all the concerned to honest and just changed the ramipril to 10mg and put me on slow release meftormin once a day, he just seemed more concerned that the nurse practioner had given me a BG monitor and said I didn't need to use it as I was on metformin but the other week I saw the dietitican and she agreed that using a monitor would be helpful as then I would know my BG levels before and after meals. ( my readings over a week, the highest has been 7.7 after eating a quiche, the lowest was 4.4, that was after vomiting after I had a bag of cheesy wotsits!)
sorry for rambling on but is the irregular heartbeat a normal side effect of metformin or should I be worried in case it is lactic acicdosis?
the irregular heartbeat is happening again now, not sure what to do, just carry on and ignore it, or go to A&E? I was surprised that the Dr didn't do an ECG as they have the facilites at the surgery. No point going to the other Dr at the surgery at the Dr I'm seeing is the diabetic specialist.
Very scared, I kept taking reading during the day, all higher than what they should be ( I take ramipril 2.5mg) but none as high as mentioned above.
anyway friday the irregular heartbeat was still there so I phoned the surgery and asked the receptionist could I talk to the Dr, she said no, he doesn't take calls, so I made an appointment for 1pm.
Saw the Dr and he didn't seem all the concerned to honest and just changed the ramipril to 10mg and put me on slow release meftormin once a day, he just seemed more concerned that the nurse practioner had given me a BG monitor and said I didn't need to use it as I was on metformin but the other week I saw the dietitican and she agreed that using a monitor would be helpful as then I would know my BG levels before and after meals. ( my readings over a week, the highest has been 7.7 after eating a quiche, the lowest was 4.4, that was after vomiting after I had a bag of cheesy wotsits!)
sorry for rambling on but is the irregular heartbeat a normal side effect of metformin or should I be worried in case it is lactic acicdosis?
the irregular heartbeat is happening again now, not sure what to do, just carry on and ignore it, or go to A&E? I was surprised that the Dr didn't do an ECG as they have the facilites at the surgery. No point going to the other Dr at the surgery at the Dr I'm seeing is the diabetic specialist.
