unusual metformin side effects

wend50 said:

Hi all
Ive just finished my 2nd week on metformin (now at 1000g divided into 2 doses), Im still experiencing nausea although that has improved but my biggest issue is constipation and a lot of stomach cramp pain. Should i persevere or give up now - increasing dose tomorrow to 1500g and in another week to 2000g - If these symptoms continue Im not sure I can cope with them. Id appreciate any comments or advice - thank you x

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If you read the leaf!et, this sort of side effects are not unusual.
Go to your GP, and your doctor should change the drug to a slow release from of the drug.
And if that doesn't stop, there is other drugs instead of metformin.

Don't suffer, get onto your doctor.

Best wishes.

What you are experiencing is not by any means unusual, here's a list of the most common metformin side effects
Copied from here https://www.healthline.com/health/diabetes/metformin-side-effects#more-common-side-effects

The most common side effects of metformin include:

• heartburn
• stomach pain
• nausea or vomiting
• bloating
• gas
• diarrhea
• constipation
• weight loss
• headache
• unpleasant metallic taste in mouth
• making sure you take your metformin with food can sometimes help with the side effects. I believe there is a slow release version that can be gentler on the digestion. Some people find that they eventually get used to it and the side effects disappear after a while. Others like myself just can't take it and use diet t control our blood sugar.

I am on 1000mg of "Metformin" and started to take the medication on the 19/04 taken 500mg to start with for one week then increase to a 1000mg in the second week. The side effects that I have are metallic tasting mouth, nausea and headache. . But the metallic taste that I had was down to one of the other medications I am taken. The odd side effect that I am having is that the combination of the medications that I take is making me feel more depressed than I was already feeling.

Terry

5Terry said:

I am on 1000mg of "Metformin" and started to take the medication on the 19/04 taken 500mg to start with for one week then increase to a 1000mg in the second week. The side effects that I have are metallic tasting mouth, nausea and headache. . But the metallic taste that I had was down to one of the other medications I am taken. The odd side effect that I am having is that the combination of the medications that I take is making me feel more depressed than I was already feeling.

Terry

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I have been under Metformi for slight=tjy under 30 years on max dose of 2 gms/day. I am one of the lucky ones and had very few side effects. Initially I did get some constipation, and the doc prescibed a laxative. I took it for a couple of weeks, then things settled down. The main effect I had was that about once a month I would be confined to barracks for a day. I dared not move away from home base on that day, but the 'event' itself was generally a single shot, thrn a rumbling menace for a few hours.

i did not notice any depression while I was on it, but I have recently dropped it completely and I got hit with the 'worries' and the dark beast for a while. I blame lockdown for that epidode since it was very out of character for me. But maybe it was coming down off th med that did it for me. We are all different, but I am not aware of Metformin causing the effect you mention.

Chucked mine in the bin after 3 weeks of similar hell and changed what I ate instead.
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