Metformin problems
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PCOS is one of the commonest problems we see in infertility. Metformin by itself sometimes helps women ovulate more regularly, but not always. Clomid is a fertility pill, and clomid and metformin together will work the help women with PCOS ovulate approximately 65%-70% of the time. Combining clomid with metformin is often our first step for women who are trying to get pregnant but not ovulating. If that does not work, fertility injection drugs work 90%+ of the time.
Hello, I took zyprexa (antipsychotic) for 4 years and have taken cymbalta (antidepressant) for 5 years. I gained a lot of weight (50lbs), and started to have insulin resistance problems and high glucose levels. I was put on metformin 500mg once a day for a year. I was told that if I lost the weight my numbers would go back to normal. I lost 40lbs, I am exercising and eating healthy. My doctor told me that I could quit metformin.
After I quit zyprexa, my general doctor, prescribed metformin, which helped me lose the additional weight. But it seems that the sugar metabolism problems are here to stay.
When I look back, I wished I was given other options to Zyprexa. In my case the benefits were not worth the side effects.
I am not a doctor, but I do think your headaches and other symptoms are drug related. I am trying to be as med free as possible.
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I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year and have been on metformin for about 2 years. This has controlled the blood sugar levels but all the symptoms are still present.
My doctor has taken blood and urine tests, all of which have come back clear. I have been to a urologist and had an ultrasound on my bladder and prostate and all is OK there.
I now also have a perminant rash on the glands of my penis, which my doctor tells me it thrush, but no creams clear it up.
After initiating metformin, many of the hormonal problems, including weight gain despite daily exercise and healthy eating habits, have greatly improved. However, several months after achieving a dose of 1250 mg of the metformin ER, I am experiencing profound food sensitivity and allergies that have been further complicated by colitis, vitamin D deficiency, fatigue, and chronic hives. The fatigue seems to persist despite vitamin D supplementation.
Thank you, PastorDan. I read something about Metformin that said if you have weakness, to not take Metformin and I sure don't need to add to my symptoms. I hope your wife is doing well today. Is she in alot of pain? I hope they can help her with the liver disease. I don't think I realized fatty liver could cause chirosis. That's kind of scary! I've had a fatty liver for many years. I really need to lose alot of weight but my insurance doesn't cover weight loss.
cookie - I had problems signing in due to badware/malware on my rig. While at a friends I used her username to post the above. Call your doctor and ask what he/she recommends.
m the only one in my family that has it so nobody understands the problems that come along with it. Could really use some info from other moms and hOw their pregnancies are going. I'm about to worry myself to death. GuesS i need some reassurance...
i have all the symptons the majorrr weight gain,excess hair growth,acne, and thinning hair. Will metformin help all my symptoms?
After taking metformin for a year it was found I was in stage 3 renal failure. I got taken off of metformin my kidneys showed improvement, then they put me back on it again my kidneys showed problems. I was taken off of it again and again my kidney function showed signs of improvement. I was put in metformin a 3rd time and within 3 months my kidneys showed issues again. I will never take this drug again and am looking for a lawyer to represent me.
I am just wondering if there are any problems with drug interactions between Metformin and OTC meds like Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Midol, Unisom, Allergy/Sinus meds, etc... Common things that a person might take for pain, sleeplessness, allergies, colds, etc?
hi everyone just a wee quick question on people taking metformin,iv been taking it for over 6 months now and i still find that am getting side effects such as nausea and upset tummy,especially as soon as i eat somethin,does it get any easier the longer your on it,sometimes id rather not take it but were ttc, and from what iv read it has helped loads of people lose weight and helped people to conceieve, thanks ladies if u have time to reply.
I'm currently taking 500 mg Metformin at night. I take my thyroid medication in the morning, so they shouldn't even be passing each other in the "corridor." I'm truly hoping I don't need to increase the Metformin as I have had gastro problems for many years, and don't want to add to those issues with a higher dose of Metformin.
Ok, so I have pcos and when I 1st started metformin, it made me bleed very lightly from the 1st day until I stopped, which was about a week later, because I didnt know why I was bleeding like that. So I decided about a month later that I was going to take it again and even if i bled like that again, just keep taking it until something positive happened. So I did, and I bled very lightly again, and then it stopped.
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