[tiseaweed]

I just recently went on metformin. My side effects were awful. I was taking a pill at breakfast and a pill at dinner. My sugar was great but since I had to start taking half a pill at breakfast and half a pill at dinner my sugar has been bout 20 points higher than usual. I can't deal with the nausea and up set stomach. I did for two months and I felt like I was in the bed more than my usual activities. Also another side effect that I'm still having is my emotions. I'm on an antidepressant but its not working anymore. I just feel like something's wrong but don't know what it is. Should I take two pills a day and just live with it or take half and have higher sugar ??? Has anyone else had emotional problems on metformin? Also my periods have changed.

[danqp]

Sorry to here about all your problems I understand these things can be distressing. None of these troubles you are experiencing is caused by the metformin. You should eat less or exersize more to balance your BS then the nausea and emotions will go away. Your cycle is hormonal did you forget. Exersize will put those in order,this should also wear you out too so you can sleep. That what you really need after experiencing a high or low BS your body needs to heal. Oh ya and stop dramatizing. I use 6 metformin a day. Wait till you've been diabetic for 20 years.

[tiseaweed]

Ok I'm sorry I even wrote anything on here

[tiseaweed]

P.s you really need to read side effects. I'm sure it's changed since 20 years ago. Everywhere online proves your wrong plus my doctor says its side effects. Everyone is different ! I didn't mention exercise in my post so how would you know if I was or not. The questions weren't about that. Metformin is also given to women with pcos and it effects a woman's hormones so obviously you don't know much about drug.

[jlcopen]

I could not tolerate metformin. Throwing up. Constant nausea for 2 months. I had to get off of it and can not take it. Talk to your doc. You might need something else

[sarahjones]

The best part about metformin is that metformin is completely free from side effects, thus proving to be highly safe and effective medicine foe type 2 diabetes patients. I don't prove your wrong here. It can be done with you I agree but I used metformin and I got very good result so I think mertformin is great

[tiseaweed]

Some people is doesn't effect in that way... Be glad it doesn't do u that way! I've finally got adjusted but still have upset tummy every once in awhile. Just upsets me how some people can be rude on here thank u for giving me ur input and not being ugly about it!

[jdiabetic12]

I have experienced side effects with metformin... People react differently to things.... My side effects were nausea and dehydration... You are not alone!

[ginafrench]

I don't like the comment about waiting till you have been a diabetic for 20 years. So insensitive. I too had side effects from metformin. My husband and daughter found me on the floor with my dog licking my face trying to wake me because I passed out when my glucose dropped drastically low. Another time hubby found me in the car parked in the driveway passed out. My solution: GET OFF METFORMIN!!! I control my blood sugar by watching what I eat and staying very low on CARBS. Btw I'm also disabled and exercising is painful. Watching carbs is the only thing that worked for me. Next time have some consideration for the newbees.

[tiseaweed]

Thank you everyone for backing me up on this one and telling that jerk! I hope he/she read it!
I have finally got things straight with it. I've started taking it after I eat or almost done eating. Crazy how just changing that helped out so much!