Kim91582

So its been a month since i started metformin, and haven't had any side effects until lately. I have been majorly constipated. TO the point where laxatives don't even work. I also am getting horrible foot cramps. I have been drinking alot of water, and it just doesn't seem to go away. Anyone else having a similar experience?

Asgerd

I'm with you on the constipation. I've been complaining to doctors about this, but no one seems to be moved by medical concern. Perhaps it's nutrition related. I don't know. I DO know that it can get bad. For instance, I've been taking laxatives for two days now, and I still haven't had a bowel movement, even though I have had a very high fiber diet, a lot of exercise, and a lot of water.

Fiber supplements and stool softeners have kinda, sorta helped, but not much as my current condition can attest to.

I have pinned it down to dairy; however, and though I try to avoid cheese, I can't avoid it all together.

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PCOS DX: September 2006
Age: 37
Metformin XR 1500mg
Spironolactone 100mg
Hyzaar 50mg
Weight Loss
April 2006: 212
July 2007: 159
February 2008: 145

The moment my life changed:
The doctor examined my lab results, quietly flipping through page after page. He sighed, closed the file, placed it on the table and then looked up at me over his glasses and said, "You just dodged a bullet."


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