This is my second day on Metformin and Aldactone. The nausea, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, dizziness, etc. - all have started with a vengance. Are there any foods that I should avoid? I have to take it morning and evening so I can't change my dosing schedule to try to lessen the symptoms.
I am on 2000mg/day and take 1 1,000mg in am and 1 in pm. (after breakfast and then after dinner) I have found eating a lot of fiber makes me run not long after it. IE-i eat a HUGE salad for lunch. And i have gotten good at making sure i can easily {{{{run run run}}}} to the bathroom in like 1-2 hrs. I notice eating higher carb foods also have a "fiber" effect. When i know i'm going on a long car ride-the nearest mall or walmart is 1 1/2 hrs away and we try and go once a mth. so i will skip salad or LOTS of veggies for lunch . The amount of veggies it takes to "loosen me up" is a lot more then a salad. I have been getting sick to my stomach for awhile and i have found tums works good. They say you can take it w/ milk and that will help keep your stomach settled...but don't EVER take it on an empty stomach -i did that one time-ouch. i had started on glucaphoge but what SOOO sick my endo switched it to metformin. (it has some sort of coating on it that helps).
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Me:31/DH (Dan):30
DD(Mikayla):@32 wks-6lbs
DS(Bradley):@37 wks-6lbs 12.9oz
Diagnosis:
Rh Negative
Endometriosis-6/00
Insulin Resistance-9/04
Hypothyroidism-9/04
Ectopic+emergency surg 6/00 ("deformed" tube)
Metformin-2,000mg/day-since dx'd
Synthroid-.075mg/day-since dx'd
Prenatals
start weight-246
current-233
goal-"I'll take whatever i get!"
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you start to learn what foods get you running to the potty and how long after eating it it takes....When i 1st started met i did a lot of stopping at gas-stations and rest stops!
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Me:31/DH (Dan):30
DD(Mikayla):@32 wks-6lbs
DS(Bradley):@37 wks-6lbs 12.9oz
Diagnosis:
Rh Negative
Endometriosis-6/00
Insulin Resistance-9/04
Hypothyroidism-9/04
Ectopic+emergency surg 6/00 ("deformed" tube)
Metformin-2,000mg/day-since dx'd
Synthroid-.075mg/day-since dx'd
Prenatals
start weight-246
current-233
goal-"I'll take whatever i get!"
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switching to extended release helped me alot! I take 1500mg and i take it at bedtime. when i first started taking met in nov, salads or sugary foods sent me runnin to the potty every few seconds so i recommend staying away from those for a while.
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Any advice on managing side effects? 
