Jaylissa

Hi, I am new to the forum but stumbled across it while researching my terrible reactions to metformin for the second time now.
I am wondering if anyone else has tried to take this med. but can't handle the side effect, zombie like effect(at least on me that is) it has. I tried it 2 yrs ago but had to stop using it after 2 months as I was sick, really sick and didn't feel like I was even enjoying life. Now it's been a little over a week and I want to discontinue it again, I am so tired, irratible and the diarrhea is terrible. It just isn't how I want to live
Are there some alternative's to this drug that will help? I am willing to try anything(within reason & within a price range I can handle)
Thanks so much!

Emmanuelle

Hello, there are natural alternatives to met...the most recent and probably the best that I can think of is a water-soluble extract of cinnamon called Cinnulor that you can get on www.myvitanet.com
According to the researchers, cinnamon and met have similar properties and cinnamon has been tested against 49 or 50 other supplements and came out way ahead.

You also have other effective supplements that you can take alone or in combination like:

- chromium GTF ( 800 to 1000 mcg daily)
- Biotin ( 2 to 6 mg daily)
- Gymnema Sylvestre ( a herb, don't know the dosage)
- Bitter melon ( a herb, don't know the dosage)
- R+ Alpha Lipoic Acid ( 600 to 1200 mg daily)
- Fish oil ( 2 to 3 grams daily)
- GLA ( 240-600 mg daily)
- Green Tea ( a herb, don't know the dosage)
- Glucomannan ( a type of fiber, don't know the dosage)
- Magnesium ( 400-1000 mg daily)
- Caucasian Blueberry Extract ( a herb, don't know the dosage check out www.enhansulin.com)
- Fenucreek ( a herb, don't know the dosage)

Hope this helps :-)

Jaylissa

Hmm
Well I stopped taking the Met. and have an appt to see my doc on July 12th so hopefully at that point we can discuss some other options for me.
Thanks though, I apprechiate both you guys' help!

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CLOHEHOPEWILLIS

I had the same problem as you...and I finally told the Dr after 3years...and they prescribed Glucophage XR (extended release)

Which helps me because with the regular Met...it just starts to work at one time...and with the XR it releases a little by little throughout the day...and I have never been happier.

You take 3 or 4 at one time...at dinner time...but you have to make sure it is a heavy enough meal to hold it down...if not that is when the diarrhea comes back to haunt me...but I learned my lesson really quick!

I hope this helped!

Laura

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