FAQ About Metformin - Page 2

SarahMia · 10-30-2003, 02:11 PM

Hello,

Im new to the forum and I have some problems with Metformin. I started taking it on October 9th it was supposed to be twice a day 500mg each and I've gotten so sick from it its incredible. I took it once in the morning and once at night but I had to stop the morning dosage. It was making me go to the bathroom all day long and making me dizzy. I wanted to throw-up and go to sleep. Now Im taking it at night before bedtime but in the middle of the night Im waking up to go to the bathroom.

I was on clomid about 3 yrs ago and it didn't work. I see on the board that the symtoms get better but it hasn't for me. Am I taking this right? Has anyone else had this problem?? Im a smoker also, I know this is bad for my health but is this making me sick as well? Please help!! Im trying my best to have a baby but no luck. Im 5'6 and 220lbs. with hiritusm all over and its very uncomfortable.

Any advise would be appreciated.
-SarahMia

christyz · 10-30-2003, 02:27 PM

Sorry you're having a rough time, Sarah. There's hope.

I was stubborn and refused to change my diet for my first yr on met, and I suffered greatly for it. When I started moderating my carbs, I found a HUGE difference in how I felt and my hormone bloodwork improved so much after that time too. Increasing my exercise helped too, because exercise decreases your insulin.

The dizziness is likely hypoglycemia, and that means you are not taking in enough calories on the metformin. You need to give your body some more calories for your insulin to work on, so I'd try to eat small, high protein snacks to keep your blood sugar up. You'll feel so much better.

Hope it helps and all the best!

SarahMia · 10-30-2003, 04:09 PM

thanks christy... I will try that and let you know how it goes.

SarahMia · 11-03-2003, 02:43 PM

Christy....

Im still so sick

... I always tired and now everything I eat I feel like throwing up. Im only taking Met at night 500mg. I can't take the one in the morning cause I can't function. Ive been on Met for about a month now and I changed my eating habits but I feel that Im not getting any better. My abdomen and breasts are really sore. The dizzyness is still there. I have a drs appointment on Thursday and Ill let you know what happens.

My husband is great during this but he swears that Im prego. Who knows!!

-Sarah

Appollonia · 11-05-2003, 10:08 AM

just wanted to ask, do some people find that they need to go byond 1500mg/day before they see results?
Thanks for the great post

christyz · 11-05-2003, 10:28 AM

It depends on the person, but yes. Some ladies can see results at 500 mg others have stubborn enough hormones that a higher dose is in order. Generally if labs aren't moving within a trial period, they attempt a dosage increase up to the daily maximum of 2250 mg.

Hope it helps.

hopskip · 11-06-2003, 09:48 AM

I am just starting to learn about PCOS and in doing my research about continuing met during pregnancy have found that it is a category B drug... not C, as listed above. Here is a link that I was given about medications in pregnancy:

http://www.perinatology.com/exposure....htm#Metformin

Thanks.

-thorn- · 11-19-2003, 03:11 PM

I just read above on the inciid link that metformin is considered a class C drug during pregnancy. but I have found several links that say it's a class B drug. how do I know? is it possible that it's been upgraded?

*edit* I see the person above me had the same comment LOL

shoma32 · 01-23-2004, 05:37 PM

I posted this in the wrong spot the first time....OOPS!

Hello all! I am really enjoying all the information I am acquiring from this site. After 7 years of ttc baby # 2 and being told by my doc that I just needed to "relax", I switched doctors. I went and visited my new ob/gyn(who is female) on Jan 5,2004. After 15 mins, she looked at me and said, "you look like you have PCOS." I was shocked! I am the text book PCOSer. I gain all my weight in my middle, have excessively hairy arms, face, etc...... acne and oily skin. After tests and an Ultrasound, her diagnosis was confirmed. I have been doing a low carb/low sugar diet For 2 and a half weeks and have dropped 10lbs!!!! I started Met today. Even at just 500mg, I am having an upset tummy. Will it get worse when I up my dosage?

christyz · 01-23-2004, 05:39 PM

There is NO wrong spot to post if you have a question, dear.

The info here is great, but i also answered on your other thread...hope it helps.

prinessfrog · 01-24-2004, 02:19 PM

Christy
I just started on Met yesterday and wanted to say thank you for the information. I found it to be so helpful and I'm sure many new users of Met will say the same. Thank you once again.

christyz · 01-27-2004, 04:51 PM

You're most welcome!

Knowledge is power, right?

All the best on your new path with met!

Emmainlondon · 02-24-2004, 06:40 AM

Hi Christy,

Thank you so much for your time and effort in explaining Metformin. I am so grateful. I have just booked an appointment to see my Doctor and I am going to ask to try it to balance out my high testoterone levels to help my irregular periods, acne and hirsutism.

Thanks again!

Emma

makeitsomeday · 03-08-2004, 01:05 PM

Thanks for posting! This is all very good info. I to have terrible side effects from Met., I am requesting that my doctor start me on glucophage XR. Hopefully this will work out better if my Doc. agrees to it.

Has anyone switched from Met to glucophage XR? If so, what were your symptoms on Met. and than the improved results for Glu. XR? Thanks for any replies.

becbanner · 04-14-2004, 12:20 PM

Thank you so much for putting all this info together on 1 page. I too just started Met this week and have SO many questions. Its so comforting to know other people are going thru this. I just think- 1 week ago i didnt know what PCOS was and now look how informed I feel from reading this.

10-30-2003, 02:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
SarahMia Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 5 My Mood: Points: 77.14 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 77.14 Donate	Met killing me Hello, Im new to the forum and I have some problems with Metformin. I started taking it on October 9th it was supposed to be twice a day 500mg each and I've gotten so sick from it its incredible. I took it once in the morning and once at night but I had to stop the morning dosage. It was making me go to the bathroom all day long and making me dizzy. I wanted to throw-up and go to sleep. Now Im taking it at night before bedtime but in the middle of the night Im waking up to go to the bathroom. I was on clomid about 3 yrs ago and it didn't work. I see on the board that the symtoms get better but it hasn't for me. Am I taking this right? Has anyone else had this problem?? Im a smoker also, I know this is bad for my health but is this making me sick as well? Please help!! Im trying my best to have a baby but no luck. Im 5'6 and 220lbs. with hiritusm all over and its very uncomfortable. Any advise would be appreciated. -SarahMia __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. SARAHMIA To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

10-30-2003, 02:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
christyz Running & Biking Fool! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SK, CANADA Posts: 9,523 Points: 19,576.01 Bank: 3,348,243.84 Total Points: 3,367,819.85 Donate	Sorry you're having a rough time, Sarah. There's hope. I was stubborn and refused to change my diet for my first yr on met, and I suffered greatly for it. When I started moderating my carbs, I found a HUGE difference in how I felt and my hormone bloodwork improved so much after that time too. Increasing my exercise helped too, because exercise decreases your insulin. The dizziness is likely hypoglycemia, and that means you are not taking in enough calories on the metformin. You need to give your body some more calories for your insulin to work on, so I'd try to eat small, high protein snacks to keep your blood sugar up. You'll feel so much better. Hope it helps and all the best! __________________ Christy 33 yrs, 1 precious hubby, 2 miracle kids, At Goal Wt for 4 yrs, Trygly's down 445 pts, Free Androgen down from 20 to 2, 3 half 'thons ran, 2 mtns hiked, 1 crazy run in the Rockies, 4 forest trail races, profiled in 2 magazines...1 woman determined to kick PCOS butt! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Before & Aug 2007 '08: Duathlon and another half?

10-30-2003, 04:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
SarahMia Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 5 My Mood: Points: 77.14 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 77.14 Donate	Thanks Christy thanks christy... I will try that and let you know how it goes. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. SARAHMIA To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-03-2003, 02:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
SarahMia Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 5 My Mood: Points: 77.14 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 77.14 Donate	Still on Met Christy.... Im still so sick ... I always tired and now everything I eat I feel like throwing up. Im only taking Met at night 500mg. I can't take the one in the morning cause I can't function. Ive been on Met for about a month now and I changed my eating habits but I feel that Im not getting any better. My abdomen and breasts are really sore. The dizzyness is still there. I have a drs appointment on Thursday and Ill let you know what happens. My husband is great during this but he swears that Im prego. Who knows!! -Sarah __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. SARAHMIA To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-05-2003, 10:28 AM	#21 (permalink)
christyz Running & Biking Fool! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SK, CANADA Posts: 9,523 Points: 19,576.01 Bank: 3,348,243.84 Total Points: 3,367,819.85 Donate	It depends on the person, but yes. Some ladies can see results at 500 mg others have stubborn enough hormones that a higher dose is in order. Generally if labs aren't moving within a trial period, they attempt a dosage increase up to the daily maximum of 2250 mg. Hope it helps. __________________ Christy 33 yrs, 1 precious hubby, 2 miracle kids, At Goal Wt for 4 yrs, Trygly's down 445 pts, Free Androgen down from 20 to 2, 3 half 'thons ran, 2 mtns hiked, 1 crazy run in the Rockies, 4 forest trail races, profiled in 2 magazines...1 woman determined to kick PCOS butt! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Before & Aug 2007 '08: Duathlon and another half?

11-05-2003, 10:08 AM	#20 (permalink)
Appollonia Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sydney, nsw, Australia Posts: 485 My Mood: Points: 3,794.22 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 3,794.22 Donate	just wanted to ask, do some people find that they need to go byond 1500mg/day before they see results? Thanks for the great post

11-06-2003, 09:48 AM	#22 (permalink)
hopskip Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 42 Points: 1,105.56 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,105.56 Donate	I am just starting to learn about PCOS and in doing my research about continuing met during pregnancy have found that it is a category B drug... not C, as listed above. Here is a link that I was given about medications in pregnancy: http://www.perinatology.com/exposure....htm#Metformin Thanks. __________________ H o P s K i P

11-19-2003, 03:11 PM	#23 (permalink)
-thorn- Sing it Cyster! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 38 Points: 509.60 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 509.60 Donate	I just read above on the inciid link that metformin is considered a class C drug during pregnancy. but I have found several links that say it's a class B drug. how do I know? is it possible that it's been upgraded? edit I see the person above me had the same comment LOL __________________ TTC#2 DD Catie - 22 mos

01-23-2004, 05:37 PM	#24 (permalink)
shoma32 Mommy,wife, friend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Monroe, Louisiana Posts: 784 My Mood: Points: 18,607.92 Bank: 16,012.10 Total Points: 34,620.02 Donate	New to PCOS and Met.... I posted this in the wrong spot the first time....OOPS! Hello all! I am really enjoying all the information I am acquiring from this site. After 7 years of ttc baby # 2 and being told by my doc that I just needed to "relax", I switched doctors. I went and visited my new ob/gyn(who is female) on Jan 5,2004. After 15 mins, she looked at me and said, "you look like you have PCOS." I was shocked! I am the text book PCOSer. I gain all my weight in my middle, have excessively hairy arms, face, etc...... acne and oily skin. After tests and an Ultrasound, her diagnosis was confirmed. I have been doing a low carb/low sugar diet For 2 and a half weeks and have dropped 10lbs!!!! I started Met today. Even at just 500mg, I am having an upset tummy. Will it get worse when I up my dosage?

01-23-2004, 05:39 PM	#25 (permalink)
christyz Running & Biking Fool! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SK, CANADA Posts: 9,523 Points: 19,576.01 Bank: 3,348,243.84 Total Points: 3,367,819.85 Donate	There is NO wrong spot to post if you have a question, dear. The info here is great, but i also answered on your other thread...hope it helps. __________________ Christy 33 yrs, 1 precious hubby, 2 miracle kids, At Goal Wt for 4 yrs, Trygly's down 445 pts, Free Androgen down from 20 to 2, 3 half 'thons ran, 2 mtns hiked, 1 crazy run in the Rockies, 4 forest trail races, profiled in 2 magazines...1 woman determined to kick PCOS butt! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Before & Aug 2007 '08: Duathlon and another half?

01-24-2004, 02:19 PM	#26 (permalink)
prinessfrog Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 22 Points: 135.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 135.00 Donate	Christy I just started on Met yesterday and wanted to say thank you for the information. I found it to be so helpful and I'm sure many new users of Met will say the same. Thank you once again. __________________ May God bless you and have a good day.

01-27-2004, 04:51 PM	#27 (permalink)
christyz Running & Biking Fool! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SK, CANADA Posts: 9,523 Points: 19,576.01 Bank: 3,348,243.84 Total Points: 3,367,819.85 Donate	You're most welcome! Knowledge is power, right? All the best on your new path with met! __________________ Christy 33 yrs, 1 precious hubby, 2 miracle kids, At Goal Wt for 4 yrs, Trygly's down 445 pts, Free Androgen down from 20 to 2, 3 half 'thons ran, 2 mtns hiked, 1 crazy run in the Rockies, 4 forest trail races, profiled in 2 magazines...1 woman determined to kick PCOS butt! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Before & Aug 2007 '08: Duathlon and another half?

02-24-2004, 06:40 AM	#28 (permalink)
Emmainlondon Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: I live in Singapore but I am English Posts: 13 Points: 135.83 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 135.83 Donate	Thanks, Christy! Hi Christy, Thank you so much for your time and effort in explaining Metformin. I am so grateful. I have just booked an appointment to see my Doctor and I am going to ask to try it to balance out my high testoterone levels to help my irregular periods, acne and hirsutism. Thanks again! Emma

03-08-2004, 01:05 PM	#29 (permalink)
makeitsomeday Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 215 Points: 6,401.65 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 6,401.65 Donate	Thanks for posting! This is all very good info. I to have terrible side effects from Met., I am requesting that my doctor start me on glucophage XR. Hopefully this will work out better if my Doc. agrees to it. Has anyone switched from Met to glucophage XR? If so, what were your symptoms on Met. and than the improved results for Glu. XR? Thanks for any replies.

04-14-2004, 12:20 PM	#30 (permalink)
becbanner Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York Posts: 354 Points: 3,438.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 3,438.00 Donate	Thank you so much for putting all this info together on 1 page. I too just started Met this week and have SO many questions. Its so comforting to know other people are going thru this. I just think- 1 week ago i didnt know what PCOS was and now look how informed I feel from reading this. __________________ PG w/ #1 edd- 4/6/05 dx 4/04 Met 1500/day 11/17/04- ITS A BOY!!!! 4/13/05- COREY MATTHEW IS HERE 8lbs 2oz, 20 1/2 inches To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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