Feeing Rough

mix · 08-19-2004, 10:29 PM

hi there,

i've read up a bit about the side effects of metformin, but i am feeling so sick (pukey) and off colour and i wondered if this is normal on met.

i've been on it for a week (i took it for a couple of weeks, but came off it for a week because i was in vegas and drinking - i hope that this was the best thing to do...).

i feel like i have a temperature and i also feel a bit dizzy.

if this is normal, then that's fine. i seem to remember feeling a bit like this last time, but not so bad. i actually think i might go to bed early and try to sleep this off.

oh, that's another thing - for the past 3 nights i haven't been able to sleep properly, even with sleeping tablets - is this another side effect?

if someone can just give me some pointers, that'd be great.

is there anything i can take to stop the nausea?

charo11 · 08-19-2004, 11:25 PM

Hi!

I'm sorry you're feeling this way! I felt that way for the first month; nausea and I even vomited for about a week. What helped somewhat was ginger...I boiled ginger, and had that plain. Tastes something awful, but it really helped. I also used a lot of Tums. I've done ginger ale, tums, ginger. Stopping/starting the met will probably just prolong the effects. Oh, and I also had half a glass of wine during the first two weeks...that caused severe vomiting....and that was the end of drinking for me!! Hope this helps!!

TickledPink · 08-19-2004, 11:31 PM

It very well could be side effects of the met!

For nausea I used gravol, and it also makes most people a little sleepy to so it's good to use at night if you are nauseated and need a little help sleeping.

Hope your feeling better soon!

mix · 08-20-2004, 02:27 AM

thanks for both your replies :) i'll look out for the gravol - i've not heard of it before. also, ginger... yes, i've heard of that being good for nausea. i actually have some ginger and lemon teabags around here from when my mum visited. i'll give those a go.

i'm cutting right back on the alcohol - i don't want to make myself ill. i shouldn't have even started the metformin till after i got back from vegas - not sure what i was thinking there!

just out of interest, has it helped at all with your weight loss (if you've wanted to lose weight at all that is). i've been dieting for a week now and already lost about 4 lbs. but maybe that's due to the fact that i pigged myself silly at the buffets in vegas and it's superficial weight dropping off! heheh :)

i've always managed to lose weight if i've stuck to a plan, but it has always felt that bit harder than what other people report (i.e. non-pcos sufferers).