I want to quit met!

Joolz425 · 02-26-2009, 09:00 PM

Since I've increased dosage to 1000mg, i've been throwing up non stop. I'm not taking any today. I have a doctor's appt tomorrow.

yeliab05 · 02-26-2009, 09:43 PM

I take cinnamon capsules instead of metformin. For it me it works the same. Although everyone is diffrent, so I don't know if it works for everyone. I didn't really like taking metformin either. I took metformin starting at 500mg for 2 months then increased to 1000mg and got pregnant that 3rd month..

wheata47 · 02-26-2009, 10:11 PM

i was just decreased to 1000 a day, i was on 2000 and i have been really nauseous for the whole time. luckily i was only really really sick at the beginning of dose changes and when i ate the wrong food. it may be worth it to stick it out for a little while. i hope it gets better.

splashsmama · 02-27-2009, 12:44 PM

I understand where you are coming from Joolz. When my Metformin dosage was causing serious adverse side effects, to the point it was interfering with my daily life and it would not ease up, I finally said enough. For me, it wasn't worth staying on the med if it was going to effect me so bad and put me out of commission. So I sympathize with you.
Some women just can't handle Metformin. My doctor suggested I try Actos instead. She said some women who have trouble with Metformin respond better to Actos.
But I never did get around to taking it, so I don't know if it would've worked on me or not. But it's something you may want to ask your dr about.

HTH.

Joolz425 · 02-28-2009, 01:41 AM

I went in to see her today. She said it's ok if I just stay with 500mg until I feel like my body is ready. I didn't really have bad symptoms until I increased to 1000 so I'll gradually increase it over a month's span then she said it's ok for me to cut up the pill in half and take 750mg/day etc until I feel ok enough to work up to 1500mg.