Hello, just wondering if anybody has any advice on metformin, ive been taking 1500mg a day for almost 2 weeks now and have found im more tired than normal...is this normal and will it go away??? Are there any foods that will help keep my energy levels up as im going back to the gym next week??? If anybody wants to chat just email me at kell2831@aol.com or add me at kell2831@hotmail.com
Hope sumone can help me babydust to all those ttc me 29 dh 32 diagnosed may 1998 current medication - metformin 1500mg a day
I've been realllllly tired on it....and I don't even remember when I first went on it, at least 8 months ago probably. It hasn't gotten any better for me....but when I take my multivitamins I notice a big difference.
I got really tired on met too. To the point where I wouldn't be able to stay awake in the middle of the day. I had to take a nap. Some days it was almost like passing out. I tried taking it two different times, each for about 6 months. Same problem. It didn't seem to matter when I took it, either.
Hello, just wondering if anybody has any advice on metformin, ive been taking 1500mg a day for almost 2 weeks now and have found im more tired than normal...is this normal and will it go away??? Are there any foods that will help keep my energy levels up as im going back to the gym next week??? If anybody wants to chat just email me at kell2831@aol.com or add me at kell2831@hotmail.com
Hope sumone can help me babydust to all those ttc me 29 dh 32 diagnosed may 1998 current medication - metformin 1500mg a day
It might be low blood sugar. I wasn't eating as much food as usual last May, and I was tired for like an entire week. I've found that I can't just "nibble" on Met., as I get dizzy and tired.
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I have only been on it a few days and I feel really tired, BUT I am not sure if it is Met or the fact I cut out sugar and diet soda. I am hoping it will go away. I can barely focus at work!!
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Treatment: Started Metformin and Yaz the BC Pill
TTC since August 2004
Stopped TTC May 2008, trying to regulate hormones and lose weight before trying again.
I really want to have a baby before the end of 2010. This means I need to lose alot of weight and get my PCOS under control.
I say take a B-complex also. That is what I did and boy did it make things better. Also that is just one of the things that met does to some people. I say take the largest dose of met in the evening and the smaller dose in the am. Something else that might help is changing to ER met.
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I'll have to agree. I started with a B complex vitamin and the fatigue has gone away. Also, switching to ER really helped with the GI problems and hair loss that I was having. You may want to try that.
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Treatment: Started Metformin and Yaz the BC Pill
TTC since August 2004
Stopped TTC May 2008, trying to regulate hormones and lose weight before trying again.
I really want to have a baby before the end of 2010. This means I need to lose alot of weight and get my PCOS under control.
I started met about 10 days ago and felt incredibly tired when I upped the dose to 1000mg. I also worked out that having only a couple of sips of wine made this tiredness unbearable. which led me to believe it has something to do with blood sugars. I am not feeling the same degree of tiredness anymore - maybe partly due to getting used to the dose, but I am also making sure I am having a proper sized meal, rather than a smallish one that I was used to having before. It seems to be helping!
By the way, I've been on B complex for months now, but was still getting the extreme tiredness even with it.... as I said, I would guess it is to do with blood sugars, but I couldn't find anything decent to back me up on this when I looked.
I'm having a similar problem. I just upped my Metformin dosage from 1000mg to 1500mg on Sunday and I am feeling exhausted and completly worn out. Actually, at work I've been having a difficult time concentrating and staying alert. I had just started feeling better and with more energy because I also have hypothyroidism which makes me tired all of the time and since I started on the meds for that I was feeling better. Now this.
A week ago I started a Low G.I diet which is somewhat helping, but my sugar has gotten very low twice this week. I have drastically dropped my sugar and carb intake so I think this isn't helping that. I may need to alter my diet and get some more food in me in order to sustain adequate levels and gain more energy.
I like the suggestions of adding a complex B vitamin. I'm already taking a Prenatal vitamin, so does anyone know if taking an additional B vitamin would be harmful/helpfull/ect?
How are you feeling now?
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PCOS with Insulin Resistance
Hypothyroidism
DX April 2008
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Metformin And Extreme Tiredness 
