Metformin=muscle tiredness??

bhjmom · 12-31-2005, 04:24 AM

Hi everyone... I am currently on day 10 of starting Met and I am now up to 1500 mg. As of yesterday, I started getting a little tiredness in my legs. They feel weak and like jello. I feel slightly dizzy/off balance as well.

Luckily, the GI upset has not really bothered me yet. Is the muscle stuff and dizziness common? Why does it happen?

Charity

HOLLAND · 12-31-2005, 04:32 AM

Met throws your hole body out of wack before it starts to help. I just stopped taking Met today because the side effects were driving me crazy. I see the Dr next week. I think they will need to put me on something else. the Met did however help my PCOS very well. Your dizziness may be because your sugar level is dropping. Try to eat something when it is happening and see if that helps.

stormy1974 · 12-31-2005, 04:41 AM

I was on regular met and it made me really sick, muscle cramps, fatigue, head aches, I switched to met XR (slow release) and I haven't had any problems. If you have side effects that aren't bareable, ask your doc about slow release...

Make sure you drink plenty of water!! That helps with the muscle cramps, hydration is so important!!

Stormy~