Is it normal to feel lightheaded when starting met?

lemondog · 09-12-2002, 02:14 PM

I started Gluco XR on Tuesday night, right now at just 500mg/day working my way up to 2000mg/day. In the past couple of days I have had a few scary lightheaded episodes where I swear I thought I was going to pass out. Could it be due to the met? Also, I am 9 dpo and sometimes I get lightheaded in my luteal phase, but usually not to this extent nor this often, so I was thinking perhaps it was the met? Anyone else experience this? Otherwise my side effects are okay, other than intermittent nausea. Thanks!

debK · 09-12-2002, 05:05 PM

Are you eating when taking the XR? Everything I've seen from reading messages is that you definitely need to eat with it. I'm on metformin and I know that I didn't eat right away one day and it gave me horrible indigestion.

Deb

lemondog · 09-12-2002, 07:41 PM

Yes, I take it at night with dinner, so it's definitely on a full stomach. The lightheadedness seems to occur the next day, usually midmorning to midday. Come to think of it, it's much worse when my stomach is empty -- I wonder if perhaps the met is somehow affecting my blood sugar and making me a bit hypoglycemic. Thanks for the suggestion.