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I take 4 pills a day of Metformin. I don't recall them specifically giving me heartburn. But I do know that they upset my stomach if I don't eat when I take them. My doctor gives me a med to take that counteracts what Metformin can do the kidneys. It is the same med that is taken for high blood pressure. Until I got used to it, it made me feel pretty cruddy.

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I don't know what happened there........ Larry what medicine do you take? I take Linsinopril and they said that would help protect my kidneys. They did give it to me specifically for high blood pressure. I went to the doctors today and he gave me some medicine to help with the heartburn called protonix. I am to try that and see if it helps.

I can't remember what the med is called, I'm terrible about remembering that, have to write it down everytime I go to the doctor. I'll let you know when I go home this evening and check the label. I think it may be Linsinopril, but I'm not sure.

Linsinopril is the med I take along with Metformin. It is the second med I tried to go along with Metformin. The first one made me feel so drowsy and listless that I asked the doctor to change meds. That was a couple years ago.

It is really storming hard here in Eastern Kansas; lots of lightning, so I think I'd better get off the computer for awhile.

I take Metformin ER 1000 mg. and Lisinopril HCTZ 10 mg. a day and it doesn't give me heartburn...I've never heard it protected the liver.

Any blood pressure med protects the kidneys - it has nothing to do with the liver. The liver can be affected by cholesterol med.

I recently quit taking Metformin - was on about 2,000 mg a day and am also currently taking lisinopril as well as glyburide and Actos. The only side effect I've noticed from the lisinopril is a dry, hacky cough. However, I have also noticed that I haven't had nearly as much heartburn/acid reflux since going off the Metformin. Now, that said, I have also changed my eating habits a great deal with far fewer carbs and have lost about 20 pounds. So exactly what made the difference in the hearburn, I'm not sure. But, I do know when I first started taking Metformin about eight years ago I felt very bloated, gassy and constipated for a while. We're all different individuals, so Metformin or lisinopril either one could cause you side effects that they don't cause for someone else. I hope you find an answer 'cuz the heartburn can really be miserable. Take care.