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Metformin and Side Effects

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This is my first discussion so i'll keep it brief. I was just recently diagnosed with PCOS and I just started Metformin. It's been about 15 hours now and I was just wondering whomever got sick from it, how long did it take before you started feeling ill? Other than a metally taste in my mouth, I feel fine. I'm praying that it will stay that way. I also have IBS so I have a sensitive stomach to begin with. I have changed my diet since I found out about the PCOS (4/15) to complex carbs, veggies, lean meats, a little fruit and about 2-3 servings of dairy a day. Hopefully the good eating will prevent me from getting sick. Any thoughts?
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How many Mg's are you taking a day? I started with 500 and added every 7-9 days. I went from 500 to 1000 to 1500 and stayed there for 2 weeks before going to 2000. I've only been sick a couple of times but it seems to happen when I eat a lot of sugar (ice cream, soda, cheesecake, cookies). Good luck!!
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i have been on metformin for almost 2 months now. i started out on 500 mg and then uped it every week until i hit 1500. i had a lil bit of tummy aches and nausea in the morning. but other than that im fine. oh except that taste which i kinda got used to.
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i'm on 500 mg once a day for the first week and then 500mg twice a day thereafter. i've had that bad taste in my mouth and diarrhea all day! and i know it's not because i'm eating crap, all veggies, low fat meat, skim milk, and high fiber cereal. well at least day one is over
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I have been on Met for 2 months. I started at 500mg and am now up to 1500mg. I had the metalic taste a little, now gone. I also have bouts of IBS so at first I really suffered but now only when I eat lots of sugars or fats. Good luck, I hope you get good results. I've lost 12 lbs.
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metformin was horrible for me. I had all the side affects. I pray that it is better for you. how did you find out about IBS? Sometimes I have diarrhea for a few days i mean everything i eat. Is it common with PCOS? I dont eat much junk my diet is about like yours. I loose weight when i have rhea and gain it back when i can eat again.
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i know i have ibs because my symptoms are the exact same as my mother and grandmothers are. they were both diagnosed with ibs. anything with seeds, high fat meat, fried foods, really rich foods will give me diarrhea and/or very bad gas much to the displeasure of my husband! :) also i have a lot of cramping and bloating before i have diarrhea. then i go into bouts of constipation. it sucks and metformin seems to be making the ibs worse. i have been on and off the toilet all day! but at least i don't have the metallicy taste in my mouth today.
michabella22
michabella22
try taking it with a large glass of milk...i dont think it matters if you eat things that have more sugar...the meds do that anyway
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smart mouth mouth 24 hrs.mouth wash in drug store's. It works for me.

rengirl
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Thanks for the tips. Yikes..now I'm totally scared to start taking this crap again. It was yucky the first time round.
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Metformin is very nasty! It took me 2-3 months to get over the stomach issues. I am now taking 2,000mg of the Metformin XR. For some reason the XR is easier to tolerate.
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