GLUCOPHAGE Reviews (METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.4 (586 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare GLUCOPHAGE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR GLUCOPHAGE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | diabetes | diarrea | M | 49 | 8 months | 5/19/2001 | 1 | diabetes | belly aches....head aches....lethargic....drugged after effect...fog/brained | took glucophage 500mg with glucotrol(10mg) | M | 59 | 3 days | 6/8/2001 | 3 | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | Diarrhea, Vomitting, Bloated Stomach, Weight Loss, No Appetite | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 7/31/2001 | 3 | pcos | diarreah, gas pain, fatigue, temporary loss of appetite and nausea during 1st month | helped with wieghtloss, but not with symptoms of pcos | F | 26 | 5 months | 8/9/2001 | 2 | PCOs | Diarrhia!!!!! Its awful! Some Nausea - Energy Loss | F | 28 | 10 days | 8/9/2001 | 3 | PCOS | diarrhea for 1st few days. uncomfortable abdominal bloating, nausea, energy loss. | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 9/23/2001 | 4 | M | 37 | 2 years | 9/27/2001 | 2 | Type 2 Diabetes | Diahirea Bad w/ea tablet / Same w/ 1/2 tablet. Have to stoptaking after 2 or 3 days. Then start again. I don't Recomend-it. | Had taken before with same results | M | 71 | 3 months | 10/29/2001 | 5 | pcosw/hperincelimia | | 11/6/2001 | 5 | pcosw/hperincelimia | i need this drug it was my answer | thank god for glucophage! | F | 22 | 2 weeks | 11/6/2001 | 2 | type II diabetes | nausea, upset stomach, loss of appetite, metal taste in mouth | has not really lowered my blood-sugar level | F | 46 | | 11/20/2001 | 1 | Diabetes II | Extreme lethargic behavior | F | 38 | 2 weeks | 12/9/2001 | 5 | glucose impaired | Lost 15lbs. First time e in 20 yrs. I found way to lose weight | F | 70 | 3 months | 12/31/2001 | 4 | insulin resistent/possible PCOS | Prior to diagnosis I had diarrhea, now the diarrhea is less extreme. I am truely not hungry. | I have lost 8 lbs in the first week and half. I hope I feel this so positive a year from now! | F | 38 | 18 days | 1/4/2002 | 3 | DIABETES | | 1/6/2002 | 3 | DIABETES | DIARRHEA, HAIR LOSS, WEIGHT LOSS | AFTER A YR OF TAKING IT I BECAME SOMEWHAT IMPOTENT MAYBE ITS GLUCOPHAGE OR JUST HAVING DIABETES IN GENERAL | F | 28 | 1 years | 1/6/2002 | 1 | PCOS | headaches, general discomfort/sickness, nausea, vomiting at times, horrible spells of diarrhea, abdominal pain and bloating | There has got to be something better out there to take for PCOS | F | 31 | 2 months | 1/9/2002 | 3 | diabetes | i have severe diarrhea,gas,cramps,stomach pain,& 20 lbs. of weight loss in a three month period. It has helped to lower the blood sugar level but the side effects are hard to deal with. I have experienced extereme diarrhea, gas, cramps, pain, and a pancreas attack with high levels of lipase. Blood sugar levels and a1c have dropped but the side effects have been horrible. | F | 47 | 10 months | 1/13/2002 | 4 | PCOS/IR | On the first day of increasing dosage I get GI upset, I sometimes have that metallic taste, the side effect that I am most pleased with is the decrease in hunger. | Over all I am happy with my results, My menstrual cycle has returned to pretty much normal, and I have lost 25lbs. | F | 29 | 4 months | 1/20/2002 | 5 | Diabetes | Diarrhea for first two weeks | Glucophage,following advice of dietician, good eating habits and exercise resulted in 107 lb weight loss, kept off for 2 years, and an ACH1 under 7 for over a year. | F | 31 | 2.5 years | 1/23/2002 |
GLUCOPHAGE (METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE): Metformin is used with a proper diet and exercise program and possibly with other medications to control high blood sugar. It is used in patients with type 2 diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Proper control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Metformin works by helping to restore your body's proper response to the insulin you naturally produce. It also decreases the amount of sugar that your liver makes and that your stomach/intestines absorb. FDA Approval Date: 1995-03-03 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)