GLUCOPHAGE Reviews (METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.4 (586 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 3  type 2 diabetes I get little stomach aches from time. I have a lot more gas. Was worried about diarrhea after reading posts but I didn't have that problem but do find when I have to go I need to get to the bathroom quick. Loss of appetite. I haven't seen to much change in my blood sugar levels yet I am hoping this happens soon. The first month I had the worse period very heavy. This month better. I am taking 1000 mg twice a day. F 45 1 months
1/1/2010
 5  weight loss nausua, but only after eating carbs. I craved carbs before, and my weight loss dr gave me this to try. I take 500mg at night and its slow release. This is just enough to curb my cravings, and I have dropped weight. Now when I see sweets, I don't really want them. Plus the carb related nausua helps me regulate eating so much of them. F 44 6 weeks
12/27/2009
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 5  Type 2 diabetes Initially cramping,gas(toxic. Could be used as a WMD)47lb weight loss. Nausea. Now on the time release..much better. Good drug. Weight loss is from really no appetite. Some days I eat like a pig..others just not interested. Overall I feel great and my numbers are good as well. F 54 6 months
12/16/2009
 4  A1C was a little high/poss. PCOS I am wondering if anyone had these side effects as well: tiredness, hungry feeling (almost right before it's time to take another pill), & got a slight "period" earlier than normal even though I'm on the pill. Also, I "accidently" forgot I wasn't supposed to drink and had 2 beers while taking Metformin and I felt drunk so quickly and was hot in my face. I hope I can still drink eventually and this doesn't happen to me next time. (Even though I am not even a big drinker!) I am taking Metformin. Just started this week with 250/2x day, now 500 mgs/2x day. Will be going up to 1000mgs/2x day. Hoping this helps me to regulate my blood sugar and also lose weight (my "gut"). I am hoping this pill doesn't affect my birth control pill! I was TERRIFIED to start taking this because I am extremely scared of throwing up! But I've been "OK" so far. :) Since I have only been this for a week, it's hard to give this a rating. I give it a "4" for now. F 36 7 days
12/11/2009
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 5  diabetes For about 4 or 5 months I had frequent diarrhea but thankfully that subsided and I tolerate it quite well now. I had a A1C of 12.7 when diagnosed and then ended up with 6.2 after 4 months of metformin and diabetes change. M 37 8 months
12/3/2009
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 5  PCOS/insulin resistance nausea, bloating, diarrhea I was originally put on metformin by a fertility specialist after being diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance. When I was trying to get pregnant, I stopped taking birth control pills and my PCOS symptoms increased dramatically. I have always been a fairly healthy person- I like healthy food and anjoy being active. But regardless, I was usually about 20-30 lbs overweight. Metformin gave me regular periods, more energy, a small waistline (size 12-size 6), and allowed me to have a beautiful healthy baby girl. I did have have some very uncomfotable symptoms at first, but I slowly increased my dose starting from one pill a day with dinner. The worst symptoms disappeared- UNLESS I WAS EATING UNHEALTHY. One of the ways metformin works is to prevent your body from absorbing all the sugar from starchy food. If you eat food with a high glycemic index, that food doesn't get digested by you- it sits in your GI tract and gets fermented by bacteria. Hence the blaoting and diarrhea. So if you have a lot of symptoms while taking metformin, it may be due to eating the food that is contributing to your condition to begin with. F 33 6 months
12/2/2009
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 5  insulin resistence Little or no side effects, until the fifth month of use. Joint pain, lower back pain on right side, and began spotting about a month ago. Lost 17 pounds with no effort, but am finding it back again and feel depressed. Back pain is of major concern right now and joint pain. I've suffered with pcos and panic disorder for most of my adult life. Metformin has seemed like a miracle until now. I've had such tremendous energy! I've felt some a wonderful sense of calm and could almost stop taking xanax.Also leg pain that was intense after standing is all but gone. But in the fifth month of use, I've developed joint pain and lower back pain, some leg pain and beginning to spot after no periods at all in over a year. And before that, a complete year. I've been reading about having a B 12 problem while on this drug and am concerned. I'm more than concerned...I'm worried now that maybe this drug has brought on another set of problems. Any feedback would be very helpful. Thanks! F 54 5 months
11/27/2009
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 4   Constipation, otherwise great Blood Glucose control, A1C 6, FBS 80-110. ONLY The GENERIC BRAND worked for me. I first started with the ROACHE brand for 4 weeks, it did NOTHING for my blood sugar. I switched to a generic brand made by another company and it worked perfectly, same dose, and has worked perfectly for 2 years. I take 500mg 3 times daily b/f meal. Wonderful. F 52 2 years
11/20/2009
 2  PCOS Tiredness, very thirsty I tried this medication for PCOS a couple of years ago and only lasted a few days because of the tiredness. I just tried again and after only one day I feel like I have taken a sleeping pill and am extremely thirsty. I have heard these side effects can go away after a week or two, but I may investigate more natural solutions for PCOS. F 36 2 days
11/13/2009
 4  PCOS Stomach Pain, Fatigue, Aches My doctor told me that if you reduce eating fatty foods you will experience less gas and stomach pain. I have tried to do this and I think this is true. Ive noticed that when I eat less fatty foods, I have less stomach pain. That may help those who are having bad gas or stomach pain. Im on my second week of 500 mg and I am now taking it twice a day and next week I will take it 3 times daily. F 21 2 weeks
11/10/2009
 4  Insulin Reistance Taking 1 x 500mg GLUCOPHAGE just before breakfast and again before dinner - no side effects. If I increased to 3 x 500mg or if I took it without food, the side effects were terrible stomach upset and loose bowels. Energy levels are more 'steady' and weight that was impossible to shift before is shifting (-15lbs in 36 days). I already had low carb diet and gymmed 6x a week - so transitioning to recommend program was not difficult. Only problem now is I've not had my usually regular period. Doc put me on HRT yesterday. I don't want to take it. F 46 36 days
11/7/2009
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 5  PCOS/TTC Stomach Cramps,Going to the bathroom often and urgently I love this med. and hate it! It's sometimes a pain literally, but it works. I have been ovulating more frequently, but still long cycles around 35 days. I am just now starting Clomid with this and hoping that works. F 30 3 months
10/23/2009
 2  PCOS Extreme bloatness and gas. I was able to go to the bathroom regularly until I started this medicine. I thought this medicine was suppose to make you go the bathroom. I have to take metamucil now and I still do not produce a bowel like I did prior to taking this medicine. F 32 7 days
10/14/2009
 4  PCOS F 20 1 years
10/5/2009
 1  Weight loss, insulin resistant Extreme bloating causing painful abdomen, constipation, gas. I decided to add my feedback because my experience has been so OPPOSITE of everyone else. My bloating was so severe that I couldn't button my pants. I actually looked like I gained weight on this. The gas was awful too. I stopped taking it on my own because after 3 weeks my symptoms did not subside. F 47 3 weeks
9/26/2009
 4  PCOS Stomach cramping, loss of appetite, light headed if I go too long without eating. 500 mg a day. Dr says that those symptoms with go away within 2-3 weeks. I have been on Glucophage for 5 days. I have already started a period after not having one for 2 months. F 29 5 days
9/21/2009
 1  weightloss due to lypodystrophy constant, explosive diarrhea I have left more pairs of dirty underwear in bathrooms than walmart sells in a month. Chronic diarrhea, explosive and uncontrolable. Constantly looking for the nearest toliet. M 38 1 years
9/21/2009
 4  type II on the first three days I felt distant,grumpy, and shakey. Fine now. Some effects could be from glipizide that I also take. has done a great job at bring down my blood sugar,(from over 400 down to the low 100's. Increased energy, better mood. M 40 45 days
9/19/2009
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 3  Type 2 diabetes No real GI problems initially, no diarrhoea, mild nausea. Now really bad constipation and gas. Hope the constipation resolves itself. Can do without the constipation but am somewhat relieved that it is due to metformin and nothing more sinister..........I hope! F 47 2 months
9/10/2009
 3  PCOS So far none except fatique I have only been taking this for about a week now. Hopefully it will help out asap!! F 23 7 days
9/10/2009
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