My mother was on metformin for a while
then she started to get sick. Sweating,
shaking, sick to her stomach, and weak.
She stopped taking it and had her doc put
her on something else. He didn't like her
sugar levels on new meds so he put her
back on the metformin again. As long as
she only took two pills one in the morning
and one at night she was fine. Her doc
told her to start taking two pills in the
morning and two at night and she started
getting sick again same as before. Any
ideas?
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antigone
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Posted: 03-06-08 01:21am
She can ask for the extended release
metformin. Take the medication with food
and it should help. An empty stomach and
metformin do not mix well.
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