[Patriot Babe]

My doctor increase the dosage and for crying out loud I get the runs. That is what is useful for: Constipation LOL

[EEGator]

Good ab workout.

[Black Agnes]

Persist with it nevertheless.

My side effects pretty much ceased when I stopped eating starch or sugar.

And the effects return if I go ‘off plan’ with that stuff.

[COBOL2Java]

Do you take it with food? You must take it with a meal, otherwise, whoops! I learned the hard way (no pun intended) ;-)

[Steve_Seattle]

"My doctor increase the dosage and for crying out loud I get the runs. That is what is useful for: Constipation LOL"

Ask for the slow-release form, it is much less likely to cause that problem. I stopped using the regular metformin for that very reason (runs), and switching to the slow-release form solved the problem.

[Moose4]

I always tell people that metformin lowers my blood sugar by tearing up my lower GI tract so bad that I don’t feel like eating. Gotta love a medicine that can turn any meal into bad Mexican food. But it sure does work.

}:-)4

[hope]

LOL! that stuff is wicked!

[PLMerite]

“My doctor increase the dosage and for crying out loud I get the runs. That is what is useful for: Constipation LOL”

Yeah, same here, but worth it.

[Sans-Culotte]

My doctor increase the dosage and for crying out loud I get the runs. That is what is useful for: Constipation LOL

I've been taking metformin for about a year, and have had no side effects that I've noticed. After being diagnosed as pre-diabetic, I changed my eating/drinking habits and started exercising, and have lost 25 lbs in the past year. My doc says metformin actually helps with weight loss; so I am surprised that some here are saying it cause weight gain.

[Wiser now]

FYI The delayed release version of the drug helps with that tremendously. My husband had the same problem until his doctor switched him. Made an enormous difference.