Have you experienced side effects from Metformin 500 mg 2xDay?

Posted by Gene Ames, Jr. @gamesjr, Jan 7, 2019

Has anyone experienced excessive sleepiness or lassitude or other bad side effects from 2 Metformin 500 mg per day? Or any side effects from Trulicity?

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I was diagnosed as a Type 2 Diabetic three years ago. Metformin gives me diarrhea, which I hate! I have been seeing alternative options to help stop using Metformin all together. Have others used any of these alternatives? It seems the Pancreas's health is key...

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What about Januvia?

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Thank you, I will research this alternative. Do you have experience with that drug?

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I was diagnosed as a Type 2 Diabetic three years ago. Metformin gives me diarrhea, which I hate! I have been seeing alternative options to help stop using Metformin all together. Have others used any of these alternatives? It seems the Pancreas's health is key...

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When I quit metformin due to horrible side effects I went on glimepiride and have no side effects. It controls my blood sugar very well and is easy to adjust dose as you go up or down on prednisone.

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When I quit metformin due to horrible side effects I went on glimepiride and have no side effects. It controls my blood sugar very well and is easy to adjust dose as you go up or down on prednisone.

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Thank you for this reply. I will look into this product.

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has anyone had bad side effects to Metformin 500 two times per day? I wonder if my daytime fatique, and sleepiness is caused by Metformin 500.

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I was diagnosed type 2 and started on 500mg 2x a day. Had terrible gastric issues and Dr said to take my dose after a meal. That has really helped and only occasional distress now . I assume it’s from eating the wrong thing.

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@gamesjr Hi Gene, and welcome to Connect.
I was on Metformin for a while a few years ago but never had any negative effects from it. I reached a point though where it was no longer needed so now I just control my blood sugar through diet. I was also on 500 mg, two times a day. At one point when I was on prednisone temporarily, I had to increase to 850 mg.
I have never been on Trulicity.
JK

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Hi JK
I realise this is an old post but I am very interested to know how you moved from 500mgx2 per day to it being ‘no longer needed’. Would love to get there too. Hate being on meds. Thank yoi

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