How long does it take to recover from Metformin Fatigue

This is my first time commenting on this site. I have been on Metformin for years. I have been fatigued for a few years but have had wonderful blood glucose and other blood work results. I have shared the fatigue with my regular Dr. who has recently prescribed PT, has anyone else experienced “possible metaphormin”fatigue. Thanks Ruth

My experience might be relevant i took Metformin for a very short time. It caused me to have extreme blood pressure highs and lows. My blood pressure would soar dangerously high (190/100) both when I was hyperglycemic and/or hypoglycemic. I felt nervous and I shook. I also experienced episodes of great fatigue.
Obviously, I stopped taking Metformin. I am not diabetic but took it as a possible means of preventing my MGUS from progressing to malignancy. Metformin is in clinical trials for this.

I had been taking Metformin for over 10 years. It took me years to figure out the connection between taking Metformin and my constant fatigue. I was always tired. I would get home from work and lay down to relax and I would be asleep in a minute and then easily sleep for 3 hours. I suffered from a total lack of motivation. When I realized that my symptoms started around the time I began taking Metformin, I stopped taking it. This was about 2 months ago. Since then, I don't sleep 12 hours a day on weekends and my motivation has improved greatly. I am now taking the supplement Berberine, and the highest my blood sugar has been is 164. I believe Metformin does more harm than good. A friend of mine who has diabetes asked his doctor if Diabetes can be reversed. Her answer was "Yes, but I am not supposed to tell patients that it can be reversed". Are our doctors getting commissions from pharmaceutical companies when they prescribe drugs to their patients?

@cewmyers57 If you truly have diabetes, it involves many different systems. I think it is irresponsible to say it can be reversed. Maybe you can get numbers down but still have damage to heart, nerves, and other organs if you have it.

@lewin Right. The numbers can be reversed, but not the condition itself. It can be controlled and managed, however.

I have been taking Metformin for almost 6 years now. The only issue I have had with it was diarrhea. And then to find out, it was the manufacturer of that particular 500mg that caused it. As soon as the pharmacy ordered a different Metformin, the issue stopped. The pharmacy has a note on my account now that I am allergic to that particular manufacturer. Metformin has so many different side effects, I am glad that was the only one for me.

@cewmyers57 said:
>A friend of mine who has diabetes asked his doctor if Diabetes can be
>reversed. Her answer was "Yes, but I am not supposed to tell patients that
>it can be reversed". Are our doctors getting commissions from
>pharmaceutical companies when they prescribe drugs to their patients?

Twenty years ago doctors were forbidden from saying "diabetes can be reversed". About ten years ago this started to change. So what's the answer, CAN it be reversed? Well strictly speaking, controlled. But the POINT is that a lot of type2 diabetes *can* be controlled by diet and exercise, generally without going to any extremes, and those people can live the rest of their lives with no particular handicaps and no prescription drugs. That's pretty good "control"!

So how many manage that? Well me, not quite. I still take my metformin, but as for the rest I keep my A1C below 5.7 as long as I don't cheat TOO much on diet and weather allows me my extensive walking.

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet!"

I experienced debilitating fatigue while on metformin (Metformin ER 500mg 3x daily (2 at breakfast, 1 at dinner). None of my doctors could figure out what was going on with me, so I looked into my symptoms myself. I came across a JAMA report and an NIH study that both found a direct correlation between metformin and every one of my symptoms - not just a "maybe", but 2 conclusions. My fatigue and all other symptoms disappeared within a week of stopping the metformin. I am also planning on starting Berberine instead.

@carbcounter Were you able to reduce your dosage of Medformin?

@danae25 asked, "Were you able to reduce your dosage of Medformin?"

No, I started on 1000mg twice daily, I've experimented with cutting it back but it seems to cost a few blood glucose points, so I've stayed with the same.

It allows me to cheat a bit on diet and still keep the BG below 5.7.

Actually it's been a bit of a struggle recently, my next reading might be 5.8 or even a little higher, but I'm working on it.