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How long does it take to recover from Metformin Fatigue

Posted by leigha67 @leigha67, Feb 17 6:18am

Hi, I'm Leigha. My new endo prescribed Metformin for prediabetes. ) I've been on it a month, and went to ER this weekend with serious back pain and fatigue. I'm just sleeping all the time, which isn't like me at all. The ER doc couldn't find anything wrong and told me to stop taking the metformin. Has anyone else experienced these symptoms? How long did it take to recover from the fatigue? I'm torn between whether to stay on 500 mg dose once a day or drop it altogether. I usually take 1000mg (500 x 2 per day). I will be calling my doctor for an appointment today. Just wondered what others have done?

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morgan561 | @morgan561 | 6 days ago
In reply to @cewmyers57 "I had been taking Metformin for over 10 years. It took me years to figure out..." + (show)
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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?

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@cewmyers57 I don't want to sound jaded, but I guess I am due to the fact that I see all the drug reps with their leather briefcases full of "goodies" waltzing in and out of the doctors office while their waiting rooms are full of their patients waiting to be seen. Aside from Big Pharma influence on how and with what we are being treated, I have a problem with setting a universal "one-size-fits-all" number that determines which side of diabetes you're on. No 2 people are alike and we all show up with our own individual bodies with all their unique facets, so how can you draw such a line in the sand. Should there be "guidelines", of course, but mandating that every one on earth has to be at a certain number set in stone is unfair and unrealistic . . . but it does sell medication.

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