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Below are Glucophage (Metformin) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 9 ratings/reviews, Glucophage has an overall score of 7.44. The effectiveness score is 7.56 and the side effect score is 7.11. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Glucophage review by 34 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | PCOS/insulin resistance |
Dosage & duration: | | 850 x 3 (dosage frequency: 3 times a day) for the period of indefinite |
Other conditions: | | hypothyroid |
Other drugs taken: | | levothroxin | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I went to the doctor complain of never losing weight despite dieting and exercises, and after some medical evaluation , I was diagnosed with severe insulin resistance, polycysitc ovary syndrome , and hypothyroid ,all which contributed to weight problem , my doctors plan was to take metformin at the maximum dose , 850 mg , 3 times and and to start a medication for my throid , within 3 months I had lost 20 pounds , normalized my periods and reversed my insulin resistance I was instructed to keep taking metformin for the rest of my life |
Side effects: | | gastric side effects |
Comments: | | I was instructed to tae the drug 3 times a day infintely |
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| Glucophage review by 39 year old male patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Elevated Glucose |
Dosage & duration: | | 500MG taken once a day for the period of 1 year |
Other conditions: | | Hypertension |
Other drugs taken: | | SSRI, ACE Inhibiter | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Decreased Blood Glocose Levels. Decreased appitite. Less cravings for carbohydrates. |
Side effects: | | Loose stools in first week of treatment. Minor stomach upset for first day or two of treatment. All side effects mild and transient. |
Comments: | | Treatment once a day at night. Evidence suggests that glucophage/metformin mimics the biological effect of calorie restriction for life extension. |
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| Glucophage review by 57 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | diabetes type 2 |
Dosage & duration: | | 250 ml (dosage frequency: once per day) for the period of about a year now |
Other conditions: | | osteopinia, menopause symptons |
Other drugs taken: | | Fosomax, HRT, Zoloft | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Lowering of blood sugar without risk of hypoglycemia |
Side effects: | | None |
Comments: | | For years I took 4 ml glimepiride daily for type 2 diabetes, but often awoke in the middle of the night due to hypoglycemia. Finally my doctor reduced my glimepiride to 2 ml daily and added 250 ml metformin daily. For me, this combination is very effective. It controls my blood sugar as well as the glimepiride alone without the concomitant hypoglycemia. I understand that some people with borderline type 2 diabetes control their sugar levels with metformin alone, and my doctor may try this if my glycohemoglobin blood tests (HbA1C) stay in the low 6s. |
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| Glucophage review by 34 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | PCOS |
Dosage & duration: | | 850 (dosage frequency: 3 time sday) for the period of a year |
Other conditions: | | hypothyroid |
Other drugs taken: | | euythyrox | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Metformin restored my periods , got rid of the cysts on my ovaries and help me lose weight , restored insulin levels |
Side effects: | | nausea and diarrea , b12 defeciecy |
Comments: | | I was told to strat taking 850 metformin once a day for 2 weeks and then increase the dossage to 850 2 times a day thne 3 times a day to correct insulin ressestance , takinng it for 1 year helped with every thing , I got my periods , stoped craving sugar and lost weight , so far this has been my miracle drug |
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| Glucophage review by 55 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | insulin resistance |
Dosage & duration: | | 750mg taken once a day for the period of 1 year |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I experienced weight loss, improved insulin sensitivity, increased energy and decreased carbohydrate cravings during the course of the day. |
Side effects: | | I did not experience any side effects from taking this medication. I did have an occasional problem with some abdominal pain but it was not significant and went away on its own. |
Comments: | | I took 1 (one) 750 mg pill once a day taken in the morning. |
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| Glucophage review by 62 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Diabetes |
Dosage & duration: | | 4 x 500mg taken once daily as time released for the period of 2 years |
Other conditions: | | asthma |
Other drugs taken: | | fenofibrate | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Once daily dose was more convenient than split doses of previous medication. The gradual release of the medication certainly reduced stomach and bowel problems (frequency and urgency of bowel movements) that had hampered activities beneficial to health such as hiking. The medication produced moderate control of my diabetes, though it is hard to judge what my blood sugar would have been without it |
Side effects: | | There is still some degree of bowel disturbance. however, the most concerning side effect (which is common to other (non time release) forms of metformin is impaired B12 and iron absorption. It took some time to identify this problem and I discovered it myself rather than being tested for it. |
Comments: | | Metformin was the treatment of choice for my diabetes as it does not produce weight gain. I take 4 time-release tablets after my evening meal. It is important to take the tablets with food to minimise digestive upsets.
On disconcerting feature is that the empty tablet cases pass through the body adn appear in the stools |
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| Glucophage review by 45 year old male patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Diabetes Type 2 |
Dosage & duration: | | 500mg daily taken 1 time a day for the period of 3 weeks |
Other conditions: | | Asthma |
Other drugs taken: | | Nexium, Albuterol | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | None that I could see. Made me very sick and weak. |
Side effects: | | Nausea,chills,difficulty breathing,indigestion,dizziness,lightheaded,tired,anxiety |
Comments: | | Prescribed about a month ago Recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Tried for the better part of three weeks. The side effects were mild at first, but intensified so much, I ended up in the ER. Stopped taking it two days ago and slowly regaining my strength. |
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| Glucophage review by 46 year old male patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Diabetes |
Dosage & duration: | | 850 mg / 500 mg taken x 3 times a day for the period of 5 years 7 months |
Other conditions: | | high blood pressure |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | the benefits of the treatment were that the blood sugar level that were very high in the beginning of the treatment went to controlled level. (it is controlled with the use of the medicine. I do not know what happens if I stop taking the medicine.)taking the medicine also helps in controlling hunger and so it help in having three meals, on regular times. |
Side effects: | | no side effect that I have experienced or can tell about.
I was told that the medicine may damage my kidneys and I am taking regular check ups to test kidney function, however after over 5 years of taking the medicine every day (three times a day) there are no side effect and no problems to the kidneys. |
Comments: | | the treatment is taking the medicine every day, three times a day for the first three years the dosage I got was of 850 mg twice a day one pill after breakfast and one pill after supper. after three years the dosage was changed a bit and I have received 500 mg three times a day, one pill after each meal. recently (round six months ago) since the blood sugar leveled were under control, the dosage was reduced to 500 mg twice a day after breakfast and after supper |
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| Glucophage review by 51 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | diabetes |
Dosage & duration: | | 1,500/day (dosage frequency: 2 times per day) for the period of 3 years |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | Actos | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | helped lower blood sugar |
Side effects: | | severe ankle swelling, stomach pain |
Comments: | | Took Metformin (2) times along with Actos. Lowered blood sugar somewhat, but the side effects were terrible. Cut dose back to just Metformin, dropped Actos completely. Along with diet change & excercise it has lowered blood sugar levels I would say 20% |
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