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Below are Metformin reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Metformin review by 43 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | diabetes |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1000mg taken twice daily for the period of 8 years |
| Other conditions: | | high blood pressure, high cholesterol, bipolar disorder, chronic lymphedema |
| Other drugs taken: | | actos, glyiperide, lasix, wellbutrin, geodon, lamictal, baby aspirin, oxycontin, flexeril, zocor, | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | My blood sugar is under control. I went from an A1c of over 8.0 to an A1c of 5.3 over the course of treatment. This medication has had minimal side effects and I developed a tolerance to the side effects in a short period of time- about 30 days. This medication is easy to take and doesn't dissolve on your tongue thus avoiding a bitter pill taste. In its generic form this medication is quite affordable. |
| Side effects: | | I experienced minimal side effects. Initially while titrated the appropriate dosage and timing of the medication, I experienced some episodes of hypoglycemia. However, once my dosage was adjusted I no longer had episdoes of hypoglycemia. I did experience some gastric upset with this medication in the first thirty days. I had issues of cramping, gas and upset stomach after taking the medication. However after thirty days my body had gotten accustom to the medication and I no longer have any gastric side effects. |
| Comments: | | My diabetes treatment is three fold. I take medication ( glucophage, gliperide, & actos) follow a diabetes friendly diet and exercise regularly. My medications are glucophage 1000mg in the morning and 1500mg at night; actos 45 mg in the morning and gliperide 20 mg in the morning. My diet is based on a 1800 calorie ADA diet with meals including no more than 60 grams of carbohydrate and snacks with no more than 15-30 grams of carbohydrate. My exericse is a minimum of 20 minutes of walking 3-4 days a week. |
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| | Metformin review by 30 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | pcos |
| Dosage & duration: | | 2000mg/day taken twice a day for the period of 4 months |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | As for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome patient, the main goal of the treatment was to regulate ovulation, and to regulate menstrual period. After 4 months of treatment (only 2 months therapeutic dose), I become pregnant and now have a beautiful son. |
| Side effects: | | Persistant nausea, diarrhea after every single dose. |
| Comments: | | Treatment started as a very low dose at 500mg/day at the evening meal. Dose was increased by 500mg on the second week and stayed the same for 3 weeks. On week 5 dose was increased by 500mg for another 2 weeks. Another 500mg increase up to 2000mg/day until beginning of the pregnancy. |
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| | Metformin review by 67 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | diabetes |
| Dosage & duration: | | 500mg taken 2 + 2 x day for the period of 3 yrs |
| Other conditions: | | high blood pressure, arthritis |
| Other drugs taken: | | ramipril | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | lowered blood sugar |
| Side effects: | | none |
| Comments: | | two pills in the morning and two in the evening. |
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| | Metformin review by 52 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | diabetes |
| Dosage & duration: | | 500 mg BID taken twice a day for the period of ongoing |
| Other conditions: | | acid reflux |
| Other drugs taken: | | Prilosec | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | the benefit was a lowering of blood sugar and metformin does that very well without leading to hypoglycemia which can happen with some of the other anti-hyperglycemic drugs. |
| Side effects: | | Side effects include stomach upset and diarrhea but this usually goes away in about 2-3 weeks. |
| Comments: | | Metformin 500 mg taken twice a day. This controlled by blood sugar but it is important to realize that the medication does not peak until about 4-6 hours after it is taken. This is important knowledge to have in order to time the administration of the drug. When I took it too close to dinner time, it was not as effective as when I took it 4-5 hours before dinner. I wish my healthcare provider or pharmacist had told me when it peaked but that information came from a diabetes educator. I got better control after I knew when to take my dose. |
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| | Metformin review by 54 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | type 2 diabetes |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1000 mg taken twice a day for the period of 10 years |
| Other conditions: | | borderline high blood pressure |
| Other drugs taken: | | lisinopril | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | In the beginning of my treatment for type 2 diabetes, I found the benefits of Glucophage or metformin for me to be two-fold. Number one, metformin did seem to lower my blood sugar over a short amount of time in the beginning. Number two, as a medication I found necessary in my life, I have found it fairly inexpensive to purchase as a generic drug. |
| Side effects: | | The treatment side effects I experienced were in the beginning. At the very start of taking Glucophage, I had diarrhea. It did go away after some time on the drug. |
| Comments: | | I take 1000 mg caplets; one in the morning with my breakfast and one in the evening with my dinner. |
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| | Metformin review by 57 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | diabetes |
| Dosage & duration: | | 2 pills, taken twice for the period of continuing |
| Other conditions: | | high blood pressure |
| Other drugs taken: | | glyburide | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Apparantly this drug helps to use the sugars be of use to the body, so my sugar levels went down. |
| Side effects: | | I had gastrointestinal upset, including diarrhea, cramps, and nausea. Since I took a combination of drugs when beginning treatment, I am not sure which one caused a weight gain. It is extremely difficult for me to shift a pound although I am absolutely stringent about my diet. |
| Comments: | | took the pills as prescribed, worked through the nausea and got on with it. |
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| | Metformin review by 50 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | diabetes |
| Dosage & duration: | | max allowed (dosage frequency: daily) for the period of 120 days |
| Other conditions: | | high blood pressure; depression; sleep apnea |
| Other drugs taken: | | aspirin, Lasix | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | There was no perceptible benefit to the patient from his point of view; there was an apparent improvement as measured by the doctor. The doctor advised continuation of the treatment. |
| Side effects: | | There was no perceptible side effect experienced by the patient; this is possibly possibly due to the inattentive nature of the patients deep depression. The patient also had extreme sleep apnea. |
| Comments: | | Started the treatment for 60 days at maximum recommended rate; the patient found no perceptible improvement he then trailed off to stop treatment over the following 60 days. |
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