Metformin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• leeni
• May 8, 2009

Glucophage XR (metformin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I started Glucophage XR on February 20. I cannot believe how much better I feel. Before Glucophage, I spent every waking minute thinking about what I would eat next. For the last 5 years, I stayed under 1000 calories a day, and my readings were 175 or 83. I was up and down like a yo-yo all day and night. I gained weight constantly. I weighed in at 196 lbs on Feb 20. Now, 2 months later on Glucophage, I have lost 29 lbs, and I eat like a normal person. I cannot believe the difference. The first week on it, I had some nausea, but it went away, and I now have no side effects. I keep thinking this is a fluke; a pill cannot make that much of a difference. I feel better than I have in 20 years. I now have energy because I am eating enough, and my readings are amazing."

• Acosta
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 18, 2020

For Female Infertility "I am currently on Metformin, my husband and I have been trying for 3 years to no avail. So far I am having all the pregnancy symptoms and do not want to get my hopes up as its been a roller-coaster ride for the both of us. I have nausea, heartburn, sore/tender breast (only left one), and other symptoms. I am not due for a period for another week, but my last one was longer and lighter. Hopefully I can get a positive but at this time I am thinking it is the metformin side effects. Wish me luck!"

• SweetL
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 26, 2019

For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "I started metformin when I had tried to conceive with no luck. I had had extremely irregular periods (9 months with no period, bleeding for months when I did get it) and within 3 months on metformin my cycle was perfect and I conceived on month 4. I stayed on it through my pregnancy and only gained 6lbs (I am very overweight). I had stomach side effects but I am so glad I stuck through them.. they went away completely"

• Lisa
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 14, 2019

For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "I am all for Metformin for PCOS! Even with the side effects. I had awful acne, was quite overweight and was trying to get pregnant for almost 2 years. I started Metformin and 1) acne disappeared 2) got pregnant 2 months after starting 3) lost quite a bit of weight."

• Chuck
• October 2, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I was taking Metformin for a lot of years. The doctor slowly increased me until I was taking 3200 MG a day (800mg X 4 a day, 2 in am 2 in pm)which I was told was the Max. Next thing I knew my kidneys shut down and I ended up on Dialysis. The Hospital informed me I was taking way to much Metformin and took me off of it. I now only Take Glipizide but my sugar is out of control, between 2 & 300 daily reading. I am here trying to find something else I can take."

• Sum
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 9, 2014

For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "Since my last child 5 years ago, my body has been all out of whack, piling on the weight, late periods or none at all for months on end. No matter how much I dieted and exercised, the weight would not come off. My doctor diagnosed me with depression at first and took blood to find out I had polycystic ovarian syndrome. I have been prescribed two 500mg doses a day of metformin, and at first, had quite a bad stomach upset for approximately the first 3 weeks. I am now rolling into my 5th week and feel great. The weight's slowly coming off, and the side effects are nonexistent now. Hoping to conceive a child soon if things go to plan."

• T2D s...
• January 3, 2015

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Diarrhea, bloating, etc. decrease within a few months. Extended-release tabs help, and eating small portions of food with low carb help too. I find that the cramps and diarrhea return every time I fall off the wagon, overeat, or take in too many carbs. It is a great motivator to keep you on your diet. And it is a great one to gradually, safely, and permanently lose weight. I lost 30 lbs in 2 years and kept it off, with no particular diet (except low carb) and hardly any exercise. Absolutely the best diet pill I've seen in my many diet trials over the past 30 years. I think anyone wanting to lose weight should try this, even non-diabetics."

• Sasha
• December 21, 2014

For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome at the age 14, now I am 28 y/o. 2012, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and I've gained 30 lbs., which is hard to lose. So many years has passed before I started using metformin the regular and the extended version. My last period was back in May 2014. Today, Dec 2014, I started my first period and I am so excited about. Moving forward, my next step is to conceive, become diabetic free, and facial hair free. For years, my facial hair has caused low self esteem and shots at my confidence. A few times people on the radio, makes fun of women with beards and it's not easy hearing jokes about some health complications that I did not ask for. However, I feel like a complete woman today and I plan to keep updated."

• vjm
• July 28, 2013

For Insulin Resistance Syndrome "I had been prescribed metformin for weight loss and being prediabetic. My GP wanted to treat it aggressively. Also slightly hypoglycemic. I had taken it religiously for about 2 months, then went off it due to it gave me a metallic taste in my mouth and I just couldn't stand it anymore. For the last month, almost every day, I've felt shaky, weak, fatigued, and just weird whenever I was hungry and after almost every meal. (My blood sugar sometimes goes down way too low after eating). I decided this morning that maybe I should be back on the metformin, so I took 1 at breakfast. Well, I don't know if 1 pill can do it, but within an hour, I've felt better than I have in months. The shaky weak feeling completely went away, and I had a ton of energy since."

• Jard
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 19, 2015

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I've been on Metformin for six years. I was recently changed from 500 mg twice daily to 1000 mg twice daily. I never had problems with the 500 mg but since going on the increased dose I find myself totally exhausted all the time. I also have very itchy skin and red spots which appear randomly on my body. It also is failing to reduce blood sugar which is really frustrating."

• Jorge
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 20, 2019

Glumetza (metformin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "For the past 22 years I have been taking a different metformin brand. For the past 3 months I switched to glumetza noticing a significant difference. Not only did it help lower my level of glucose, but also contributed to reduce my hypertension to almost normal range"

• Jaycee
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 2, 2019

For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "I was prescribed metformin twice. The first time was for pre-diabetes and also to help lose weight. I didn't follow through with it because of the smell of your urine the medicine makes you have (maybe it's just me). Anyway, the second time, I was older and diagnosed with PCOS because I had been TTC (trying to conceive) for years. My doctor advised me to lose weight to better my chances. It was a rough start with the loose stools and nausea, but once your body gets use to it, you will see! In 2 months I lost 20 pounds. I thought my scale was broken, but I noticed that clothes I was about to give to good will started to fit! Anyway, whatever your reason, hang in there. It definitely works wonders for your health. I'll let you decide."

• DesiK...
• August 31, 2015

For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "I was way over weight I hated the way I looked and the way I felt. Then I had a small stroke and I then found out that I also had type 2 diabetes. A few months later I had two heart attacks my doctor put me on metformin to help with my sugar but I started losing weight slowly. I also started working out a little at a time. Now to date I have lost 92 pounds with in a year. Metformin may not work as well for you if you don't work out and go for walks but if you watch what you eat and how much slowly reduce the amount of food you eat go for walks and work out metformin will help , the first few weeks can be hard as your body adjust to it but that will pass. I feel great - I got my health back thank you metformin for the help !"

• burbuja
• November 6, 2009

Glucophage (metformin) for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "My experience with metformin has been awesome. I have been using this medicine for about a year now and have had great results. I now have regular periods, which is great because I used to get it every 15 days or miss months here and there. Another fantastic thing is that I can now function when I am menstruating, which used to be impossible for me due to the horrible pain. I now have manageable pain and don't have to get shots for it. I've also been able to lose 77 lbs that I had gained. Overall, I've had a wonderful experience with this medication. I believe that taking my doctor's advice was the best thing I ever did. I think the combination of the medicine, changed eating habits, and exercise all helped."

• Sherb...
• January 14, 2015

For Female Infertility "I got pregnant in 2003 with no problem. Went on birth control. we started trying again for 4 years no pregnancy. I was told I now had polycystic ovarian syndrome. Pretty heavily. So I started taking 3 pills a day. I got pregnant Within 3 months. Healthy baby boy is now 2 years old. The only problem was I had diarrhea. It slowly got better. But I would take it again!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 25, 2012

For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "I was diagnosed with PCOS about 2 weeks ago. My OB put me on Metformin. When I first started taking it, the nausea was bothersome, but a couple of days in, it was gone. I have been taking this for 10 days now and have lost 7 lbs! I am now taking 1000mg a day and have no negative side effects."

• tdl
• August 3, 2011

For Insulin Resistance Syndrome "I have been taking this medication for 5 years now. It has lowered my insulin levels, but they still aren't normal. I have lost 75 pounds, and my menstrual cycles have returned to normal. I went almost a year without one at all. I also have hypothyroidism, and I think my positive results are from it. I take two 500mg pills twice a day. I have to eat with it, or else I will get sick."

• yieyie
• October 5, 2014

Glucophage (metformin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Glucophage XR 500mg or 1000mg Tabs (I either take 2~500mg Tabs in the Morning and 2~500mg Tabs with Dinner/Supper, or I take 1~1000mg Tab in the Morning and 1~1000mg Tab with Dinner/Supper.) I Totally Love this medicine. It's been one of the best medicines that I have ever taken to help keep my BLOOD SUGARS UNDER CONTROL! "UNLIKE THE GENERIC METFORMIN", THAT REALLY MESSED ME UP, AND WAS MY WORST NIGHTMARE! NOBODY WOOD LISTEN TO ME! MY DOCTOR'S, MY PHARMACIST'S, THE EMERGENCY ROOM, MY THERAPIST, MY PSYCHIATRIST, AND ESPECIALLY MEDICAID, AND MEDICARE PART D! SO AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE I QUIT TAKING GENERIC "METFORMIN", AND A YEAR AND HALF LATER THEY PUT ME BACK ON GLUCOPHAGE XR! LIFE BECAME WONDERFUL AGAIN!"

• sheerla
• May 15, 2009

For Insulin Resistance Syndrome "Metformin is helping me drastically in that it controls my insulin resistance. First side effects were gas and diarrhea, and some bad breath, but those have gone away. I recommend this to anyone who has sugar problems!"

• Ike
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 28, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I still have high blood sugar. Now I get to wake up at 3am and spend an hour dealing with diarrhea. I have been late to work, and missed important meetings dealing with these side effects. I honestly rather back to un treated diabetes than to continue on with meformin."

• Diamo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 21, 2024

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Only been taking this a couple of days, so will come back & review after longer-term use. But just wanted to provide some reassurance for anyone who is putting off taking metformin because they’re in fear of the side effects. I’m one of those that’ll avoid medication, mostly in case they make me feel out of sorts mentally. However, 2 days taking these, there wasn’t anything like that going on at all. The only side effects I have are what I was warned about by my GP, i.e., slight loss of appetite, going to the loo a bit more (one bout of crazy diarrhea so far!)… some mini waves of slight nausea too but nothing that made me feel ill, though. I’ve been told this settles down in a couple of weeks or so. I feel so much better from taking them already."

• metfo...
• July 25, 2014

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Taking 1000 mg 2x per day, with breakfast, with dinner. Prescribed for type 2 diabetes. First blood test for bringing down glucose levels after beginning this medicine treatment will be in six or eight weeks. Was already dieting intensively when I started using the metformin and it has definitely made losing weight easier. I drink loads of water and coffee between meals. Breakfast: small bowl of oatmeal; snack at 11: one piece of fruit; lunch at 1:30, 4 or 5 scrambled egg whites and a whole grain cracker; dinner, slice turkey, vegetables; evening snack: more fruit and nuts. I need to do more exercise for many reasons, but I've gone from 253 to 211 in a year; only been using metformin for six weeks."

• Kitten
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 18, 2021

For Female Infertility "I started taking Metformin at the end of January because I was diagnosed with PCOS. My period has so far gone back to normal. The next step is to see if it fixes my ovulation problems so me and my husband can try for our first baby :) Wish me luck! So far so good other than small tolerable side effects."

• Angobe
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 12, 2016

For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "I would not credit metformin as the only reason I have done so well with the pcos weight gain, but I believe it's been a HUGE help. I was a very active female, ex military who was always within my bmi. I went from 138 lbs to 350 lbs in 8 years before the pcos was even diagnosed. 7 months on metformin, with a healthy diet and moderate exercise and I'm 140 lbs down. For me, it worked. I went through 2 or 3 brands until I got to one that didn't make me sick. But I'm grateful I stuck it out. Pcos is a nightmare, the hair growth alone makes you feel less feminine let alone the massive weight fluctuations. I wish everybody luck and obviously listen to your body and research everything the dr recommends. Good luck and god bless!"

• Powpo...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 2, 2019

Glucophage (metformin) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I was taking Glucopgage for a number of years and the only side effects was diarrhea at least 1 to 2 times daily. It kept my blood sugar in the low 100’s. I finally lost about 60lbs and I no longer have diabetes even though my grandmother and mother had type 2 on insulin and my brother now has it."