My doctor has me on 500 mg of glucophoge 2x a day. (Just started it 2 weeks ago). Around noon, I start to get a stomachache, and get extremely tired. For 2 days, I have slept from noon on, got up to eat and went back to bed for the night. I also just found out yesterday that I am borderline high for thyroid. Any thoughts?

I know when i started my met 500mg a day i had stomach aches the poo's and didnt feel like doing much because of that. They will go away after a week or 2. But just dont stop taking them all of a sudden for an extended period of time because you will have to go through all that again

I has side effects too when I first started taking them, not as bad as you, but I had a tummy upset and certainly felt exhausted. I got feeling sick too for the first few days. My dr suggested to work up the dosage over a few weeks - I went from only one a day for a week to two and so on until by the third week I was up to three tablets a day and feeling absolutely fine on them.
good luck!

Thanks.... I will just continue to do what I am doing and hopefully things will straighten out.

Not sure if everyone is responding to glucophage specifically. That's supposed to lower your blood sugar, right? So I'd be concerned that I was taking too much and my blood sugar was too low. Get your blood sugar low enough, long enough, and you're dead.

So I'm NOT a medical professional and I DON'T know the specifics of this drug but a phone call to the nurse is free in most cases.

I started metformin (glucophage) as 1 500mg per day for 2 days then 2 a day for a week then 3 a day until Dr says stop. I got what I described as morning sickness, but quickly realised I got it at food time, so if you eat regular meals or when the sickness strikes it should go away, even if you eat something small like a yoghurt.

hope it helps

I started metformin (glucophage) as 1 500mg per day for 2 days then 2 a day for a week then 3 a day until Dr says stop. I got what I described as morning sickness, but quickly realised I got it at food time, so if you eat regular meals or when the sickness strikes it should go away, even if you eat something small like a yoghurt.

hope it helps

Thank you Star Angel - My doctor said it is completely normal and it will pass, and it has. It does feel like morning sickness.....