Metformin Side Affects

i started taking metformin SR in may 12, replacing the IR tablets, having suffered for years with side affects for years. in june when i had my next blood test my platelet count was down to 1300, haveing been normal previously, it seems strange that on taking the slow release tabs i have platelet reduction, can the slow release tablets be having an effect on my platelets. any one able to help please. ## Yes, it may be due to the Metformin, though it likely would have happened regardless of which formulation you were taking, since it has been known to cause it in some people that take it. Learn more Metformin details here. It could even just be that the current dosage is too hight for you, because that can also be an overdose symptom. What have you been advised? Will you just be keeping ...

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maximum dose of voglibose that can be taken orally by a diabetic ## That is actually something that you will need to discuss with your doctor. No one over the internet can possibly know your medical history or how this drug affects you, as well as the benefits or disadvantages that it provides you. For general information, you can view a description of Voglibose by clicking on the link below...

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Is it possible to get a prescription for Metforman/glucophage online or to find it online? I am worried, because I have been gaining weight rapidly this past year. I am morbidly obese, and my doctors will not help me because my A1c was only 5.5. I am worried about type 2 diabetes, and I think my A1c is high enough that medicine may benefit me, even though I am technically not diabetic yet. I have read about diabetics who get their A1c below 5.5 with metformin, and there seem to be no adverse affects even when they continue taking the medicine at these levels. I am also having problems with ovulation and was recently diagnosed with endometrial hyperplasia, a condition associated with insulin resistance. I have been struggling to conceive for three years now. Ultrasound shows no evidence ...

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Hi..my dad needs the metformin by teva 500mg but the pharmacies they have been going to can not get it for him ..he lives in northern New Jersey. He NEEDS this medicine...where or how can he get it? Thank U ## Ok i have been on teva brand metformin with NO side affects at all. It is amazing my bloodsugars were amazing for a while now and my drug store cant get it now. I have tried the others they carry and they have side effects or they don't work or both my bloodsugars are rising. I have called all the drugstores around me and they do not carry it. I live in Oklahoma. I need the teva back. Please tell me how can i get it. I receive ssi to live on and the only other thing is to buy an almost 200 dollar bottle of name brand. I cannot afford that so please tell me where I can get it. ...

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Diagnoses: Parkinsons, Type 2 Diabetes, Urosepsis, Depression, CAD and CHF. I would like to know what all the medications I take are for, their dosage, side affects and conflicts with my other medications. ## Hello, Slammer! How are you? I'd be happy to help you, but you didn't list the medications you're taking. :-) Can you please post back with the names of them? Thank you! ## The Meds I take each day are: Sandoz-Tamsulosin CR 0.4 mg. x1, Ativan SL 1 mg. x1, Apo-Levocarb 100/25 mg. x 10, Pms-Furosemide 40 mg. X 2, Celebrex 200 mg. x1, Wellubutrin XL 150 mg. x3, Atorvastatin 20 mg. x 1, Macrobid 100 mg. x 1, Apo-Metoprolol 25 mg. x 2 (0.5 each x), Metformin 500 mg. x 2, Mylan-Clopidogrel 75 mg. x 1, Co-Sertraline 100 mg. x 1, Florastor 250 mg. x2, Ran-Ramipril 2.5 mg x 2.

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