Metformin can in some patients cause metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) - a severe and sometimes fatal condition for which there is no antidote.
Warning: Are You Taking Metformin for Diabetes?
Metformin is widely prescribed for type 1 diabetes treatment, but it has so many side effects and dangers that doctor's seldom tell you about them all.
If you take metformin please read this page for your own safety.
Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis
Lactic acidosis is a type of metabolic acidosis that occurs when lactic acids build up in your blood. Your body produces more lactate when your tissues are deprived of oxygen. Lactate can also build up if your livers and kidneys aren’t able to metabolize it efficiently.
Early symptoms of lactic acidosis include nausea and vomiting, exhaustion and fatigue, fast deep breathing (respiratory compensation), muscle cramps and body aches.
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More Metformin Side Effects
Doctors are quick to prescribe Metformin because it works - and not too many people experience side effects.
Very few doctors will brief you on side effects – or even check later if you experience side effects. Most patients don’t question side effects when they occur – after all, “the doctor prescribed good medicine, so it couldn’t be causing me these problems.”
But Metformin has more than 60 side effects - From coma and confusion, through anxiety, depression, acting drunk, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and gas. If you or a family member takes Metformin please check this list carefully.
- Abdominal or stomach discomfort
- Abnormal stools
- Acid or sour stomach
- Anxiety
- Bad, unusual, or unpleasant (after) taste
- Behavior change similar to being drunk
- Belching
- Bloating
- Blurred vision
- Change in taste
- Chest discomfort
- Cold sweats
- Coma
- Confusion
- Cool, pale skin
- Cough or hoarseness
- Decreased appetite
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Difficult or labored breathing
- Difficulty with concentrating
- Difficulty with moving
- Discoloration of the fingernails or toenails
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Excess air or gas in the stomach or intestines
- Fast or shallow breathing
- Fast, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse
- Feeling of warmth
- Fever or chills
- Flu-like symptoms
- Full feeling
- General feeling of discomfort
- Headache
- Heartburn
- Increased hunger
- Increased sweating
- Indigestion
- Joint pain
- Lack or loss of strength
- Lactic acidosis (extremely serious)
- Loss of appetite
- Lower back or side pain
- Metallic taste in the mouth
- Muscle pain or cramping
- Nausea
- Nervousness
- Nightmares
- Painful or difficult urination
- Passing of gas
- Rash
- Redness of the face, neck, arms, and occasionally, upper chest
- Restless sleep
- Seizures
- Shakiness
- Sleepiness
- Slurred speech
- Sneezing
- Stomach upset or pain
- Stomach ache
- Stuffy or runny nose
- Swollen joints
- Tightness in the chest
- Unusual sleepiness
- Unusual tiredness or weakness
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Vomiting
- Weight loss
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Metformin Drug Interactions
Metformin can negatively interact with other medicines.
If you or a family member takes Metformin please check other medications they take against this list carefully. Note that many pharmaceuticals are sold under brand names so please check the active ingredients of each medication.
LESS SERIOUS METFORMIN DRUG INTERACTIONS
- Abiraterone Acetate
- Abiraterone Acetate, Micronized
- Acarbose
- Acetazolamide
- Alogliptin
- Aspirin
- Bexagliflozin
- Bictegravir
- Brinzolamide
- Bupropion
- Capmatinib
- Chloroquine
- Chlorpropamide
- Cimetidine
- Ciprofloxacin
- Dasabuvir
- Delafloxacin
- Diatrizoate
- Dichlorphenamide
- Dofetilide
- Dolutegravir
- Dorzolamide
- Enoxacin
- Ethiodized Oil
- Fedratinib
- Fexinidazole
- Gatifloxacin
- Gemifloxacin
- Glimepiride
- Glipizide
- Glyburide
- Grepafloxacin
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Insulin
- Insulin Aspart, Recombinant
- Insulin Bovine
- Insulin Degludec
- Insulin Detemir
- Insulin Glargine, Recombinant
- Insulin Glulisine
- Insulin Lispro, Recombinant
- Iodipamide
- Iodixanol
- Iohexol
- Iopamidol
- Iopanoic Acid
- Iopromide
- Iothalamate
- Iotrolan
- Ioversol
- Ioxaglate
- Ipodate
- Isavuconazole
- Lanreotide Acetate
- Levofloxacin
- Levoketoconazole
- Liraglutide
- Lomefloxacin
- Mavorixafor
- Methazolamide
- Metrizamide
- Moxifloxacin
- Nateglinide
- Norfloxacin
- Octreotide Acetate
- Ofloxacin
- Ombitasvir
- Paritaprevir
- Pasireotide Diaspartate
- Pioglitazone
- Pramlintide
- Ranolazine
- Repaglinide
- Semaglutide
- Sitagliptin
- Somatrogon-ghla
- Sotagliflozin
- Sparfloxacin
- Tafenoquine
- Thioctic Acid
- Tolazamide
- Tolbutamide
- Topiramate
- Trimethoprim
- Trovafloxacin
- Vandetanib
- Zonisamide
MORE SERIOUS METFORMIN DRUG INTERACTIONS
- Acebutolol
- Atenolol
- Betaxolol
- Bisoprolol
- Bitter Melon
- Carteolol
- Carvedilol
- Celiprolol
- Colesevelam
- Esmolol
- Fenugreek
- Glecaprevir
- Glucomannan
- Goldenseal
- Guar Gum
- Hydrastis
- Isocarboxazid
- Labetalol
- Levobunolol
- Linezolid
- Methylene Blue
- Metipranolol
- Metoprolol
- Nadolol
- Nebivolol
- Oxprenolol
- Ozanimod
- Patiromer
- Penbutolol
- Phenelzine
- Pibrentasvir
- Pindolol
- Practolol
- Procarbazine
- Propranolol
- Psyllium
- Rasagiline
- Rifampin
- Safinamide
- Selegiline
- Sotalol
- Timolol
- Tirzepatide
- Tranylcypromine
- Verapamil
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Metformin & Other Medical Conditions
The presence of other medical problems can affect the use of Metformin.
TELL YOUR DOCTOR immediately if you have any other medical problems, especially:
• ALCOHOL OVERUSE
• ANEMIA
• CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE - acute or unstable
• DEHYDRATION
• DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS
• FEVER
• HEART ATTACK
• HYPOXEMIA
• INFECTION
• KIDNEY DISEASE
• LIVER DISEASE
• LOW BLOOD SUGAR
• METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
• SEPSIS
• SHOCK (low blood pressure, blood circulation is poor — lactic acidosis can occur
• SURGERY
• TRAUMA
• TYPE 1 DIABETES
• UNDERACTIVE ADRENAL GLANDS
• UNDERACTIVE PITUITARY GLAND
• UNDERNOURISHED CONDITION
• VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY
• WEAKENED PHYSICAL CONDITION
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