Hi Sherrie, Russ and anyone with Metformin side effects, I have proof that Metformin causes nausea. My 30 -year old daughter, Karen, who is mentally challenged, has epilepsy and is like a 2 year-old mentally. She was having lows with her T2d meds...Glipizide. the doctor recommended Metformin because she wouldn't have lows. After the second dose, we were up all night with her and the dry heaves. She had no idea what had changed because she has no comprehension of what meds she takes or why. Although the doc said we did right by her by going back to the Glipizide, but he too, resisted that it was side effect. He still wanted her on them....no way!!!!

Here's the good news. She had lost 40 lbs and I count her carbs. She was able to go off T2d meds altogether on July 16, 2007. Her meter average currently is 10 points lower than when she was on the meds.

As Kim said, why doctors won't believe this is beyond me.

Lou

This must be something to do with american dr's as here in UK its well known about the side-effects and alot of dr's want people on the modified release one but even still when I was on metformin again before being admitted with my brittle asthma the other month it was found to be reacting to meds I take for the brittle asthma and combining a few that have the same effect yet all being modified release for me just meant "h*ll on earth" for stomach issues, if it was one or the other then maybe it would work for me but my meds for keeping me breathing won and the metformin MR got binned for me but I take insulin anyway and may be going onto pioglitazone (depends on endo when get the appt !!