Glucophage User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)
Glucophage has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 39 reviews on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 23% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Glucophage
- san...
- April 7, 2016
For Type 2 Diabetes "Diarrhea so bad I lost control at work 3 times and had to go home. Never again. I don't care if I die from diabetes."
- Phi...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 17, 2017
For Type 2 Diabetes "Mildly effective with controlling blood glucose. Side effect of extreme fecal incontinence was unacceptable."
Frequently asked questions
- How long does metformin take to work?
- Can you take metformin without food?
- Why does Metformin smell like fish?
- How long does glucophage/Metformin stay in your system?
- Anonymous
- October 12, 2009
For Type 2 Diabetes "I was on this medication for about a year, and I had horrible side effects."
- Anonymous
- March 20, 2012
For Type 2 Diabetes "Made me very sick, headache, constant diarrhea, very bad head and chest cold, lower right leg started to swell."
- Anonymous
- August 12, 2009
For Type 2 Diabetes "My doctor recommended Glucophage 500 mg twice a day, with breakfast and dinner. With breakfast, also take 5 mg Glucotrol. It made my sugar level around 100, while previously it was as high as 400."
- Anonymous
- March 23, 2010
For Type 2 Diabetes "I took this medicine for a very short while. It began with serious nausea, followed by vomiting a couple of weeks later. I could not take this medicine."
More FAQ
- When is the best time to take metformin?
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- Why does metformin cause diarrhea?
- dav...
- June 15, 2008
For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "Have been suffering for 18 years before someone decided to treat me. Glucophage plus a birth control has made life better."
- dun...
- August 17, 2010
For Female Infertility "By personal experience, 3 of 5 of my friends get successful results when using Glucophage."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- March 19, 2014
For Insulin Resistance Syndrome "Side effects had a tremendous role in decreasing quality of life."
- bla...
- May 7, 2009
For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome "It works great, but the downfall of Metformin is it causes you to have diarrhea, but it controls my insulin resistance."
- Anonymous
- March 5, 2011
For Type 2 Diabetes "After a few weeks of taking this, my blood sugars came right down and have stayed low."
- Che...
- August 23, 2017
For Type 2 Diabetes "Excellent control but caused me lactic acidosis."
- Mag...
- October 19, 2016
For Type 2 Diabetes "I have stopped taking Glucophage 3 months ago and I have gained 3 kg please help"
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For Type 2 Diabetes "Seems diarrhea is the main culprit with this med. Been taking it for 20 months so far, as far as control of diabetes, it does not seem to have much effect on blood sugar."