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Metformin Hydrochloride

Popular Brands: : Glucophage, Metformin Hydrochloride, Glucophage Xr, Fortamet, Glumetza
Official FDA Reports160,889
Social Media Events2,376
Total Posts8,638
Avg. Review Score3.49/ 5
Active Ingredients
  • Metformin Hydrochloride
Manufacturers
  • Andrx Labs Llc
  • Atlas Pharmaceuticals Llc
  • Bristol Myers Squibb Co
  • Bristol Myers Squibb Co Pharmaceutical Research Institute
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* Extracted from FDA Adverse Event Report

Explanation

The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.


The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.

The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.

The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.


Metformin Hydrochloride Side Effects

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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.


User Voices

The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Metformin Hydrochloride

Weight Increased

Anyone have PCOS and weight gain issues because of taking Metformin(Glucophage)?


Source: egijwit/statuses/25834030339

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Did the author experience weight increased while taking metformin hydrochloride?

What is this?

Polycystic Ovaries

Anyone have PCOS and weight gain issues because of taking Metformin(Glucophage)?


Source: egijwit/statuses/25834030339

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What is this?

Diarrhoea

Side Effects: Initial diarrhea . Must gradually titrate up to the assigned dose, and take with food.

Regularly reduced fasting blood glucose by 20-30 points I would take one 500...


Source: Glucophage XR (Metformin)

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What is this?

Tell us about your Experience with Metformin Hydrochloride

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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Malaise, Vomiting, Diarrhoea

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on June 24, 2015 @ 12:00 am

... diarrhea and or vomiting with NO warning. Often happened in public. I got off it. It got to the point that I was No longer able to leave my house for fear I would get sick and embarrassed....

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Cardiac flutter, Breast pain, Muscular weakness, General physical health deterioration, Decreased appetite

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on June 2, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Heart palpitations,pain in breast bone,weak,tired, no appetite,pin in left arm going down to left hand and fingers.pain on stomach Made me feel ill from the start but I though...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Dizziness, Myalgia, Euphoric mood, Feeling drunk, Suicidal ideation, Adverse drug reaction

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 26, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Headaches, muscle pains, suicidal thoughts, behavioral changes similar to being high or drunk, loss of love for loved ones, loss of feeling in hands, dizziness, lightheaded. T...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 26, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects:

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Abdominal distension, Abdominal pain upper, Diarrhoea, Appetite disorder

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 17, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Stomach ache, headache, bloating/diarrhea if eating high carb food. Stomach aches lasted a few weeks but eventually went away. I am still having headaches but a friend who is ...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Tremor, Back pain, Lethargy, Muscular weakness, Emotional distress

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 16, 2015 @ 12:00 am

... week I ended up in ER with pulse of 132 !and blood pressure of 171/121. After X-rays, EKG, blood and urine tests they determined everything was fine and due to my symptoms(inner shaking and feeling 0f...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Chest pain, Headache, Pain, Vomiting, Drug ineffective, Decreased appetite, Adverse drug reaction

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 1, 2015 @ 12:00 am

I had chest pain, diahreha, vomiting and nausea. I also had severe head aches and the medicine didn't help. I've lost my appetite for everything and everything hurts me. This medicati...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None

Posted By lel in fdb.rxlist.com on January 18, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Have had diabetes for 10 yrs and took Glucophage for first 6 years. Then ins company requested that I switch to generic metformin. For past 4 years readings have been erratic (no dietery change) and...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Dyspepsia, Tenderness

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on October 30, 2014 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: total upset stomach and sore, achy legs

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nausea, Vomiting, Dyspnoea

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 12, 2014 @ 12:00 am

trouble breathing ,nausea with vomiting


Additional Drug Information


* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.

* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.