What are the side effects of metformin 500 mg?

Side Effects

• Nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, diarrhea, gas, weakness, or a metallic taste in the mouth may occur.
• Metformin does not usually cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
• Symptoms of low blood sugar include sudden sweating, shaking, fast heartbeat, hunger, blurred vision, dizziness, or tingling hands/feet.

What are the side effects of Glucophage tablets?

What Are Side Effects of Glucophage?

• headache,
• muscle pain,
• weakness,
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• diarrhea,
• gas, or.
• stomach pain.

What medications should not be taken with metformin?

Other things to avoid while on metformin

• diuretics, such as acetazolamide.
• corticosteroids, such as prednisone.
• blood pressure medication, such as amlodipine (Norvasc)
• anticonvulsants, such as topiramate (Topamax) and zonisamide (Zonegran)
• oral contraceptives.
• antipsychotic drugs, such as chlorpromazine.

Does Glucophage affect kidneys?

Metformin does not cause kidney damage. The kidneys process and clear the drug out of your system via urine. If your kidneys are not functioning properly, metformin can build up in your system and cause a condition called lactic acidosis.

Is there a difference between metformin and Glucophage?

Metformin or metformin hydrochloride is the generic name for Glucophage. Immediate-release metformin is usually dosed as a 500 mg tablet taken twice daily with food. There is also an 850 mg tablet that can be taken once daily.

What is a ghost tablet?

A ghost tablet contains only the outer shell of a pill without active ingredients. When this happens a person may worry the medication did not dissolve and did not work. Finding a pill in the stool is entirely normal for long acting medications.

Can metformin come out in stool?

While taking the extended-release tablet, part of the tablet may pass into your stool after your body has absorbed the medicine. This is normal and nothing to worry about.

Is metformin being discontinued?

On Jan. 4, 2021, the FDA announced that the recall extends to additional manufacturers, forms, and dosages. Eleven companies have now voluntarily withdrawn 500 mg, 750 mg, and 1000 mg extended-release metformin tablets and extended-release metformin oral suspension: Amneal Pharmaceuticals.