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Reviewer: Gayla, 75 or over Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Reviewer: baby girl, 75 or over Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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My mother was given this drug when she was 76 yrs old. She immediately developed severe stomach pain. She died from the "rare" side effect of non-hodgkins lymphoma in less than three months.
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Dizziness, legs sore, drowiness overall feeling bad
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Reviewer: PegE243, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I would much rather take Metformin than have complications from the diabetes. The Diarrhea is definitely a bad side effect but much better than losing feeling in your hands and feet. I have been taking this for T2 for the last 10 years and it works great for me. Everyone is different so if you cannot take it as directed or maybe the side effects are just too much for you, talk to your Dr. If he/
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Reviewer: Raffaella315, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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wow was I dumb, been having severe legs cramps for a long time, acid reflux, burping, muscle tightness and soreness, keeps me from sleeping, foggy mind at times, bloating, the runs, and Ive been asking the dr and searching for answers and here all along its the metformin, this is nuts, Im not taking it anymore and will be telling my dr on next vist, they just never take the time to really talk to
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