User Reviews - FORTAMET Oral
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I almost choked to death the first (and only)time I tried to take it. I had to be taken by ambulance to the ED and they administered medication by IV to enable me to swallow this HUGE pill. Watson Pharmaceuticals told me they would reimburse me my $40.00 copay, but it has been 7 weeks and all they have done is give me the run around. I wouldn't recommend this medication to anyone.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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It's the best metformin the only one I can use
But I can't afford it.
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Reviewer: GEV, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Although the meds helped keep my blood sugar down, I have experienced bad headaches and dizziness with nauseau.
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Reviewer: BaylorBearister, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have been taking Fortamet for just over one week. I have had intermittent diarrhea. The most significant side effect has been a bad taste that makes foods taste the way old cigarette ashes smell.
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Reviewer: lindamcb58, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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It took 4 days of taking this before I got severe diarrhea that I had to take anti diarrhea meds for. I didn't take one last night and I still had diarrhea this morning. I can't take Metformin and I told the doctor that. They assured me that this was not Metformin, it is, just in a different form.
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