Metformin Hydrochloride and diahrrea

I have been taking now the 1000mg a day & i have gained weight and i experience diarrhea and nausea. I read someone else's comment about it regulating their period. Hasn't done that for me and I have very irregular periods. Food that I used to love tastes horrible to me and i feel like it's making it harder for me to lose weight.

Wow, after reading everyone's side effects I don't feel so alone. I've been taking Metformin HCL 1000 mg/day for a few weeks now for PCOS. First it was the severe diarrhea, which has sort of subsided. However, my other symptoms have been getting worse. Such as: extreme fatigue for no reason, weird sweating like on my palms and chest, and severe thirst/frequent urination. I wake up at least 3 times a night to pee, but then I'm so incredibly thirsty I could drink a gallon of juice or water, but then of course I have to pee again. It's a never-ending cycle and I just want to know, do these symptoms go away after awhile? If not, I really don't want to take this anymore. I'm also bipolar and it's been affecting my moods making me very irritable and depressed.

I have had these symtoms so far take 1000mg a day

dry mouth all the time

diahrrea

headackes

does it help u to loose weight or gain?

diahrrea

mood swings

hormonal changes

I have had severe boughts of diahrrea. I never noticed a problem until my doctor put me on lisonpril along with metformin and flouxetine. I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome and was placed on metforming and flouxetine and now the doctor was concerned with my blood pressure fluctuating to the higher side and so he suggested the bp medication. I talked with the doctor about this diahrrea and they suggested I take my meds at a different time during the day and for a week and see if there is a change? If anyone else has had diarrhea like severe, please contact me

Diahrrea