Bolamyn Sr. 500mg Side effects

[becca19962014]

For almost two months I've had the glucophage Sr 500mg. I had slight diahorrea but that was it. These are no longer available from supplier, could be three weeks before they are and I've been forced onto bolamyn - the only Sr tablets my pharmacy now has, nowhere has the glucophage.

It's been two days, I've had hives (told to take antihistamine daily) after taking them and I've spent three hours with really bad stomach ache, bloody diahorrea and vomiting, feeling really unwell today - i was ill and shaky yesterday. There's been no other change in diet. GP out of hours say this is normal and to put up with it.

i don't understand. The glucophage was fine aside from slight diahorrea.

 

[trophywench]

BLOODY pooh isn't normal at all, ever.

Get it checked out asap.

 

[mikeyB]

I say the same as TW. Bloody diarrhoea is pathological, nothing to do with medication. It’s medical urgency, so see your doctor as soon as possible. Strict hand washing, and extra care preparing food - could be campylobacter, which is likelier than a non infective cause, but you can’t be too careful.

 

[Northerner]

I agree with the others, you need to get this checked out - in the 9 years I have been on this forum I've never heard of these side-effects associated with any type of metformin Sounds like it's probably an unfortunate coincidence. Don't let the doctor fob you off, and please let us know how you get on 🙂

 

[becca19962014]

I ended up hospitalised. Very seriously ill. It's suspected to be a reaction to the brand of metformin. Horrendous experience - it got much worse as I went into shock later after seeing the emergency gp. The diabetic nurse came to see me and told me my new h1bc1 result had dropped only ten points and was horrific. I'd not eaten for days, very very ill, yet had readings of 10+ and not allowed to take metformin.

I've been put back on the other brand now.

Since posting and getting online I've found others on other forums have had nasty reactions to the brand for some reason.

 

[Northerner]

I ended up hospitalised. Very seriously ill. It's suspected to be a reaction to the brand of metformin. Horrendous experience - it got much worse as I went into shock later after seeing the emergency gp. The diabetic nurse came to see me and told me my new h1bc1 result had dropped only ten points and was horrific. I'd not eaten for days, very very ill, yet had readings of 10+ and not allowed to take metformin.

I've been put back on the other brand now.

Since posting and getting online I've found others on other forums have had nasty reactions to the brand for some reason.

Oh my goodness Becca! 😱 So sorry to hear this I hope that things get back to normal and you feel much better very soon {{{HUGS}}}

 

[becca19962014]

I feel a bit better, but I hated every minute of being there. It was awful. I've now got to go back to the I the brand only one a day for a week then two.

I hope I don't need to see the diabetic nurse again, I was glad to hear my reading had gone down by 11 points but she was appalled I wasn't trying harder. I've no idea what else I can do. Also the fact I literally ate nothing for two days and had readings of 15 to 20 multiple times over two days is of concern to me - I don't understand how that's possible when I couldn't eat anything at all and was on drips - I couldn't do anything about the food they gave me yesterday and today and then was retested this afternoon.

I've no idea how I can turn this around really. The ward nurses said I was doing well with the later readings being so low (4-6) range except first thing which was 8 but they said that was ok, though the nurse was appalled.

So confused and ill now!

 

[Robin]

Stress is a major contributor to high glucose levels, Becca. And when you were in hopsital, you were not only mentally stressed, but the allergic reaction would,be putting a tremendous stress on your body. So it's not surprising your levels were very high. The fact that they came down after you were recovering, and the ward nurses were pleased says it all.
The HbA1c shows an average over three months, so if you've just had one done, it would not only be reflecting the high levels while your body was so stressed, but also for the period before you started on the Metformin,( and also for the first couple of weeks after you'd started taking it, Metformin takes time to build up in the system) so the fact that you'd dropped by 11 points despite all that shows that you have been trying, and getting results!
So, your nurse had no business being appalled, and if she thought you ought to be showing more improvement by now, she should be encouraging you, not ticking you off!

 

[becca19962014]

She was very much of the opinion I'd done this to myself. I heard all about all the excellent patients who had cured their type two diabetes through diet and effort so no reason why I cant if I just try and put in effort. I explained about my difficulties preparing food and she said I needed to buy weight watchers ready meals. But I've found them to be really, really bad for my sugar levels.

I've been horrendously stressed out for months now -a relative committed sucide in the summer and I lost my DLA putting me in financial difficulty and it's not letting up at all.

I admit I do feel like the effort I put in has been a waste of time, it's really difficult for me to control my blood sugar with diet (minimal shopping opportunities for example so no home delivery, and small kitchen facilities). I came away feeling really demoralised when I'd been feeling at least the diabetes whilst not good at least was going in the right direction, but after feel 'why did I bother'.

 

[Northerner]

Don't lose heart Becca, Rome wasn't built in a day 🙂 You ARE going in the right direction, that's more than a 10% reduction! Don't let negative people - especially know-it-all nurses - spoil your day, I'm sure she's not perfect even if she thinks she is! 🙄

Keep up the good work, you've got lots of people who, actually, really know how difficult it can be sometimes, and we're right behind you 🙂

 

[grovesy]

I feel a bit better, but I hated every minute of being there. It was awful. I've now got to go back to the I the brand only one a day for a week then two.

I hope I don't need to see the diabetic nurse again, I was glad to hear my reading had gone down by 11 points but she was appalled I wasn't trying harder. I've no idea what else I can do. Also the fact I literally ate nothing for two days and had readings of 15 to 20 multiple times over two days is of concern to me - I don't understand how that's possible when I couldn't eat anything at all and was on drips - I couldn't do anything about the food they gave me yesterday and

She was very much of the opinion I'd done this to myself. I heard all about all the excellent patients who had cured their type two diabetes through diet and effort so no reason why I cant if I just try and put in effort. I explained about my difficulties preparing food and she said I needed to buy weight watchers ready meals. But I've found them to be really, really bad for my sugar levels.

I've been horrendously stressed out for months now -a relative committed sucide in the summer and I lost my DLA putting me in financial difficulty and it's not letting up at all.

I admit I do feel like the effort I put in has been a waste of time, it's really difficult for me to control my blood sugar with diet (minimal shopping opportunities for example so no home delivery, and small kitchen facilities). I came away feeling really demoralised when I'd been feeling at least the diabetes whilst not good at least was going in the right direction, but after feel 'why did I bother'.

If only it was that easy.
I find stress makes it harder, don't beat yourself up.