I've now been on Metformin (3x500mg now 2x500mg p.d.) for 18 months. Hba1c gone down to 45 from 100 and have lost 15kg (as per Prof Roy Taylor advice..now 70kg at 5'11").
Sticking to a low carb diet but have found my libido has plummeted to almost zero and have genital numbness and an inability to orgasm (peripheral neuropathy diagnosed..partly diabetes but also degeneration of spine). Every medical paper I read warns that Metformin destroys testosterone, as does the Amitriptyline I'm on for the neuropathy! Statins also lower testosterone dramatically and the three combined....!!!!
Older T2 drugs don't appear to have this effect but are now rarely used because they are more likely to cause hypo's and I've been told to stick to Metformin.
Has any other reader suffered from Metformin sexual side effects, and have they changed medication to combat the problem?
I'm 66 y.o. male and don't want to kiss goodbye to being a "active" person so soon. I fear that my doctor will simply put it down to my age and do nothing. My diabetic nurse simply says I'm "doing very well" and should be grateful I haven't got any other problems.
Sticking to a low carb diet but have found my libido has plummeted to almost zero and have genital numbness and an inability to orgasm (peripheral neuropathy diagnosed..partly diabetes but also degeneration of spine). Every medical paper I read warns that Metformin destroys testosterone, as does the Amitriptyline I'm on for the neuropathy! Statins also lower testosterone dramatically and the three combined....!!!!
Older T2 drugs don't appear to have this effect but are now rarely used because they are more likely to cause hypo's and I've been told to stick to Metformin.
Has any other reader suffered from Metformin sexual side effects, and have they changed medication to combat the problem?
I'm 66 y.o. male and don't want to kiss goodbye to being a "active" person so soon. I fear that my doctor will simply put it down to my age and do nothing. My diabetic nurse simply says I'm "doing very well" and should be grateful I haven't got any other problems.
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