I've previously blogged about my metformin intake, and this time I will talk about its side effects. What I've experienced are nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and gas but there are a lot more side effects of metformin.
Side effects are:
- Vitamin B12 malabsorption (in the long run lack of Vit B12 can contribute to megaloblastic anemia)
- hair loss (which is also one of the symptoms of PCOS)
- lactic acidosis - the most serious side effect but this is also rare
- loss of appetite (hmmm...I wish I had this one so that I can lose more weight as I'm defintely overweight)
- GI disturbance(vomiting, nausea and diarrhea falls in this category)
- malaise, fatigue and achiness
