I suspicion we was usually receiving 2- 500mg. Metformin twice a day as well as didn’t comprehend a drug store altered a strength to 1000mg so we finished up receiving 2000mg. twice a day. What have been a symptoms of overdosing ?
The usually sign we seemed to have was a distressing stomache ache generally upon my right side, headache as well as chills followed by sweating. My sugars have not bottomed out. Actually they have been in a normal range.
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You should call you MD to discuss what happened as he/she can advise you the best. Depending on how long you were taking the higher dose, you may not have any of these symptoms.
This is from Rxlist.com. It’s a worst case scenario.
What happens if I overdose (Glucophage, Glucophage XR)?
You may have signs of low blood sugar, such as hunger, headache, confusion, irritability, drowsiness, weakness, dizziness, tremors, sweating, fast heartbeat, seizure (convulsions), fainting, or coma.
An overdose of metformin may cause a life-threatening condition called lactic acidosis. Symptoms of lactic acidosis: weakness, increasing sleepiness, slow heart rate, cold feeling, muscle pain, shortness of breath, stomach pain, feeling light-headed, and fainting.