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My wife was recently on metformin for a while. According to her, even if metformin does prevent aging in humans (which is not at all certain), it would not be w
by gliese1337 11y ago
My wife was recently on metformin for a while. According to her, even if metformin does prevent aging in humans (which is not at all certain), it would not be worth the side effects.
- DennisP 11y agoSome people tolerate it pretty well, others don't. The gastrointestinal effects usually lessen after a while.
- stahlkopf 11y agoWhat side effects specifically?
- gliese1337 11y agoThere is a fairly wide range of possible side effects, none of which are terribly pleasant, though I don't know how relatively common each of them is. In my wife's case, it was nausea and hypoglycemia.
- DrScump 11y agoGastrointestinal upset can be mitigated by always combining with food and spreading out among smaller doses. If she was prescribed 1g tablets, for example, have her ask for a new script for twice as many 500mg tablets. (Those 1g are a pain to split.)