![]() If you experience any of the following symptoms, stop taking metformin and call your doctor immediately: extreme tiredness, weakness, or discomfort nausea vomiting stomach pain decreased appetite deep and rapid breathing or shortness of breath dizziness lightheadedness fast or slow heartbeat flushing of the skin muscle pain or feeling cold, especially in your hands or feet. Your doctor will tell you exactly when you should stop taking metformin and when you should start taking it again. You may need to stop taking metformin before the procedure and wait 48 hours to restart treatment. Also, tell your doctor if you plan to have any x-ray procedure in which dye is injected, especially if you drink or have ever drunk large amounts of alcohol or have or have had liver disease or heart failure. If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, or any major medical procedure, tell the doctor that you are taking metformin. You may have to stop taking metformin until you recover. Tell your doctor if you have recently had any of the following conditions, or if you develop them during treatment: serious infection severe diarrhea, vomiting, or fever or if you drink much less fluid than usual for any reason. Tell your doctor if you are taking acetazolamide (Diamox), dichlorphenamide (Keveyis), methazolamide, topiramate (Topamax, in Qsymia), or zonisamide (Zonegran). Taking certain other medications with metformin may increase the risk of lactic acidosis. ![]() Also, tell your doctor if you are over 65 years old and if you have ever had a heart attack stroke diabetic ketoacidosis (blood sugar that is high enough to cause severe symptoms and requires emergency medical treatment) a coma or heart or liver disease. Your doctor will probably tell you not to take metformin. Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease. Metformin may rarely cause a serious, life-threatening condition called lactic acidosis. ![]()
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