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What Causes Headaches And Chest Pain With Metformin Intake Daily?
I have had headache , chest pain very warm feeling in my head like my bp was elevated when in fact it was only 116/64 with a pulse of 51. I am a 40 year old female in fairly good healt normal meds are metformin 1000mg 2x daily due to pics no other meds. What are your thoughts
Fri, 27 Nov 2015
Hello , I went through all the details you have provided.
Metformin in is one of the most commonly used medication notorious for causing stomach upset which may range from dyspepsia to gastric erosion .
I presume that the reason of chest pain and even headache is this gastric erosion .
Take metformin with meals , never at empty stomach and make tab neksium 40 mg once a day before breakfast for 2 weeks . Most probably it would resolve . If not maybe a review with your doctor to consider decreasing the dose as last resort.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
Metformin in is one of the most commonly used medication notorious for causing stomach upset which may range from dyspepsia to gastric erosion .
I presume that the reason of chest pain and even headache is this gastric erosion .
Take metformin with meals , never at empty stomach and make tab neksium 40 mg once a day before breakfast for 2 weeks . Most probably it would resolve . If not maybe a review with your doctor to consider decreasing the dose as last resort.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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