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Can Metformin Cause Heart Problems

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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

of a heart attack . I hope u can calm my fears here lol 500 mg metformin in morning and at night ...my dr just started me on metformin . I have had off and on loose bowel movements, some ringing in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

I m Male 33. I take androcur 150mg per day. Is that causing exercise intolerance? All my heart n blood tests are normal including echo and ecg, thyroid , liver , etc. I m type 2 diabetic on metformin . ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Suma Parinam MD

Had open heart surgery in 2007 & have been on Atenolol Simvastatins, aspirin. I also have type 2 diabetes & take spironolactone , metformin , glimepiride & hctz. My regular physician wants to change my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suma Parinam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

SOB MINIMAL EXERTION, SWEATING SAME TIME MEDS: LISINOPRIL 40 MG QD, ZOCOR 40 MG HS, METFORMIN 1000MG BID eat small meals snacks with diabetes pauses heartbeat with exertion, feels like heart want to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.    Muhammad Ahmad MD

hi dr - XXXXXXX discomfort immediately after eating with pulsing and churning stomach, heart irr ... type 2 a year ago, tabs for this intolerant to metformin and SR metformin. many thanks XXXXXXX blair... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ahmad ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I have just started taking metformin 500mg BiD for blood sugar control. I am also a heart patient with 5 stents but never a heart attack. I have had some angina since beginning the metformin.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh MD

metformin or is my heart starting to fail (heart failure) ? .... I am 68 years of age. I also have suffered at least 2 heart attacks, one in 1990 and the other in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sukhvinder Singh ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Anil Grover MD

My heart skips a beat then slows way down. I have been taking metphormin 500/bid and never had a problem until my pharmacy changed drug companies. I now can t take it because it slows my heart down to 36 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anil Grover ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan MD

Good Evening, I have been on Metformin for 6 months, I am under great Dr care and I see my family ... hyperventalating and My doctor has never heard a hear murmer in me and now 6 months after starting... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

i have been on 1000mg of metformin twice a day my doctor wants me to stop taking it right now cold turkey i think i am having very bad side effects from the withdrawal. extreme anxiety dizziness heart ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)