For those on metformin...

Surfsister · February 2012

Do you consume any alcoholic beverages? It says not to on the side of my pill bottle because it can lead to lactic acidosis. Now I'm not gonna lie I do enjoy a glass of wine every once and a while, and this weekend I went out with a few friends and we had a few drinks. I had a deep burning sensation in my lower abdomen for maybe 10 minutes, then because we went dancing it went away after I started dancing. I'm wondering if this was metformin/alcohol related. Does anyone else notice any side effects from drinking while on metformin?

RRL2012 · February 2012

I love my wine with dinner, especially dinners out, but I gave up drinking when I started Metformin. I figured it would make me healthier overall and I was nervous about the toll it would take on my system when mixed with the Metformin (and other meds I'm taking for IF). It's been rough at times, but I just keep telling myself that I'm creating a very inviting place for a baby.

katib77 · February 2012

I drink on met. I've been on 2000mg for almost two years and at first I too was worried about the warning. But then I had a few drinks and was fine. And yes, sometimes I have a few more. I try to just not take that nightly dose if I'm going to be drinking (to be on the safe side). But then again I am on it for diabetes and not for a fertility related issue, so to me I just know I'm messing with my sugars anyway with drinking - and being a bad girl. But I know my sugar levels well, and my body, and I know what I can handle.

*But does anyone else get flash backs to the movie "A Few Good Men" when they heard about Lactic acidosis?**

**Edit to add, but I have no more than one drink in the 2ww on treatment cycles. But that's due to the fertility meds and TTC, not met related.

mrsyoku · February 2012

I asked my brother in law (hes a doctor) if I could drink while on metformin... he responded "as long as you don't drink a fifth of whiskey you should be fine". lol.

ungraceful13 · February 2012

I had a glass of Champagne last weekend on it and it was fine. I plan to drink a little bit on it this weekend since I am throwing DH a birthday party but probably less than I normally would.

LyssRob · February 2012

One of my bffs is a doctor and when I was on Met I asked her about it. She said it was fine. And I def drank more than "just one or two."

HOWEVER, my stomach hurt all. the. time. while on it...I have no idea if this would have subsided if I put the wine down or not.

(PS Despite the way this post sounds...I swear I'm not an alcoholic.)

katib77 · February 2012

LyssRob:

One of my bffs is a doctor and when I was on Met I asked her about it. She said it was fine. And I def drank more than "just one or two."

HOWEVER, my stomach hurt all. the. time. while on it...I have no idea if this would have subsided if I put the wine down or not.

(PS Despite the way this post sounds...I swear I'm not an alcoholic.)

Have no fear, I don't think you're an alcoholic. Like I said, I might only have one or two during the 2ww. But there have been a few non-treatment cycles in the last two years where I was at a party and admit to getting flat out drunk. In the IF roller coaster, doing this one or two times a year is good for the soul and does not a alcoholic make.

JenniatONU · February 2012

My DH is a pharmacist.

He's says it's a not a problem. One or two drinks won't harm anything. But, if you plan on drinking like a college student, he would advise skipping the dose that night.

brideonjuly8 · February 2012

I didn't, but not because I was told not to. It just made me so sick the first time I tried I didn't want to go through that again. LOL My docs office said it's fine to drink on it, but it may just make you feel shiity. I think the warning is more for diabetics than us.

LyssRob · February 2012

katib77:
LyssRob:

One of my bffs is a doctor and when I was on Met I asked her about it. She said it was fine. And I def drank more than "just one or two."

HOWEVER, my stomach hurt all. the. time. while on it...I have no idea if this would have subsided if I put the wine down or not.

(PS Despite the way this post sounds...I swear I'm not an alcoholic.)

Have no fear, I don't think you're an alcoholic. Like I said, I might only have one or two during the 2ww. But there have been a few non-treatment cycles in the last two years where I was at a party and admit to getting flat out drunk. In the IF roller coaster, doing this one or two times a year is good for the soul and does not a alcoholic make.

Ha! Thanks! I've never had a 2ww so in the meantime the only silver-lining to NOT being pregnant is not having to change my food/drink intake. Bring onnnn the goat cheese and raspberry-tinis.

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