metformin rollercoaster

so i have been on metformin since january and i have a love/hate relationship with this drug, mostly hate. he started me on 500mg and i slowly worked up to 1000mg 2x a day. i was warned that i needed to start and increase doses on my days off because it would make me sick. sick is the understatement of the year! i didnt feel human. i was exhausted and spacey, not to mention the severe digestive issues. i wasnt hungry b/c when i ate i was horribly sick, but then when i didnt eat i was still really sick b/c i have to take the met with food. i felt like a zombie, i missed work, i didnt socialize at all, i went to bed at 6pm and slept til my alarm went off the next day. i finally called my doctor after i broke down and cried in my closet for an hour b/c i didnt want to go out to dinner with my parents. he said that i should be feeling better at this point and told me to lower my dose to 500mg 2x a day for a couple weeks and if i still feel fine, than add another 500mg at night so hopefully i am only sick at night. so far i have been on the 500 2x a day for a week and all i have to say is WOW! i feel so much better, i still get sick with certain foods and am tired most of the time, but i at least feel human again!

now there are good things about this drug, or i wouldnt be on it at all. right now i am on a high dose b/c we are trying to get pregnant but i will probably stay on a small dose of it later. it helps with glucose levels and food cravings, as a preventative step against diabetes. also, last month i had NO pms symtoms of cramps!!! thats a HUGE plus for me. i am normally in bed crying for a day they are so bad. it also generally keeps hormones in check that are messed up by PCOS.