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M58, could glucophage/metmormin 500mg kill your appetite to the extent that you feel like eating nothing and your weight go down five pounds in 2 day?
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? to be discontinued: wonderful drug with some serious side effects! Nausea,vomiting =6-25 %, diarrhea = 10-50 %, flatulence=12 %, Abdominal discomfort = 6% abdominal distension,,abnormal stools,constipation,dyspepsia,heartburn & taste disorder. Liver & kidney functions have to be repeated. See your doctor.
Answered 9/4/2014
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