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I take 500mg metformin daily for 2 weeks now and feel fine.what are the chances of lactic acidosis?does it happen at any time or during the beginning?
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No, if healthy: If you're healthy, kidney function is normal, not in heart failure, not dehydrated; then the risk of lactic acidosis is very low. The association of metformin and lactic acidosis is actually somewhat controversial, it was seen in a different drug of the same class that has since been discontinued, but physicians and pharmacists still warn about it just in case.
Answered 11/28/2017
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