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Originally Posted by rainbow8
No, but I've tested my blood sugar often this last month before eating, when this happens, and after. It's never been abnormally low. I've had prediabetes for years. Maybe I shouldn't be on the one pill of Metformin anymore.
Right now my nose is stuffed making me not breathe right and got only 4 hours sleep which makes me anxious. Also read warfarin side effects are tiredness. I hate meds but have to be on warfarin. Says if you're weak on warfarin, tell them. But it's more likely gabapentin I think. It's a vicious cycle with me. I'm getting worked up. T is right!!
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Hm, I wonder if the other meds could be affecting your blood sugar enough that the Metformin is causing issues? I didn't realize they gave that for prediabetes, thought was just for regular diabetes. If you're really sensitive to meds (which I am, too), it could be that you're also really sensitive to blood sugar increases and decreases.
I would also suggest seeing a functional medical doctor, which could also be called an integrative doctor or possibly a naturopath. They tend to look at the body more holistically in terms of things like vitamin/mineral/amino acid deficiencies, food intolerances (different from allergies), toxins (like mercury, etc.) that could be in your body, yeast overgrowth issues (like in your whole body), malabsorption of nutrients, etc. They will order (usually blood or urine) tests that a typical doctor wouldn't order.
Also, I know you don't want to try any psychiatric meds again, but you might do OK on a really low, "subclinical" dose. Thankfully, the p-doc I see now understands that some people need a very low dose (which minimizes side effects). Whereas my last one, if I was still having issues, just kept trying to increase the dose. Or add more medications. Which didn't work so well for me.