Hi Lou

When I was first prescribed Metformin my GP warned me about the tummy upsets so she prescribed Diabex which is slow release.

I did o.k. on the Diabex but had a lot of nausea - I couldn't get into my GP to get a new script in time so I took DH's Met (he's diabetic) and the nausea stopped. When I told my GP she said that technically they're no different but she's had a lot of women say the same thing about diabex so maybe I was just sensitive to the ingredient that made it slow release?!

I can imagine that it can make thing 'interesting' when you're in the middle of a class and the tummy starts to gurgle On the upside, Met did the trick for me and got me O'ing - the only reason I started on Clomid was because my cycles on Met were between 29 & 35 days and the Clomid has enabled us to pinpoint O

I know exactly what you mean about the irregular cycles - when I was young and living life to the full I thought myself priviledged to only have AF every few months - I didn't realise what a hindrence it would be later on

Anyway, good luck on the Met & I hope your tummy settles soon - if not,maybe suggest the Diabex to the doc when you go back? I also hope that your stay in this thread is short and sweet!

Kylie