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09-11-2009, 08:38 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northeast USA
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| | | Some people have always used Teva.. Walgreen's says they've been using Teva for years. Some people think that all metformin stinks cuz they have only used Teva.
Right,, the apotex does not stink and I'm not having the problem with so much flatulence either.
I did look at the Teva ones and they have numbers on both sides - one side says 48 and the other side says 93. Those are the ones that gave me the BIG problem and I'm throwing them out.
The Izax ones were from Rite Aid and those don't stink either. I'm asking the Rite Aid pharmacist to try to get me those,, and I'm telling them that if they continue with the stinky Teva that I'm just not going to buy them.
I hope the orignal poster is still tracking this so he can change and be with his wife again!
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09-14-2009, 06:07 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northeast USA
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| | I found a site that is a 'pill identifier' that shows pics of each pill and tells who manufactured it, etc. I'll post the link here. There are a lot of kinds of metformin and many manufacturers. Teva puts out a few variations and dosages and the one I had is like on about the 5th page and apotex on about the 7th page! Metformin - Pill Identification Wizard | Drugs.com |
09-14-2009, 07:55 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northeast USA
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Originally Posted by Rainboww  I found a site that is a 'pill identifier' that shows pics of each pill and tells who manufactured it, etc. I'll post the link here. There are a lot of kinds of metformin and many manufacturers. Teva puts out a few variations and dosages and the one I had is like on about the 5th page and apotex on about the 7th page! | Yeah mine's this one on page 9 - and I got it from my local Walmart - they must not use Teva: 
But these pictures don't seem to be a comparitive scale in size. I SO have trouble swallowing this pill - it's like a frickin' HORSE pill.. and many of the other pictures seem like a smaller pill for my same dose.. But I don't have ANY of the stinking problems with mine so I'm reticent about changing. And then that's if your pharmacy would even be able to GET the other brand.. and for the Walmart $9 price for 60 too !! |
09-14-2009, 08:02 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northeast USA
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| | | I was so surprised at the price!! I paid $6 for 100. I never paid for them before as insurance covered it, but had to pay this time cuz it was too soon for a refill. I expected it to be higher.
haha I'll bet the pharmaceutical companies are not expecting us to know the difference and shop around! But here we are now educated and informed and able to cope with the situation by shopping for the best product. |
09-14-2009, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainboww I was so surprised at the price!! I paid $6 for 100. I never paid for them before as insurance covered it, but had to pay this time cuz it was too soon for a refill. I expected it to be higher.
haha I'll bet the pharmaceutical companies are not expecting us to know the difference and shop around! But here we are now educated and informed and able to cope with the situation by shopping for the best product. | And empowered/self-educated consumer is a VERY good thing, Rainboww. You'll be more in control of your condition and have a greater chance for success. Like I know it's time for me to 'forcefully' ask my doc to let me go on some insulin until these numbers come down more. |
09-14-2009, 04:38 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Originally Posted by NewdestinyX But these pictures don't seem to be a comparitive scale in size. I SO have trouble swallowing this pill - it's like a frickin' HORSE pill.. | I couldn't agree with you more, these were my exact words to my DH!
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09-14-2009, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by AngelKitty I couldn't agree with you more, these were my exact words to my DH! | Sorry, Kitty.. What's a DH? |
09-14-2009, 06:18 PM
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| | | the pics of pills do not say that they are 'actual size',, and the size of them in the pic depends on what size monitor you have. The point of the pics is to identify the trademarks and not to give you the actual size. But, okay,, I don't take the same kind you do. Mine are not horse pills. Exactly how big is your pill? out of curiosity. I cut mine in half and take both halves,, which I can do because they are not the kind that last a long time. Are yours the long release kind? But that is another topic anyway. I guess the problem is solved here,, so I'm done with this thread.
I hope the original poster gets another brand. And I have found the answer and solution to my problem. Thank you all! |
09-14-2009, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by NewdestinyX Sorry, Kitty.. What's a DH? | "Dear Husband" usually, some days the "dear" part gets substituted with other "d" words!   
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09-17-2009, 10:21 AM
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| | | I'm noticing a kind of burnt sulpher breath odour... I think. It reminds me of how my urine might smell when I used to smoke (so could have been related to dehydration). Does this sound like the breath anyone gets?
I haven't been drinking a special amount of water with my metformin (XR). Should I be trying to down more water?
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09-17-2009, 12:44 PM
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| | There are a LOT of responses to this thread, so I apologize if somebody already beat me to this one... the poster says Metformin makes his feces stink. Did it not stink before Metformin?  |
09-17-2009, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by BuffaloBenny There are a LOT of responses to this thread, so I apologize if somebody already beat me to this one... the poster says Metformin makes his feces stink. Did it not stink before Metformin? | Oh god - I'm gonna die laughing now!
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10-31-2009, 03:41 PM
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| | | My pharmacy recently changed my Metformin to a different manufacturer (TEVA) and this now makes me stink too! I was taking the APOTEX brand and I was OK. This APOTEX brand is now impossible for me to find. It seems that all the pharmacies around me have changed to the TEVA brand. I have tried other brands and they make me even sicker and stink even worse. Please help me find the (APOTEX) brand. It was a oblong-shaped tablet imprinted with "APO500" on one side and "MET" on the other side. Believe me there is a HUGE difference between the different manufacturers. I hope this helps. |
10-31-2009, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by bwei3her My pharmacy recently changed my Metformin to a different manufacturer (TEVA) and this now makes me stink too! I was taking the APOTEX brand and I was OK. This APOTEX brand is now impossible for me to find. It seems that all the pharmacies around me have changed to the TEVA brand. I have tried other brands and they make me even sicker and stink even worse. Please help me find the (APOTEX) brand. It was a oblong-shaped tablet imprinted with "APO500" on one side and "MET" on the other side. Believe me there is a HUGE difference between the different manufacturers. I hope this helps. | Welcome to the forum, Bwei3her! The Apotex brand seems used by all the Walmart's in my area. Try them. It's also super cheap. $9 for 60 of them. The XR version that is. Are you taking the extended release version? |
11-03-2009, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by bwei3her My pharmacy recently changed my Metformin to a different manufacturer (TEVA) and this now makes me stink too! I was taking the APOTEX brand and I was OK. This APOTEX brand is now impossible for me to find. It seems that all the pharmacies around me have changed to the TEVA brand. I have tried other brands and they make me even sicker and stink even worse. Please help me find the (APOTEX) brand. It was a oblong-shaped tablet imprinted with "APO500" on one side and "MET" on the other side. Believe me there is a HUGE difference between the different manufacturers. I hope this helps. | Hello and welcome to this Forum,  Which part of the world are you from?
I have had these TEVA made Metformin and they don't give me a problem. I actually prefer them as they are oblong-shaped which are easier to swallow and in long packets on pairs which is easy to see if you have missed one. I also now on Teva made Simvastatin and I like them as well, they actually have days of the week printed on them so you can see if you have missed one as well. 
For the last few months I have been given 'Activas' Metformin (round tablets) and these I'm sure give me wind and an upset stomach in the evening. I think when I get my perscription tomorrow I will ask the Pharmacy for the longer packets (TEVA or APS made). I don't pay for perscriptions as I have a NHS exempton card.  |
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