Metformin Smell
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why does it smell like fish?

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Re: Verwon (# 2) Expand Referenced Message

If the smell of the meds makes the urine & body in some people smell very badly, it most certainly is a problem!

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I can't take the fish taste and smell in the Metformin I've been receiving; also the odor on my clothing. Is there a pharmacy that carries Metformin without the fishy smell?

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Re: Verwon (# 2) Expand Referenced Message

Please tell me the name of the manufacturer that makes metformin that doesn't have that awful smell. Its embarrassing to go urinate at someone else house as it smells the whole bathroom up bad
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Re: Mike (# 65) Expand Referenced Message

I take this one too...Walgreens seems to be the only one carries the "berry" one....I am now receiving it through a mom and pop pharmacy...the ordered it for me.

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Re: K (# 111) Expand Referenced Message

Those are the ones I've been taking for years (z, 70 by Zydus). They don't smell like urine or fish but they are very bitter. I'm looking to find one that's coated because it's hard to take bitter pills. Besides stomach upset and frequent bad diarreah, the bitter odor comes out of my pores. I'm also not too happy to find out they put horse urine in them! Eck! Lastly could metformin be whats causing a red rashy face and puffy eyelids?

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Re: Verwon (# 2) Expand Referenced Message
Heck yes it is something to worry about especially if you work in tight areas with a lot of other people or your family. I found that the smell was oozing from every poor and everything I cam in contact with picked up the smell. I was changing my sheets daily! I finally realized what the issue was and called the pharmacy. Thank goodness I did not last more than a couple of months on this version from Tagi. My pharmacy has flagged my account and will no longer dispense anything to me from Tagi. I think they need to rethink their inactive ingredients. I have nothing nice to say about this.

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I used to gag on my metformin pills they smelled so bad. But I found a brand, Zydus Pharmaceuticals, which doesn't smell and have not had a problem since. I had to have CVS special order them. Make sure it's marked with a z on one side and the number 70 on the reverse.

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I got fishy ones from Walgreens this month, made by Sun Pharma. They have 397 on them. Gross, can't take them. I will switch to a new pharmacy that carries the other ones I have been taking for 20 years, never smelled anything like it. Smelled like rotten fish. I don't want to end up smelling nasty too. Ewww.

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My mail order pharmacy started to send me Metformin that has a grape jelly smell. I could not understand why a diabetic med would smell sweet, but maybe it's to cover up an unpleasant smell.

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I recently refilled & received pills with G 10 on one side. These pills are smaller, have a fruity taste and foul smell inside the container.

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I could not agree more - this new smell cannot be indicative of anything healthy!

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I have been taking Metformin 500 mg 2x day for 1 year now. I purchased from Walmart. The latest prescription I refilled at Bobs Usave. I noticed the new pill was different in shape and had a terrible rotten bitter smell. It upset my stomach after taking it and I noticed my chest and abdomen felt a lot of pressure and tightness. I gave it a few weeks and felt worse along with my bg almost doubling from low 100's to 190. After taking the new med it took 5 hrs for my bg to reduce to 160's. Every time I stood up I'd almost blacked out. Terrible headaches, memory/cognition loss... I finally went to 2 doctors and shared with them and they suspect "a BAD BATCH" of the metformin. The PCP called the pharmacy and told me to take it back to them no questions asked. That was not the case. They still expected me to pay for it and gave me a hard time. The first medicine was marked with Z 70 white round tab. The second was marked G 10. Can you advise manufacturers name and country of both, please? Has anyone else suffered these side effects? Also, dizzy, lightheaded, tired, loss of appetite, aching, flu like feeling, weakness, headache, body aches, increased back and neck pain...

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I would stop douching, it destroys your bodies normal flora and is harmful.

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My urine was so bad I had to clean the toilet after each use. Told my Dr about it today and she had not heard any thing about it. Do not know where to fill my Metformin. Guess I will call all the pharmacy's in my town and have them to check #'s

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The last bottle I received smells bad, also my urine smells the same way. Will not be able to continue taking it if I can not find it without this smell, it is awful!!!

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Received out Metformin from Medco for years with no problem. Switched to CVS Caremark and it smells like fish. I see where someone described it as a woman with a yeast infection and they are right. this came from China and if they put lead in kids toys and our dishes what are they putting in our drugs. FDA is not protecting us. Wish I knew where we could get this stuff analyzed to see what is really in it.

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I get my metformin from Wal-Mart and they smell and taste like nicotine.

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I am able to get the non fishy smelling Metformin manufactured by Aurobindo from Express Scripts. it works wonders but others have not worked so much.

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As long as I was getting Metformin made by Teva, I had never smelled anything. Then my pharmacy switched suppliers and the Metformin manufactured by Aurobindo smelled like a rotting fish. I'm getting back to Teva now.

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i got a new brand of metformin that smells septic you know that smell you get when you walk into a clean room or that sterile smell its odd and the past few days my arm and hand on the right side are tingly feeling. its odd

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