Metformin and Alcohol while TTC?
Hey y’all.
Been taking 500mg ER Metformin twice per day for like 5 months to regulate my cycle.
I just recently learned on this sub about the risk of lactic acidosis when metformin is mixed with alcohol?
I love to have a few drinks (typically 1-2 but sometimes more) with hubby at home or I am out with friends.
I have always just taken my dose of metformin with food (lol sometimes washed down with an alcoholic drink) and never have had an issue?
I was reading that people would skip their metformin dose on the day they were drinking… but for me I don’t plan all day or weeks ahead on when I am going to drink alcohol.
After reading up on the dangers of mixing the two, I am obviously very hesitant to drink. What is everyone else doing/what have their doctors recommended?
If I can’t get pregnant and have a family (2 years TTC), I just want to have a cold beer while floating on the lake in the sun.