Let's take a minute to talk about your medication. 

This is metoclopramide. It can relieve the symptoms of slow stomach emptying in people with diabetes. It has other uses too, like treating heartburn that does not respond to other medicines. It may take about a week to see the full effects.

You should take this medicine exactly how your doctor tells you to. Doses are often taken at least thirty minutes before eating and at bedtime. If you have the kind of tablet that melts on your tongue, let it melt for about 1 minute and then swallow.

Most people tolerate this medicine well. Common side effects can include restlessness or a lack of energy. It can also make you drowsy. You should wait until you know how it affects you before doing activities that require you to be alert, like driving. These effects are normal if they are mild and should go away. If these or other side effects become reasons you want to stop taking this medicine, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist. 

As with any medication, rare but serious side effects could occur. With metoclopramide, this includes muscle movements that you cannot control, such as blinking, lip smacking or tongue motions. These movements could be permanent. You should read the medication guide for more information about this and other possible effects. To help keep this medicine safe for you, your doctor will follow your condition closely.

This medicine can have serious interactions with other medicines. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking ANY other medicines. Also, you should not drink alcohol.

Metoclopramide can harm unborn babies. Women should check with their doctor before becoming pregnant and before breastfeeding.

For best results with metoclopramide, talk to your doctor about your goal for this medicine and about possible side effects.