Tingling/burning sensation after stopping Metformin?

So about a year ago I was prescribed Metformin because my doctor diagnosed me as pre-diabetic (she also said it would help with my PCOS as well). If I had known she was going to do a spot check on me that morning, I wouldn't have eaten cold pizza for breakfast. Anywho, since then I have been taking 500mg Metformin every night. I had lost 30 pounds with diet and exercise and she said I could stop taking it. 

Well, I didn't stop and continued taking it. A couple months ago, I decided I would stop taking Metformin and see how everything would be. I soon developed a belly button yeast infection (gross!), I just felt...like crap. But my bloodsugar was normal the entire time. Maybe the belly button thing was a coincidence, who knows. When I stopped the Metformin, I would wake up to a numb hand every morning. Sometimes I'd wake up in the middle of the night to just a tingling/burning sensation. It was honestly terrifying to me. 

So I started taking Metformin again and the tingling/burning sensations dissapeared.

I know Metformin can cause nerve damage. But what I've read was people having these issues when they're ON Metformin, not when they're off of it. I know I should discuss with a doctor but I recently moved and I haven't gotten insurance yet with my new job so...yeah.

I'm also a terrible patient for not following doctors orders. 

 

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