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AKgirl2
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Registered: ‎05-24-2016

Re: Trouble with Metformin

‎08-10-2016 01:30 AM

@Trinity11 wrote:
@AKgirl2 wrote:
@151949 wrote:
@AKgirl2 wrote:
@Anita Hug wrote:

If you aren't on the extended release version, then ask your doctor about changing to that. And start at the lowest dose and work up to where it needs to be.  Taking it with food helps. Good luc@Anita Hug

 

@Anita Hug ~ @151949 ~ I need to ask my nurse practitioner about the extended release Metformin.  I'm sure it would be a lot gentler in the system...most likely higher in cost though:/  May I ask what your daily dosage is?

 Mine is the lowest dose - 500 mg. And the tablets are huge and hard to swallow. My doctor said that keeps many people from being able to take the ER - the size of the pill.But I gulp them down with a huge swallow of coffee every AM.

@151949 ~ I'm taking 2000mg a day...the max dose.

Most physicians start their patients out very slowly on Metformin with extended released pills. Usually 500 mg ER over the course of a few weeks. Were you started at 2000 mg initially? That might very well be the cause of your discomfort..

Hi @Trinity11 ~ I started out with taking 500mg for 3 days, then up to 1000mg for a wk., then 2000mg a day.  I don't take the extended release but would like to.  The side effects have calmed down after first couple of months, thank goodness.

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