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PennyCat
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metformin question
Anyone else take 1500mg all at once? Seems like most people build it up gradually over like 2-3 weeks...
I just started 1500mg at once, so I'm curious. 
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Posted 4/19/10 11:17 PM  |
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Shorty
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Re: metformin question
i took 750 @ night for 3 days... i had no issues, so i went right to 1500.
i was on the XR - i remember my gyn saying that she noticed a difference with side effects (less with the XR than the regular option).
I have PCOS, don't ovulate or get AF regularly. (I tend to go almost 3 mos between them. If i hit 3 mos mark, I got to the Dr for Provera.)
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| Posted 4/19/10 11:57 PM |
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PennyCat
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Re: metformin question
Posted by Shorty
i took 750 @ night for 3 days... i had no issues, so i went right to 1500.
i was on the XR - i remember my gyn saying that she noticed a difference with side effects (less with the XR than the regular option).
I have PCOS, don't ovulate or get AF regularly. (I tend to go almost 3 mos between them. If i hit 3 mos mark, I got to the Dr for Provera.)
Thanks  I have PCOS too and don't ovulate or get AF regularly either... currently on a crazy concoction of meds  I'm on the xr one too.. so hopefully no side effects. So far tonight all I had was a headache but I'm not sure if that was related to the metformin at all......
ETA: Did you take it throughout your pregnancy?
Message edited 4/20/2010 12:22:12 AM.
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| Posted 4/20/10 12:21 AM |
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lilbean
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Re: metformin question
I was sopposed to build up but when the first pill didint bother me at all I tried the next and I was fine so I just took it...
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| Posted 4/20/10 1:11 AM |
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WNA01
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Re: metformin question
Posted by PennyCat
ETA: Did you take it throughout your pregnancy?
the RE put me on 2000mg for ds. i started with 1000mg and within a week i was up to 2000mg.
the perinatologist decreased my dose from 2000mg to 1000mg until i was 12 weeks pregnant.
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| Posted 4/20/10 8:51 AM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: metformin question
I initially started 1500 all at once, but had a very difficult time with it. My Dr. had me stop doing that and then slowly build myself up to taking the 1500mgs.
I was not on it throughout my pregnancy though. My RE had me stop taking it as soon as I got my BFP.
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| Posted 4/20/10 9:40 AM |
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JKinCT
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Re: metformin question
Posted by Shorty
i took 750 @ night for 3 days... i had no issues, so i went right to 1500.
This was what I did too. I also have PCOS wasn't ovulating on my own.
I stopped taking it at about 5 weeks PG.
Good luck!
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Shorty
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Re: metformin question
Posted by PennyCat
ETA: Did you take it throughout your pregnancy?
nope, the ob/gyn took me off at 12wks.
i didn't have GD either - my glucose tolerance test # was 99.
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| Posted 4/21/10 5:11 PM |
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PennyCat
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Jib
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Re: metformin question
Thank you everyone!! So far I took 1500mg for two nights in a row and have been ok.... though I notice after I take it I get VERY tired. I think that just might be because I take it at night though.. so I can't exactly blame the metformin .. I think the fatigue is more likely a symptom of my job!
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| Posted 4/21/10 6:10 PM |
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prunepie
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Re: metformin question
i currently take 1000 mgs....at one point was up to 2000 mgs.
when i first started yearssssssssssssssssssss ago we worked upwards slowly............but it was the xr versions which is much gentler on the tummy than the reg. also try to take it with meals if you can. gl
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| Posted 4/21/10 8:25 PM |
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