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Re: treatment with metformin

From: Monica (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 9 Sep 2000 21:53:49 -0500 (CDT)

Hi Natalie, Yes, I experienced these things, too. I found I had to increase the dosage VERY slowly. My doc first prescribed 500 mg 1 time a day for three days then said to increase to 2 times a day. This was way too fast for me. I was extremely nauseated so I stayed at the 500 mg for almost two weeks then increased to 2 times a day for another 2 weeks, and now I take 850mg in the a.m. and 500mg at night (Soon that will also go up to 850mg). You may want to talk with your doctor about going slowly. By going slowly, some of the side effects are still there but not as strong and they do go away. For me, it took about a week after I upped my dosages. Good luck. Keep us posted how you're doing. :)Monica

At Sat, 9 Sep 2000, natalie wrote: >
>I have recently been prescribed Metformin 500mg twice daily increasing
>after a week to 850mg twice daily. I am finding the side effects really
>unpleasant, i.e. diarrhoea, nausea, loss of appetite etc. Has anyone
>out there experienced the same side effects, have they resolved and
>after how long. I am unable to be treated with the Contraceptive Pill
>because of my migraines.

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