PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for April, 2002: Re: XR vs. regular Glucophage

Re: XR vs. regular Glucophage

From: Sally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 24 Apr 2002 18:57:44 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi,

not everyone has severe side effects from metformin. I had none - and many people have minimal effects which fade away after a short time - and they are not greatly inconvenienced! Others have severe effects, but these also settle down quickly - such effects can be minimised by starting slowly. Just you mainly hear from people who had bad side effects on this board. If you already have the prescription for the regular, I reckon you should try that - starting at a minimum dose and working up slowly. If you find you really cant tolerate the regular, then you could ask your Dr. for the XR type.

The XR type cannot be cut in half. It has to be taken whole.

Hope this helps

--
Sally

At Wed, 24 Apr 2002, teresa wrote:
>
>At Sat, 20 Apr 2002, cutedame wrote:
>>i have taken both and the xr is time released so you dont get all med dumped into your system at once and it really cuts down on the side effects. no you cant cut it in half as far as i know... hope this helps
>teresa smith
>ttc # 1 pcos: glucophage xr, folic acid, baby aspirin and prayer!
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I have just been prescribed Glucophage and am wondering if I should try
>>to talk with my doc about starting with XR instead of the regular.  My
>>only issue is that with XR does it start at 500mg? YOu cannot cut those
>>pills in half correct?
>>I want to start at 250 mg to try and avoid stomach upset...
>>
>>Any input would be appreciated!
>>
>>Thanks!

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