Re: Hou would you know if your on too much Glucophage?
From: anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 3 Dec 2001 03:11:24 -0600 (CST)
Thanks Sonnet,
It took a few weeks to feel great at 1000mg I've been waiting for the
bounce at the 1500 level and so far it hasn't come. But I think I will
email my doc that I want to go back to 1000mg.
--
Anne
At Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>
>The prescribing information on Glucophage (regular or XR) says to take
>as much as you need to see relief from symptoms, and no more. I don't
>know if that helps much, but it's a start!
>
>At Sun, 2 Dec 2001, anne wrote:
>>
>>Hou would you know if your on too much Glucophage xr?
>>
>>I have been on 1500mg for 2 or 3 weeks now and don't feel as good as I
>>did on 1000mg. I feel less energetic, sometime even lethargic, and less
>>alert and have been feeling down and moody. It could be that my thryoid
>>is continuing to decline or it could be the glucophage. I'm not sure.
>>
>>Would a fasting insulin test be the best indicator? My doctor didn't
>>order it for my next round of blood tests.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>--
>>Anne
>>
>--
>Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>
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