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Re: Metformin 1000 mg???

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 13:48:33 -0600 (CST)


At Wed, 4 Dec 2002, jodi wrote: >
>This is the dose I started at, and it was fine for me. However, some
>women find even 500mg/day to be too much at the beginning and have to
>start at 250mg/day. So... only way to see if it's a good starting dose
>for you is to try it and see. Generally, you will start at a lower dose
>than is theraputic and work on up from there. Some women do seem to do
>well on 1000mg/day for therapy, although the reccomended range for
>therapy is 1500mg-2250mg. Does your doctor plan to raise your dosage in
>time?
>
>At Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Wendy wrote:
>>
>>Doctor has prescribed a 500 mg tablet twice daily. Is this a good start
>>dosage as my Doctor states she is new to using this medication for
>>PCOS???

Thanks for the advice..I gather time will tell....and yes my doctor has planned to raise the dose very slowly...




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