Re: Glucophage question 2
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 04:52:42 -0600 (CST)
Yes, it is perfectly safe. My doctor suggested I cut my pills in half
when I found that 500 at once is just too much for me, and 250 (3 times
a day) is a perfect dose for my body.
I am really surprised that the company that makes glucophage has not
caught on to this yet, and would start to make 250's. My sister who is
a nurse said it's very popular and common for people to cut their
glucophage pills in half.
Just be sure you do not cut the time release pills (glucophage XR), as
those are different.
At Sun, 15 Dec 2002, Trulan wrote:
>
>I thought that glucophage only comes in 500, 850 and 1000mg pills. Do
>patients just cut it up in half and take half a pill a day? Is that safe
>to do?
>
>--
>Trulan
>
>ps: thanks for all the info, ladies.
>
>At Sun, 15 Dec 2002, Sonnet wrote:
>>
>>The prescribing instructions from Bristol Meyers Squibb state that you
>>should start with a very low dose, and gradually increase it in little
>>increments, until you see a reduction in symptoms or reach the highest
>>recommended dose.
>>
>>Starting at a dose like 1500mg without working up to it is likely to be
>>hard on your tummy! Start really small, like 250mg/day, and very
>>gradually increase the dose as your body adjusts to it. That being
>>said, 1500mg / day seems to be the base level that is used to treat most
>>cases of PCOS, and is the dose most often used in studies about
>>Glucophage and PCOS.
>>
>>At Sat, 14 Dec 2002, Trulan wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi, it's Trulan again, does anyone on this board knows how a doctor
>>>determines what glucophage dosage to prescribe for the patient? ie: an
>>>overweight verses a non-overweight pcos patient or a mildly ir patient
>>>verses a patient with severe ir?
>>>
>>>thanks,
>>>
>>>--
>>>Trulan
>>>
>>--
>>email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>>
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