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Re: anyone taking 1500mg glucophage xr - Rebecca
From: Peyton (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 27 Jan 2003 21:56:20 -0600 (CST)
My Doc just made me start taking glucophage xr and started me off at
500mg a day and work my way up to 2000mg a day. But I take them all at
once. Maybe I need to call her to see if I am taking them right. But I
am losing weight rapidly. I am only up to 1000mg a day been on it for 2
weeks and have lost 9lbs. I don't have much of an appetite either tho.
I dunno. My sugar is already better tho. It wasn't too high when I was
tested but boderline. and i was putting on a lot of weight rather
quickly. This is a wonderful med so far. I just hope it keeps on
working.
Peyton~
At Fri, 23 Nov 2001, anne wrote:
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>Rebecca,
>
>I was surprised that my doc said I couldn't take it 3x a day because she
>previously told me that she didn't believe the time released coating
>made any difference in the medication, that it was just added because
>the patent on the medication had expired. Apparently your doc doesn't
>believe in the time release coating at all if he's prescribing 4x a day.
>
>But we are all different, so maybe that's why our meds were prescribed
>differently, or perhaps it's just the doctors -- can you tell me what
>your fasting insulin levels were?
>
>Mine wasn't that high just 12.9, I did feel better on 500mg pretty
>quickly, and even better on 1000mg, I asked for 1500 because I keep
>reading that's the level to take for PCOS.
>
>--
>Anne
>
>ps, I'm a lot less grouchy too!! It's nice to not be annoyed by
>everyone.
>
>At Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Rebecca wrote:
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>> Anne,
>>I'm taking 2000mg og glucophage xr. I take 500mg four times a day.
>>Since I've found a new doctor who specializes in PCOS and he increased
>>my medication, I have felt wonderful! I don't have the upset stomach
>>that I had with regular glucophage and it seems to keep my hunger
>>cravings and sweet tooth in control better. I've lost weight and I'm
>>not near as grouchy. LOL
>>
>>At Wed, 21 Nov 2001, anne wrote:
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>>>My doc told me I cannot take glucophage xr three times a day. She had
>>>me taking it twice a day. I wanted to increase from 1000 to 1500, she
>>>switched me to regular, it was a horrible experience, I asked her
>>>assistant if I couldn't just take 1000mg or xr at night and 500 in the
>>>am. She said fine. Why didn't my doctor think of this?
>>>
>>>This got me wondering, is anyone else taking 1500mg of xr and if so, how
>>>are you taking it?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>
>>>--
>>>Anne
>>>
>>--
>>Rebecca Jones
>>
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