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Re: anyone taking 1500mg glucophage xr - Rebecca
From: Lakefever2 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 28 Jan 2003 05:59:56 -0800 (PST)
Peyton, you are taking it correctly. I'm also at the
1000 mg. a day at my dinner meal.
--- Peyton <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> 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:
> >
> >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:
> >>
> >> 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:
> >>>
> >>>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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