PCOS Messages for January, 2003: Re: anyone taking 1500mg glucophage xr

Re: anyone taking 1500mg glucophage xr - Rebecca

From: Heidi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:40:45 -0600 (CST)

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I am taking Glucophage XR. I take 1000mg in the morning and 1000mg in the evening. My doctor had initially started me on all 2000mg in the evening, but I was having a terrible time with hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in the hours following the dose (I also should add that I have type 1 diabetes and wear an insulin pump). Taking it this way has worked great for me. I just had a baby, but prior to my pregnancy, I was able to lose 15 lbs. without even trying AND I felt great. I am hoping the Glucophage will help me to take off some of my post-pregnancy pounds! As others have noted, I am a bit unsure on how "extended release" the XR is, but I do know it has helped my PCOS symptoms much more than the regular Glucophage did! Good luck to everyone. Heidi At Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Angela wrote: >
>What is glucophage xr?? i am on 1000mg a day at dinner. and my doctor
>said is was time release, but I don't understand that.
>
>--
>Angela
>
>At Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Lakefever2 wrote:
>>
>>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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