Re: Why do Dr's put people are certain strengths of Metformin or Glucophage??
From: Anna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:23:16 -0500 (CDT)
Sonnet,
You say that 500mg is enough for some people. How would I know its
enough?
Do I keep testing using my blood glucose monitor?
Thanks,
Anna.
At Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Sonnet wrote:
>
>The 'technical' answer, according to the prescribing info for Glucophage
>at least, is that you're supposed to start really low, wait until your
>body adjusts, and then slowly increase it in tiny increments until you
>see a reduction in symptoms. For some women that's as little as 1000mg
>(or even less!) and for some it's quite a bit higher.
>
>My honest answer? I honestly think that it's pretty random - depends on
>your doctor more than anything else. Which is a shame, and pretty
>horrible if you think about it, but some doctors seem to think that
>500mg is good enough for anybody and others really push higher doses
>even if a low one is working for you.
>
>At Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Melissa wrote:
>>
>>Why do Dr's put people are certain strengths of Metformin or
>>Glucophage?? I understand why they gradually increase the dosages, cause
>>already at a low dose you have what I call (TBS) "toilet bowl syndrome"
>>Then they increase as your body gets used to the meds. But why are some
>>on 1000mg, 2000mg or 2500mg a day??
>
>--
>email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>
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