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My doc increased my dosage from 1000 to 2000 this past week. I decided to do what I did in the beginning at my doc's suggestion - take 500 in the morning and then 1000 at night... just to get my body used to it. But it was still horrible!! I was sooo sick. So, after reading this thread, I started taking my doses spread throughout the day. So, right now I'm taking 500 mg three times a day (with meals). So far, it has been MUCH better. I also cut out a lot of carbs. I started eating eggs for breakfast instead of cereal. Hopefully my body will fully adjust and I'll be able to increase my dosage all the way to 2000 mg soon.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. And thanks Christy for being such a big help!

BTW, Jennasmum: The same thing happened to me. Two weeks after I started 1000 mg of met, I got my period and it didn't stop for a whole month! The only way I got it to stop was by going on Yasmin (the pill). I hope to get off of that in about 6 months or so, but I want to give the met a chance to start working the way it is supposed to, first.

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Me 28, DH 42
IR, PCOS, fatty liver, gb removed 5/14/04
Metformin 2000mg/day, B complex, extra folic acid
Stopped Yasmin as of 6/26/04
Stepmom to 2 beautiful girls!