NickOfTime

I was on 2000 mg of glucophage a day which was supposed to be spilt out as 500 mg at breakfast, 500 mg at lunch then 1000 mg with dinner. I was having way too many episodes of the shakes during the day along with digestive symptoms so I have now cut out the doses during the day. I am feeling much better. Is anyone else taking their medication this way?

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Meds: Glucophage 1000 mg 2 x a day. Byetta 5 mcg 2 x a day. Taking a break from Byetta as of 10/9/09 until at least Jan 01 2010

Chromium 500 mg 2 x a day, Inositol 650 mg 2 x a day, Vitamin D 1000 IU once a day.

snowbunny

I was taking mine at night before I went to sleep just because that's when I take all my other meds.

I had to quit though, because I would get extremely nauseated the next morning. I find that taking it with my largest meal of the day--lunch--is working extremely well.

JESS4HOUSTON

I take Metformin ER the extented release kind. I take 1500mg of it. I take all three pills at night right before bed with a snack. For the first few days in the morning I would feel a little sick but it didnt last long and went away a few days later. HTH. Good luck! And ohh yeah BTW gluc made me sick! For some strange reason I had to switch back to Metformin from Gluc... I know I'm weird..

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Sweetie

Hi!

I take 2000 mg as well of glucophage and take 1000 mg in the morning and 1000 mg at night with dinner. I was taking them all at once at night and was told not to by my doctor as it is too harsh on the body.

Keep in mind that I am on the regular form of glucophage and not the extended release one.

All the best!

Dallinsmom

I was just going to ask this same question.

I am taking 1000 mg of met XR, but I"m supposed to be taking 1500 mg. I have tried several times to up the dosage but I can't handle the side effects. I am not even doing that well on my current dosage, and the nausea, food aversions, headaches, and fatigue are really getting to me, so taking it at night sounds very tempting. But then I wonder if I really need to have more food in my body to absorb the medication, and I'd be missing that by taking it at night? I'm one who has to eat regularly throughout the day as it is to tolerate met as well as I am. I'm also a little nervous about having the drug be doing things to me while I'm sleeping and unable to be aware.

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fancysnooter

I just recently switched to Met ER and I take all 1500mg at night after dinner. It's been working much better for me. Don't get the icky (TMI!!!) diarrhea.

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2000mg of Met
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