sunshine_sjf

Hello ladies!

Alright, I know there are a couple of other threads about this topic, so this post might be a little redundant... but I just thought I'd send my particular situation out there and see what you think about what time would be best for me to take my met.

I started out on 500 mg for about 4 months (a HUGE waste of time! I should have asked to be upped a bit earlier). Then I went back to the Dr. and she gave me 2 prescriptions: 1 for 1000 mg a day and one for 1500. She told me that if i didn't get my period in a few months on 1000mg to go ahead and fill the prescription for 1500 and try that. Well, after a couple of weeks with no period, I decided to go to the 1500.

The problem is, my dr. never changed the directions for taking the medicine since I was on 500mg, which was obviously 1 pill once a day. Now, I'm taking three 1500mg pills all at bedtime, because that was when she told me to take the met before. I'm on the regular met, not extended release. Would I benefit more from taking the met at three separate times throughout the day? Or does there need to be that high dose in your system all at once to be effective? Any input would be greatly appreciated!

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ajhyer

I take mine all at once. I wasn't given a time to take it and so I take mine in the morning with breakfast. I told my doctor I was doing it that way so that it forces me to eat breakfast since I didn't before and all he said was that's a good way to remember.

ajhyer

Oh I almost forgot I too take 1500 mg a day.

mags77

i am on 1500 mg this week, and i take two 500 mg pills in the morning, or with lunch, and one 500 mg pill after dinner. by next week, i will be on 2000mg and will take two in the morning and two with dinner. no af yet!