Belini

I got the script today. She said every week to up the pill by 500g. Im starting tomorrow, taking half a tablet once a day with a meal. I asked her about the Met XR or slow release and she said it doesnt "work" as well as normal Met.

sassy82

My Met XR works FABULOUSLY. I don't understand why they would say that. XR just makes it so you don't have the bad side effects. I asked the pharmacist about it and he said that I should just stick to the Met XR because it is the exact same thing.

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lovemychris

I believe your doctor is a bit crazy. Met ER is wonderful and doesn't cause the s/e that a lot of people on reg Met experience. I don't see any reason not to rx that over reg Met-- but then again, I don't have the medical degree. :/

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februarystar

My doctor reccomended I give the normal Met a go first. But that was primarily because of the cost, but maybe there are other reasons for it?

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*~SugarPlums~*

ARG! My Dr said the exact thing to me. I would love to try the xr. Silly Drs!

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Belini

She said in her opinion the slow release doesnt work that well and i should give the normal one a go and see how it is. Ive started off at half a tablet once a day, ie 250g.

*~SugarPlums~*

I do ok on the regular met. I will have occaisional flare ups (tummy probs) when I eat something I shouldn't or if I get a different manufacturer, but it would be nice to not have any side effects!

I hope the regular met treats you good.

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erinid

I have to take the regular stuff because our pharmacy doesn't carry the XR. I don't want to take a script off base, because then I'd have to pay for it. LoL.

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JosieFB

My endo took me off of Met XR. My gyn had prescribed XR because I asked her to for the convenience of only taking meds once a day. The endo said there are studies that show it doesn't work as well for PCOS as regular Met.

lovemychris

I think that is so weird that some doctors said the reg Met is better than the extended release because I've read various different sites which said the complete opposite---that Met ER is actually better absorbed that reg Met. And it can't be a cost issue because Metformin is generic.

When my gyn was writing my script for Metformin (Glucophage) I specified that I wanted the ER because I had heard good things about it and she told me that was fine (and then thanked me for doing my homework).

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harrisrosie8

I am having a hard time with both. Took the avandia but everyone has heard about the side effects of that medication so we willsee

msmedical2017

whats the difference between met xr and reg met?

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Danger Kitty

RE #1 who *couldn't* get me pregnant refused to give me the extended release version (but she was an idiot in so many other ways that I can't specifically fault her for it)

RE #2 who *DID* get me pregnant was enthusiastic about the extended release version, and prescribed it for me on my very first visit with him.

My high risk OB told me to *STAY* on the extended release version.

And, as an aside, the RE who did my uterine surgery (and referred me to RE #2) and confirmed that I wasn't crazy for thinking I had PCOS, told me that (1) the non-extended release version was what was studied specifically with respect to PCOS; (2) because the extended release version wasn't separately studied that TECHNICALLY they couldn't say it had the same effects for PCOS; but (3) in all other instances, the extended release version works EXACTLY THE SAME as the regular version, but it gets metabolized a little over time, rather than all at once.

My compliance with the extended release version has been much better - it doesn't make me sick like the regular stuff, and I can take my entire dose all at once rather than take it several times during the day. I would NEVER go back to the regular version - even if I had to pay extra for it.

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