The minimum effective dosage for Metformin to treat PCOS is 1500mg. Usually you start out at a lower dosage, and slowly increase to 1500mg (this helps to avoid the side effects). Normally you'd stay at 1500mg for 3-6 months (time to allow it to really do it's job) to see how your body responds to it. From there, they can increase it, if necessary.
__________________ Carrie (Pa) 31 y.o., married, 1 stepdaughter (10 yrs old). Diagnosed with PCOS in Aug '05. No current treatment.
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The documented min effective dose is 1500 mg (see the FAQ thread), but since IR is really considered an 'off-label' use, it really depends on your particular hormone situation. Some ladies have easy to move hormones or just need a small amount to fix their issues.
Most Dr usually start at 500 for women with lesser symptoms and if male hormones are high go up to 1500. Whatever your dose, your Doc should be doing regular bloodwork to see how your hormones respond so that you can take the minimum dose that will quell your symptoms.
Hope it makes sense!
__________________ Christy
33 yrs, 1 precious hubby, 2 miracle kids, At Goal Wt for 4 yrs, Trygly's down 445 pts, Free Androgen down from 20 to 2, 3 half 'thons ran, 2 mtns hiked, 1 crazy run in the Rockies, 4 forest trail races, profiled in 2 magazines...1 woman determined to kick PCOS butt!
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I started out on 1000 mg, and after some time, I had another fasting insulin test done. My bloodwork was still out of whack, so they increased my dosage to 2000 mg. I think it's a good idea to monitor your insulin resistance in order to adjust your dosage.
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i started out on 500mg(gp guinea pig)..the up to 1000mg, then 1500mg(buit only took 1000mg, because i didnt eat breakfast)....concieved ds, within 6 months..restarted met, when ds was 6 months old......upped dose throughot the past 2 years, because doesnt seem to have the same efeecton me as b4, so now im on 2550mg
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gina
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dh 33 scottish
been ttc for 15 years..diagnosed 16 years ago...had clomid..ovarian drilling..to no avail!!.....started met jan 2002.....shock..pregnant ..baby son born 8 weeks early via emergency c-section,4th feb 2003.due to PLACENTA ABRUPTION!..(both told we are very lucky to be here), second surprise pregnancy, beautiful girl born 4 weeks early via sucessful vbac!,
update: 3rd baby born 8th august, another girl, via 2nd sucessful vbac!
What's the typical dosage of Met? 
