Metformin - When to take it? Tummy issues?

natesmomma99 · 09-17-2009, 07:23 AM

The only instructions my pharamcist provided with my RX is to take it twice daily.

Do I take it morning and night? Or before meals?

I took my first dose last night before dinner (steak, asparagus) and spent the entire night in the bathroom. I've thrown up so many times that my abs and my back hurt!

Do the tummy issues ever go away?

hpjrt · 09-17-2009, 10:25 AM

I take mine morning and evening ... with breakfast and dinner.

My doctor started me on 250 mg per dose ... which didn't do much for lowering my blood sugar, but she said it was to get my system used to the drug. After a couple of months, she upped the dosage to 500 mg per dose ... so 1000 mg per day.

I was fortunate and didn't have any GI problems with it.

Sorry you're having such a rough time!

Mary

BillB · 09-17-2009, 10:32 AM

Get your doc to change your prescription to the extended release version, if that is not what you already have. I just did this this week.

--bill

natesmomma99 · 09-17-2009, 11:22 AM

I'll def. look into the extended release version, thank you.

CookinsForMe · 09-17-2009, 01:59 PM

I take it three times a day with my mood. Metformin is really the only reason I eat breakfast but it's working! If I take it without food I have the GI issues.

Marvin · 09-17-2009, 02:38 PM

Another thought: I found that when I had issues with that, those could usually minimized if I ate one of the one minute flax muffins (found on the recipes forum) really helped. Now I'm usually okay without.

natesmomma99 · 09-18-2009, 06:42 AM

I took it before breakfast this morning and no issues yet. I think it might have been the steak I ate the other night. For some reason while I'm on Byetta I have a hard time tolerating red meat.

09-17-2009, 07:23 AM	#1
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09-17-2009, 10:25 AM	#2
hpjrt Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: S.W. Ontario, Canada Posts: 326 Gallery: hpjrt	I take mine morning and evening ... with breakfast and dinner. My doctor started me on 250 mg per dose ... which didn't do much for lowering my blood sugar, but she said it was to get my system used to the drug. After a couple of months, she upped the dosage to 500 mg per dose ... so 1000 mg per day. I was fortunate and didn't have any GI problems with it. Sorry you're having such a rough time! Mary

09-17-2009, 10:32 AM	#3
BillB Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NC Posts: 672 Gallery: BillB Stats: 450+/293/200................ A1C: 12.4--->5.2 WOE: Atkins/VLC/Alternate Day--1g Metformin twice a day Start Date: Last restart, June 2009 at 450+	Get your doc to change your prescription to the extended release version, if that is not what you already have. I just did this this week. --bill

09-17-2009, 11:22 AM	#4
natesmomma99 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,411 Gallery: natesmomma99 Stats: 288/269.2/155 WOE: Generic Low-Carb Start Date: Third Times a Charm.	I'll def. look into the extended release version, thank you.

09-17-2009, 01:59 PM	#5
CookinsForMe Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northeast Texas Posts: 819 Gallery: CookinsForMe Stats: 188.8/162/140 WOE: Lower carb, moderate fat, & walking Start Date: 6/24/09 for the umpteenth time.	I take it three times a day with my mood. Metformin is really the only reason I eat breakfast but it's working! If I take it without food I have the GI issues.

09-17-2009, 02:38 PM	#6
Marvin Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 869 Gallery: Marvin Stats: WT=410/351/245 WOE: Atkins induction, Bernstein Start Date: Restarted October 28,2012	Another thought: I found that when I had issues with that, those could usually minimized if I ate one of the one minute flax muffins (found on the recipes forum) really helped. Now I'm usually okay without.

09-18-2009, 06:42 AM	#7
natesmomma99 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,411 Gallery: natesmomma99 Stats: 288/269.2/155 WOE: Generic Low-Carb Start Date: Third Times a Charm.	I took it before breakfast this morning and no issues yet. I think it might have been the steak I ate the other night. For some reason while I'm on Byetta I have a hard time tolerating red meat.