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Metformin vs Metformin ER I'm seeing quite a few posts on BBSes from people who are having problems with metformin because of side effects that could be eliminated if they were taking the extended release form of this drug.

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For some reason, many family doctors don't seem to be aware that there is a ER version of this drug that has such benefits. This is probably because metformin is a cheap generic and isn't promoted by herds of beautiful ex-cheerleaders turned drug company salespushers who "educate" doctors about far more expensive--and less effective--newer drugs. Here are the facts: Metformin also sold under the brand name Glucophage comes in a regular version which ibuprofen 600mg street price taken at meal time, three times a day, and an extended release form marketed as ER or XR which is taken once a day.

Almost always, tablet people report diarrhea or intense heartburn with metformin, they are taking regular version. I experienced the heartburn on the regular drug. It was very disturbing because the pain was localized over my heart and felt just like the description of a heart attack you read in articles. My doctor assured me it was coming from the metformin, but that didn't make it any easier to live with because I kept 1000mg how, if I were having a real heart attack, I'd know it wasn't a pain from the drug?

The ER version releases the drug more slowly and this usually eliminates the gastrointestinal problems. The trade off with taking the ER form is that the amount of blood sugar lowering you see might be a bit 1000mg than with the regular form as the drug acts in a slower smoother fashion rather than hitting all at once.

But if you can't take the regular at all drug because of the side effects, the slight weakening in effect is a reasonable trade off. Plus, you only have to remember to take one dose rather than three, metformin er 1000mg tablet (osmotic). For me, this is not a trivial benefit. Even remembering to take one dose a day is sometimes a challenge! One important metformin that my doctor missed when prescribing the ER version of metformin is this: According to the prescribing information, metformin er 1000mg tablet (osmotic), the maximum dose of the ER is mg a day.

Don't count on a pharmacist to catch the error if your doctor prescribes too much. Mine didn't, but (osmotic) felt distinctly unwell on the high dose, and a quick look at the prescribing information online showed me the error. Fortunately, a metformin overdose appears to be surprisingly benign. People have survived suicide attempts where they swallowed as much as 85 grams of the stuff at once.

They did develop lactic acidosis, which can be fatal, metformin er 1000mg tablet (osmotic), but survived. The tablet at which metformin is supposed to be effective for most people is metformin per day, (osmotic) I know some smaller people who find a dose of mg effective.

Your body weight will make a difference here, so if you are very large, you may need the maximum dose.

In any event, don't conclude metformin metformin 1000mg work until you have tested the dose up to the maximum. It also takes up to two weeks for the full effect of metformin to become evident. While I will see an increase in my blood sugars if I forget a single day's dose, if I stop the drug for two weeks I see a slow rise in blood (osmotic) through this period.

My guess equate famotidine 20mg that this two stage effect is because metformin works both on the liver where it reduces the release of glucose and the muscle where it tricks the tissue into thinking it has just exercised and tablet ramps up its burning of glucose.

Whatever the explanation, metformin er 1000mg tablet (osmotic), give the drug a few weeks to see what it really does. Also, metformin er 1000mg tablet (osmotic), many people who experience gas after taking metformin find that cutting way back on their intake of starchy carbohydrates helps eliminate the problem.

Because you only take metformin ER once a day you might wonder what happens if you take it a few hours earlier than usual.

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Will this cause a dangerous overlap? My experience has been that this 1000mg a problem, metformin er 1000mg tablet (osmotic). I tablet that the drug does not release metformin over the 24 hours it is supposed to act, and by 20 hours it is pretty much done, so there is no need (osmotic) be obsessive about taking it at exactly the same time each day.

If I completely space out and don't remember to take the drug for 5 or 6 hours, though, I usually only take half my dose because that way when I take the normal dose at the usual time I don't have too much overlap to worry about.

I have found that there can be significant differences in how the different manufacturers' versions of generic metformin affect my blood sugar. The version I'm taking now, the mg ER pill manufactured by Teva, does not seem to be quite as slow in releasing the drug as other brands are, so I get a much stronger effect during the day, but it wears off by the next morning, metformin er 1000mg tablet (osmotic).

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Other brands last better through the night, but I don't get anywhere near as good post-prandial (osmotic) at lunch and dinner. Not so coincidentally, the Teva version of metformin ER comes in a compact, 1000mg pink pill, while the other versions are pillowy white pills that appear to involve an indigestible tablet in which the drug is embedded.

That works for me. I've tried splitting the dose to even out the response, however, I find that if I take Metformin in the evening I metformin up having to get up to pee at night more than usual. Since this is already a problem for me, I prefer to take it in the morning, metformin er 1000mg tablet (osmotic).