https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:16:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-those-on-metformin#post-1882754 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:15:17 +0000 RsMom 1882754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I don't take it with food or shortly after I've eaten I pay for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-those-on-metformin#post-1882704 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:49:58 +0000 MaryM 1882704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@RsMom: taking it with food is a good point. I usually take it when I leave for work and then only have coffee for the next hour or two. I'll try to have some sort of snack on hand for in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-those-on-metformin#post-1882689 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:43:29 +0000 RsMom 1882689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been on and off of it for the past 3 years. I take it twice a day and it took about 2-3 weeks to adjust. It also made me feel awful in the beginning and I always take mine with food, which seems to help.<br /> I have PCOS and it has been really beneficial in helping with the side effects of that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-those-on-metformin#post-1882661 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:29:57 +0000 MaryM 1882661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go to the doctor tomorrow, so maybe I'll ask her if it's ok to take it all at once (and maybe if I can get the 1000mg tabs so I don't have to swallow four of those giant pills!)</p> <p>I'd be lying if I said I wasn't sort of hoping for less of an appetite...but I'd also love to feel like functioning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-those-on-metformin#post-1882656 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:28:09 +0000 cheert16 1882656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to take it all at night right after dinner- that way your body processes it all at once! Maybe try taking it all at night to see if doesn't give you the side effects! (I got them - the side effects- almost the whole time I was on it- made me lose like 50 lbs!!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-for-those-on-metformin#post-1882648 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:23:31 +0000 MaryM 1882648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, I've been on metformin ER for about two years. But I've always sort of slacked on taking it and have never regularly taking the full dose (2,000). </p> <p>I was taking 1,000 for a while and was fine with that. But since my loss, I've worked my way through taking 1,500 regularly, and now up to 2,000.</p> <p>But OMG!. I've been at that dose for 5 or 6 days, and I think my stomach just realized it. I haven't felt this gross in a long time (thankfully no worse side effects so far than just feeling nasty - light headed and nauseated).</p> <p>For those that have worked up to the highest dose, do you remember how long it took before you felt normal again? Thankfully on the lower doses I never felt like this (or maybe that's just because I always took it at night? But I don't feel right taking a full 2,000mg all at once so I've been splitting it into 1000 at night and 1000 in the a.m.)</p> <p>Any tips for the queasiness? I hate that my instinct says "eat bread" but I know that will make me feel worse!</p> <p>And knowing I was going to increase the dose, I've also cut back on carbs in my diet hoping that would help. Evidently not. </p> <p>Sorry if this was long and rambly. But thanks for any help! </p>