Guest guest Posted September 3, 2000 Report Share Posted September 3, 2000 Judy Granger wrote: > Hi All; > > My mother-in-law just started taking Glucophage and is having an upset digestive > system. > > I seem to remember reading here that someone had adjusted the time of day for > their medication and solved this. > > Can anyone help me. > > Thanks, > I'm on 2250mg per day, 850 bkfst, 500 lunch, and 850 dinner. I was told to take it with meals. When I started, I was started with 500mg once per day, working up to the doseage I take now. What was he started with? Maybe too much. If 500mg, some have cut the pill and split it over a couple of meals. The distress should stop, but he should also take note of the carbs he may be stuffing in his mouth, as that can be a gotcha also. -- Dave -- Sunday, September 03, 2000 t2 8/98 Glucophage & *anything* laced with Aspartame ICQ 10312009 «» DavOr's daily aphorism: * We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things got worse. -- Visit my photo page @ http://www.dorcutt.homepage.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2000 Report Share Posted September 4, 2000 Judy, My husband started Glucophage 500mg in the morning on an empty stomach and had terrible diarrhea for hours afterward. After that I had him take it " after " his lunch, and no problems since then. nn Type 2, Dx Oct 98, Avandia, Amaryl, Glucophage, Lipitor, Prinivil, MDI H & NPH Check out my Furry Faced Buddies at: http://home.ptd.net/~tottie/ My mother-in-law just started taking Glucophage and is having an upset digestive system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2000 Report Share Posted September 4, 2000 > I'm on 2250mg per day, 850 bkfst, 500 lunch, and 850 dinner. I was told > to take it with meals. When I started, I was started with 500mg once per > day, working up to the doseage I take now. > > What was he started with? Maybe too much. If 500mg, some have cut the > pill and split it over a couple of meals. > > The distress should stop, but he should also take note of the carbs he > may be stuffing in his mouth, as that can be a gotcha also. Dave, Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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