Question about metformin...

[no_regrets_91]

I take 2000mg er a day and I take all 4 pills at once since I am passed the side effects phase. But I don't do it at the same time everyday, I may take it in the morning one day and at night the next.

My question is... is it better to take them all at once or to take 2 in the morning and 2 at night, or all in the morning or all at night.

What do you think?

 

[charbaby]

I do different everyday, sometimes i have one with breakfast one with lunch then one with tea, other times i have them all with my tea. I'm not sure if it matters or not but i just do what suits me that day . How long have you been taking them?

 

[no_regrets_91]

thank you for the reply, they were prescribed to me a year ago in may, I started taking them a few times but then I stopped. Now I have been taking them consistantly for just over a month. I am hoping the metformin plus losing 13lbs plus just coming off of bc that I have been on for 3 months while taking soy iso, will finally help me to ovulate for the first time since I was 14 (I am just about 21) as nothing else has.

 

[MercifulJoy]

What were the worst side effects when you first started taking Metformin? CharBaby, do you ovulate on your own now, regularly?

 

[charbaby]

What were the worst side effects when you first started taking Metformin? CharBaby, do you ovulate on your own now, regularly?

I never really got any bad side effects, think this is down to me being on a no carb/low sugar diet. I have only been on them about 6 weeks now, I didnt ovulate 1st cycle but now im on c.d 10 2nd cycle so hoping i will ovulate thius month x

 

[no_regrets_91]

What were the worst side effects when you first started taking Metformin? CharBaby, do you ovulate on your own now, regularly?

I had diarrhea (sorry bout the tmi) but that went away after about a week, and it was tollerable.

 

[MercifulJoy]

Thank you both for your replies! This makes me feel more confident about trying it. I hear all of these horror stories and read the possible side effects and worry that the pros are not worth the cons, but if regular ovulation and a "someday" BFP are potentials on the horizon, it may be worth it!

I appreciate your feedback, and best wishes for ovulating this month!