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Is anyone here taking Glucophage or Metformin after being banded? I've been diagnosed with Insulin Resistance and am considering going back on it to even out my hormone levels but am concerned that with them being horse pills they will be impossible to get down...any thoughts?

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I take metformin. I usually break them in half and take it with a warm drink. I wait 15 minutes before I take the second half. They both go down without any problem. I'm pretty restricted in the morning especially. They only go down if I take them with a warm or hot drink, cold or room temp just doesn't work.

I hope this helps!

Marsha

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I was taking Glucophage XR prior to banding. Anthing with XR, SR etx should not be broken, crushed etc. They are slow release meds. I had to get a new script for the "regular" kind so I could break them up and now have to take it 2x a day instead of once.

Sometimes I feel like the jagged edges on a broken tab scratches on the way down! So I make a slurry of meds in a little cup and toss them back like a shot ! I then follow with a big glass of Water. I have to do this on an empty stomach so meds don't "return"

Hopefully I can quit taking it altogether soon, at 43 I am not worried about trying to get pregnant!

Lisa

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thanku JLHoogland, i have a chance for saying something about diabetes by you.as you know about diabetes , gernally this diseases occur mostly person or women because they like more sweet. I've been diagnosed diabetes medicine which control this problem.i want to tell u more information of Glucophage drugs.

this is used for contorl diabetes , this have more side effects and other properties.

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Always crush your pills so you don't risk them getting hung. Pill crushers are cheap at any pharmacy (walmart, cvs, etc.) surgery to have a stuck pill removed is costly. My doctor said it was ok to crush my metformin xr it just becomes regular instead of extended release. After banding the dosage may change. Good luck.

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I take Ambertose it is a powder that helps lower blood suger.I can take it along with my meds. Metformin tears my stomach up BAD.I can eat and five min later I am on the pot.My colen feels like it has a brick in it and I wake up everynight at about 3am in pain. Just cant take Metformin.I whis I could it keeps the weight down but I think it is because you poop so much.

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I have insulin resistance and take 30mg of Actos. They are really small, so no problem there....possible side effect is weight gain however. I asked my doctor for Metformin, but he wants me on the Actos because it helps chlosterol. I agree on just crushing them, it is only bad tasting for a minute!

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My doctor told me to crush metformin

He refuses to give me glucaphage (I think cuz it leads to weight gain??) the pill is much smaller and thats what i want, I HATE crushing pills

and honestly.. I just stopped taking them at all.. and I have been fine.

(NOT that a reccomend that)

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