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Timing of medication doses

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dm1983

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So, after the first week on just one tablet a day, I'm now onto two.

Plan is one with breakfast and one with evening meal.

Question I have is, that if my evening meal is later due to me being busy with other things, is it important that the second one is taken with the meal, or, can I take it at the usual time, despite not having the meal at that time?
 
If this is metformin we are talking about the reason it's advisable to take it with food is that it can have unpleasant gastric side effects for some people. Taking it with food apparently makes it easier on the stomach although I know some people take it without food and don't have a problem. If your meal times don't fit in with when you want to take it you could always try it and see. The worst that can happen is you spend some time in the w/c
 
catinahat said:
If this is metformin we are talking about the reason it's advisable to take it with food is that it can have unpleasant gastric side effects for some people. Taking it with food apparently makes it easier on the stomach although I know some people take it without food and don't have a problem. If your meal times don't fit in with when you want to take it you could always try it and see. The worst that can happen is you spend some time in the w/c
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Thanks, yeah, this is metformin.
 
I would in those circumstances just take it when you eat your meal the timing isn't that critical but taking it with food can be depending on your reaction to it. For me taking it without food can cause some pretty unpleasent reactions.
 
I take Metformin with breakfast and evening meal, my meal times vary so my doses aren’t always at the same times, but I prefer to take them with food as I’ve never wanted to risk any gastric side effects.
 
dm1983 said:
Question I have is, that if my evening meal is later due to me being busy with other things, is it important that the second one is taken with the meal, or, can I take it at the usual time, despite not having the meal at that time?
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I took my second Metformin 500 tablet of the day with my evening meal, no matter what time it was.
 
I take mine when I get up and when I go to bed although I'm lucky side effects only lasted a couple of days though.
 
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