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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 1352577" data-attributes="member: 19121">Hi, firstly I wouldnt worry to much about stopping your 1500 mg of metformin as even the highest dose of 2000 mg per day is only going to drop your bg levels by between .5 and 2 mmol/L.Secondly did you start off on the 1500 mg dose or did you start off on 500 mg per day for a week or two and then increase it by 500 mg every couple of weeks as if it is started this way it often helps avoid the side effects you mention.There is the prolonged release version of metformin which may suit you better and or other drugs that can be prescribed, follow your docs advice and stop the metformin for a couple of weeks and see if your symptoms ease which I imagine they will and then see your doc again and ask about the prolonged or SR version with a gradual increase rather than straight onto a high dose.Hope this helps and good luck.</blockquote>

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