the drugist said its to much? I said the dr. said to go to 2 pill twice a day.
I take 1000 mg pills. BJR.
Metformin - what is the max. mg use for a day?
Question posted by billyjoe241 on 16 Aug 2010
Last updated on 17 August 2010
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Rajive Goel
16 Aug 2010
The recommended starting metformin dose is 500 mg twice daily. The maximum metformin dosing for children age 10 to 16 is 2000 mg, and for adults age 17 and older is 2550 mg. The dose of metformin should be increased only when necessary and should be increased slowly in order to avoid side effects.
As Andres has suggested, you must follow the docs advice.
billyjoe241
17 Aug 2010
the max amount of metformin taken for one day has not been answered.
I`m taking 4000 mg per day. is this too much?
bill
Rajive Goel
18 Aug 2010
The answer clearly says so, however it would be better to seek medical advice from the doc/pharmacist who prescribed the med, be well & safe!
Inactive
16 Aug 2010
You must follow your Doctor´s instructions.
Take care
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