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Gyno prescribed metta sr metformin 500mg for life. also, aldactone (spironolactone) 50mg for 1 month. metformin is to increase to 100mg in 2 weeks. is she right? pcos
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Metformin: No one should need metformin for life. Please set up an appointment with a diabetes educator. If you don't have diabetes metformin won't be of much help and almost certainly not "lifelong".
Answered 4/3/2015
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