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I am currently on 1000mg metformin i take both pills at night to help with side effects my doctor just upped to 2000mg can i take all of it at once?

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Metformin: You can take them all at once if they're the along acting version of it. If they are not, then to achieve the best results, you'll need to take them twice a day.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 5/28/2017

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