I have been told by my surgeon that I can't have any med's that are time released. He said they cause ulcers because they sit in the small pouch to long. Therefore, I will need a liquid form of metformin. So I called my GP and they called in a RX for me. Apparently the manufacture is backordered. What am I to do?

Has anyone been through this or know what I should do.

I have also wondered this about other meds. Things like cold/sinuse meds are also time released. Any help would be great on this :thumbup:

I was on liquid metformin after my surgey and could not stomach the taste. I take 500 mg tablet daily with no problem. my band is pretty tight and i have no problem swollwen

Check around be cause there are a couple suppliers. I found mine at another Pharm. Anyway is your 500 the time released??

I am so embarrassed by all my typos up there..lol

After finding out what my dr had prescribed was on backorder I was told to check with different pharmacies and finally found a pharmacist who was familiar with Lapband and told me I could take one pill in the morning and one at night. Therefore eliminating the need for time release.

Thanks for the input!