Posted by sfmom on November 8, 2003, at 10:46:50
In reply to Re: Up to 20mg Lex - Feel terrible, posted by sapphira on November 8, 2003, at 10:40:23
> try to increase your dosage gradually. take just a quarter of a pill instead of the whole thing at once. do that over a period of a week and then up it a quarter more. i just started this week and even the 1/2 pill was too much for me so i cut down to a quarter and am now able to function.
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> someone else posted that they are sensitive to meds too and had to gradually increase in small increments.
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> good luck.
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> sapphiraWell, it would have been nice if my doctor had told me that was an option! But this is already my third day on 20 mg, should I scale back starting tomorrow or would that be counter-productive? I'm only on disability until Dec 1 and have to get back on my feet before then.
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