Dosage Questions (Page 70)

Saxenda - Is 3mg dosage really mandatory or is it OK to keep the dosage lower?

I'm starting to use Saxenda and I am still in the first week. Already my appetite is more or less gone and starting to loose weight. The problem is the price I need to pay for 5 pens (1 month while using 3mg). When using 3mg I'll need to pay 15% of my salary to Saxenda which is not... read more

Can primidone make tremors worse?

Just increased dosage for ET focused mostly in hands. Tremors seem unusually bad, and are way more than a tremor, as the time for next dose approaches. Doctor says this is not a side effect, but I am finding it unmanageable. This new kind of tremor makes me do things like fling food off the plate.... read more

Should I give up on fluoxetine ?

I have been taking fluoxetine for about almost 3 months now and it doesn’t seem to be working. My doctor just upped my dose to 40 mg. Should I keep trying with this drug? I’m about to give up.

Side effects and heightened anxiety-citalopram?

Can you get side effects and heightened anxiety after 3 months of taking citalopram? If so, does that mean my body is telling me I need to up my dose?

Would drug taken for anxiety cause chills all day?

I’m taking mirtazapine (30mg) for 33 days now. I have GAD and wasn’t sleeping or able to eat. For that it has helped. I also supplement with clonazepam for anxiety, but keep the dosage below 0.25mg/day. I’m having difficulty with body temp control. I’m chilled all day in a... read more

Took Depakote for a week and now I've wet my bed 3 times in 10 days !?

My doctor I saw while I was in the hospital for several days gave a low dose of depakote 3 x a day. I don't have mania or bipolar disorder just depression. I don't want to pick up the medication as all it did was make me numb and I wet my bed 2 times. I don't need this right?... read more

Pravastatin & grapefruit?

What symptoms accompany the taking of pravastatin and eating a grapefruit? Is it OK if I miss my next dose?

How much gabapentin is normal for a daily dose?

Taking 600mg gabapentin in morning, plus 600mg at noon, plus 300mg at 4:30, plus 300mg at 9pm. Is this normal?

How effective is sertraline for chronic OCD? I’m a long term OCD sufferer and was prescribed this...

... drug two months ago with dose increases qu.ickly so I’m already on 200mg which I believe is the maximum safe dose

Low dose lithium as effective as high dose?

The common lithium doses currently given daily for bipolar disorder (1200 mg) may be too high and in long-term prescription causing renal tube damage, hypothyroidism, cardiac disturbance, and the common lithium carbonate side effects. If low doses from 150 mg to 300 mg have a good stabilizing... read more

Contrave - Is it absolutely necessary to increase the dosage gradually?

I found that one pill a day is getting me everything I've been needing to stop emotionally eating and it's also giving me an energy boost. The only bad side effect I've had is just a little bloating and a slight headache occasionally but not really even worth mentioning. I've... read more

Escitalopram - Why did I feel a bit better yesterday but feel worse than ever today?

Been on increased dosage 15mg lexapro for 11 days. Felt a bit better yesterday but worse than ever today. Can anyone answer this. Thanks.

Are there any interactions when taking Sotalol and citrus food (oranges, mandarin, grapefruit)?

I usually have a citrus fruit for breakfast and at the same time take may first dose of Sotalol. I notice some flutter in the am so I'm wondering if it could be the citrus.

Citalopram - I have gone from 20mg to 40mg five four days ago because I was having anxiety...

... attacks and not coping so my doctor upped my dose. The first day I was space out and calm which felt a relief after being agitated, restless and all the anxiety feelings! However since then I am on my third day of feeling tense, feeling low, anxious and brain so right I feel like I can’t... read more

What is normal dose for losartan?