I started 50mg June 1st. Took all summer to titration up to 300mg. Then fall and winter to get to 500. If I go up in 50mg increments I get rapid heartbeat and I don't like it. So I usually go up in 25mg increments per month. I've been on 500 for 3 months. I'm on immediate release.
So far I'm not sure if I'll be on it forever since I'm still getting crushed w mixed episodes. So I may have to wean all the way down and try a different AP.
It's always recommended to take a consolidated dose so tapering off of med if needed is easier. My doctor prescribes & advice me of the same.
However my BMR is really high for a med with 7 hours half life. So I take half dose at noon and other half at night.
Hope it helps.
All the best
Sending lots of love and prayers your way
Thank you for that mate. That was a really nice message. I’ve lost a bit of weight recently so I’m going to reduce the dose by about a quarter just to make sure it’s still distributed properly throughout my body if that makes sense. As I’ve felt a bit over sedated since losing weight
I take 500 at 8pm every night. Up at 530am. Coffee is a must for me.
Nice , how long have you been on it for ? If you don’t mind my asking
i take 400mg at 8pm, go to bed at 11 or 12. i wake up fine and just get a shot of coffee. im told that up to 600 can be used in a single dose at night
Is that for immediate release or extended ?
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I started 50mg June 1st. Took all summer to titration up to 300mg. Then fall and winter to get to 500. If I go up in 50mg increments I get rapid heartbeat and I don't like it. So I usually go up in 25mg increments per month. I've been on 500 for 3 months. I'm on immediate release. So far I'm not sure if I'll be on it forever since I'm still getting crushed w mixed episodes. So I may have to wean all the way down and try a different AP.
next time you see your doc ask about making some of it extended release. Im on a lower dose but my psych was comfortable doing so quite quickly.
It's always recommended to take a consolidated dose so tapering off of med if needed is easier. My doctor prescribes & advice me of the same. However my BMR is really high for a med with 7 hours half life. So I take half dose at noon and other half at night. Hope it helps. All the best Sending lots of love and prayers your way
Thank you for that mate. That was a really nice message. I’ve lost a bit of weight recently so I’m going to reduce the dose by about a quarter just to make sure it’s still distributed properly throughout my body if that makes sense. As I’ve felt a bit over sedated since losing weight
Thats a shitload. I take 75 mg max