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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 215628" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>klmno, I am keeping good thoughts that you get this all figured out and adjusted with-o too many problems.</p><p> </p><p>I must say that with ANY medication that is not time released I start ANY of us at HALF of the dose the doctor suggests, and increases are done at HALF the amount in twice the time.</p><p> </p><p>So if a pill can be split, and the doctor says take 1 a day for a week, then go to 2 a day for a week, what I do is take 1/2 pill a day for a 2 weeks, then 1 pill for 2 weeks, then 1 1/2 for 2 weeks. And every increase is only done if whatever it is for is not under control.</p><p> </p><p>My body is very strange. I am hyper sensitive to a number of drugs, needing 1/4 to 1/2 of the amount other people need. But I have ALWAYS been undersensitive to some medications, needing much more than others need. Novacaine is a good example (or whatever that -caine stuff is dentists inject). I have needed as many as 4 shots for a small filling, and a crown took 12! Yes, 12 shots of junk into my mouth. AWFUL. But it took mroe to work and it wore off quicker than they could work.</p><p> </p><p>Jessie is on keppra for the epilepsy. When we do an increase we increase 1/2 pill per MONTH. I realize you do need some faster results (it took a YEAR to get her to a therapeutic range of it the first time! and it was a LONG year) but if he has had the allergy medications before, then use those and do the increase in depakote. Then, if it still seems needed, start as low as possible on the celexa, and go up very slowly. It iwll give you a better chance to stop mania if it starts to show its ugly head.</p><p> </p><p>Many hugs, the holiday season is so hard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 215628, member: 1233"] klmno, I am keeping good thoughts that you get this all figured out and adjusted with-o too many problems. I must say that with ANY medication that is not time released I start ANY of us at HALF of the dose the doctor suggests, and increases are done at HALF the amount in twice the time. So if a pill can be split, and the doctor says take 1 a day for a week, then go to 2 a day for a week, what I do is take 1/2 pill a day for a 2 weeks, then 1 pill for 2 weeks, then 1 1/2 for 2 weeks. And every increase is only done if whatever it is for is not under control. My body is very strange. I am hyper sensitive to a number of drugs, needing 1/4 to 1/2 of the amount other people need. But I have ALWAYS been undersensitive to some medications, needing much more than others need. Novacaine is a good example (or whatever that -caine stuff is dentists inject). I have needed as many as 4 shots for a small filling, and a crown took 12! Yes, 12 shots of junk into my mouth. AWFUL. But it took mroe to work and it wore off quicker than they could work. Jessie is on keppra for the epilepsy. When we do an increase we increase 1/2 pill per MONTH. I realize you do need some faster results (it took a YEAR to get her to a therapeutic range of it the first time! and it was a LONG year) but if he has had the allergy medications before, then use those and do the increase in depakote. Then, if it still seems needed, start as low as possible on the celexa, and go up very slowly. It iwll give you a better chance to stop mania if it starts to show its ugly head. Many hugs, the holiday season is so hard. [/QUOTE]
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