Posted by Iago Camboa on June 11, 2002, at 6:07:49
In reply to Re: HELP! Prozac...how do I split capsules? » Iago Camboa, posted by Xevious on June 10, 2002, at 17:54:07
Since you spoke (who knows why?) of 'Mediterranean heritage', it came to my mind an Ancient Greek (some 2600 years old) saying about the nature of 'disputes' such as the one you are trying to 'enrich' this Board with: "PERI ONOU SKIAS", in plain English "about the shadow of an ass", that is to say "a void discussion about nothing"...
Now my child when I said 'it's a CRETIN idea' I meant just that, in other words 'it's a stupid idea' (as I maintain it is) without any supposed (or implied) sense other than 'it's not a bright idea that one'. 'Cretin' is a word that came from the Swiss French 'creitin', 'crestin' from Latin Christianus meaning Christian... The word 'cretin' suggests to me the sense 'of Mediterranean heritage' just as much as the word 'stupid' suggests the sense 'of Vietnamese heritage' to anyone in their right mind.
And it is the idea which is supposed to be stupid, not you yourself nor anyone else who is being so qualified. I would never (and shall be never the first to) use any 'ad hominem' argument whatsoever to qualify an idea, that FYI. Now go chill your head and have a nice day!Iago
> No, contrary to your suggestion, I'm not of mediterranean heritage... ;)
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> If you re-read my post, you'll find that I recommended she consult with her doc, first and foremost. I then suggested that she consider taking one 20mg capsule every other day to approximate a dose of 10mg daily, which you will find is common practice for this particular drug.
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> There was never a mention about taking 20mg capsules for an indicated dosage of 5mg/day, nor was there any mention of concerns for possible Prozac sensitivity.
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> > So if I suspect I could be very sensitive to Prozac and want to try first 5mg, I should take the 20mg pill and wait 4 days to find out how I feel day 4. But if I am really sensitive to the med I could of course be dead day 1, so NO THANK YOU! It'a a cretin idea IMHO. I prefer Phil's juice method.
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