Posted by emme on January 9, 2005, at 14:30:31
In reply to Re: Lamictal - Trileptal » emme, posted by Lonely on January 7, 2005, at 20:07:24
> A big "oops" here and thankful you corrected me on this
> <-------- (she says with red face).
>
> I misread the box in my anxious and exhausted state. So, I feel a bit better about all of that and glad my mistake was caught before I yelled at a doctor!!!!Glad I could help. Stressful trying to take in so much info in a short time, isn't it?
> In reading doctor-to-doctor message boards on Dr. Bob's site, I noticed that one doc had patients start at 12.5 mgs for several days before going to 25. That's what I'm doing w/my hubby in hopes of minimizing side effects. Quite likely he will do better on a lower dose overall anyway.Um...what did the pdoc tell you as far as a titration schedule? She/he should have given you specific directions. If not, be in communication with him/her about it. As you've already found out here, 12.5 is a common starting dose with 12.5 mg increases per week. Or slower if needed.
You'll be feeling your way with this drug as you go up. The therapeutic dose vaies hugly from person to person. You've probably already seen mention of dosage in a lot of threads in the archives.
Don't be surprised if there's a few start-up side effects. Some people get headaches and/or feel just generally "off". It should go away. Don't be alarmed if he gets tight sore neck or shoulder muscles. Massaging will help. That went away for me in a few weeks also.
Good luck.
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