Posted by SLS on August 11, 2006, at 12:28:39
In reply to Re: To Crazy Horse, posted by Crazy Horse on August 11, 2006, at 11:46:47
> > > > > It takes a little over an hour to kick in
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> > > > Does this mean that the Lyrica wears off over night?
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> > > > You lose the antidepressant, pro-social, anxiolytic and energizing effects if you allow too much time to elapse between doses? Would you guess that 8 hours is the limit?
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> > > > - Scott
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> > > It only has a 6 hour half life. So i find 300 mgs. bid is the best way to take it (for me). So i take 300 mgs. upon awakening at 6 or 7:00 a.m., then my second dose(300 mgs) is taken around 12-1:00 p.m. After 6 hrs. it still has a 50% effective potency, it reduces by 50% every 6 hrs.
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> > How do you feel when you first wake up in the morning?
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> > - Scott
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> I feel good, actually. But remember, i am also on EMSAM 9 mgs., and 200 mgs. of Trazodone (taken at bedtime)
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> I do, however, "feel better" about an hour after i take my morning dose of 300 mgs. of Lyrica.
Have you excluded taking it 200mg t.i.d. ?
- Scott
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