Posted by Crazy Horse on August 11, 2006, at 17:21:07
In reply to Re: To Crazy Horse, posted by SLS on August 11, 2006, at 12:28:39
> > > > > > 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.
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> Have you excluded taking it 200mg t.i.d. ?
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> - ScottI have never taken Trazodone t.i.d., i have always taken it h.s. At one time when i was on Parnate i was all the way up to 400mgs. h.s. due to severe Parnate induced insomnia. Now on EMSAM, i tried reducing trazodone to 100 mgs. h.s., and i could sleep at this dose, but i noticed i didn't feel quite as well, so i increased it back to 200 mgs. h.s. and i feel pretty darn good.
My medication regimine is: EMSAM 9 mgs. ( i don't take it off at night) Lyrica 300mgs. b.i.d., Klonopin 1 mgs. b.i.d. and Traz. 200 mgs. h.s. This combo is working really well for me at this time.
Monte
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