Posted by SLS on August 19, 2015, at 14:01:41
In reply to My Brintellix Experience, posted by FloydAS on August 19, 2015, at 11:48:35
Phidippus (Eric) has posted that he gets quite a bit of an improvement when taking 40 mg/day of Brintellix. However, this dosage is not described in the official manufacturer's label. Although it might be perfectly safe to take at the elevated dosages, I doubt your doctor would risk trying it.
From Brintellix label:
"10.1 Human Experience
There is limited clinical trial experience regarding human overdosage with BRINTELLIX. In pre-
marketing clinical studies, cases of overdose were limited to patients who accidentally or
intentionally consumed up to a maximum dose of 40 mg of BRINTELLIX. The maximum single
dose tested was 75 mg in men. Ingestion of BRINTELLIX in the dose range of 40 to 75 mg
was associated with increased rates of nausea, dizziness, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort,
generalized pruritus, somnolence, and flushing."I hope you experience the re-emergence of therapeutic effect. It might take another 2-3 weeks to have this happen at the higher dosage.
Good luck.
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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