Posted by jasmineneroli on December 16, 2004, at 1:00:04
In reply to Re: jasmineneroli ?'s, posted by ravenstorm on December 15, 2004, at 19:57:13
I went from 150mg to 225mg then to 300mg over 2 weeks. Then continued up to 450mg by 75 mg over another 2 weeks. Finally increasing to 600mg (by 75mg increments) over a total of about 6 weeks. I stayed on it a further 10 days or so at 600mg.
As for my Pdoc, I just followed his titration plan to the letter and I didn't tell him about my symptoms at 300mg. Partly because I so often get those type of S/E's, to almost every drug when I start them. Except this time they suddenly worsened at the 600mg dose. At first, I mistakenly thought I had a "body" flu, because it was "going around". Then I realized 10 days later that I was feeling just as bad (or worse).The migraine headaches were getting unbearable and I couldn't work. I just stopped taking Manerix completely, and the symptoms disappeared, but I realized I should taper off. At that point I went to my Pdoc, he wanted me to go down to 300mg for a day or two then 150mg, then off.
I had no problems discontinuing. I got a return of mild symptoms at 300mg, but at 150mg nothing.
One of the problems with a lot of side effects, is that they mimic illnesses like the flu, and if a bug is coincidentally around when you start up a new med, you're likely to blame the bug.
Since then, I'm just not as patient with side effects!!!!! I guess I was always hoping it would "work".
Hope that was the info you were looking for :)
Jas
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