Posted by Racer on November 27, 2006, at 0:38:34
In reply to Re:Thanks Racer » Racer, posted by Phillipa on November 26, 2006, at 21:26:37
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> For some reason all the pdocs I've had think small doses are better? Ask them?The rule is to take the lowest effective dose, which makes sense, right? For some people, very low doses may be appropriate. It depends on how your body metabolizes medications. (That's different from "your metabolism," it's not about how fast your body burns off fat, etc. It's a function of how certain enzymes break down medications. For some medications, a slow metabolizer will need a higher dose than a faster metaboliser. And vice versa.) And there are two schools of thought on starting doses: some say starting at a higher dose actually minimizes the adjustment phase difficulties, especially with certain medications. Others, of course, say start low, go slow, and that's necessary for certain medications, too.
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> Now you may have hit on something with the zoloft as this pdoc put me on it once. And neither of us can remember why I only went to 50mg? I don't remember side effects.
>Why only 50mg? Maybe because that's all you needed. It could be that 50mg is an appropriate dose for you. But in order to find out, you really have to stay on it, at least 4 to 6 weeks.
I hope it works out.
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