Posted by SLS on August 23, 2009, at 19:11:55
In reply to Rilutek / Riluzole increasing dose, posted by uncouth on August 23, 2009, at 18:43:15
> Hi...after almost 3 weeks of 50mg bid dosing of riluzole, and no major improvements in my depression, i am increasing my dose to 100mg bid. Does anyone have experiences with Riluzle at this higher dose? It is the max that was used in some of the studies, and one study i read had the mean dose for responders at 169mg/day.
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> I know i'm in uncharted territory here, but any info on side effects, cognitive effects, etc that I might expect would be helpful. I'm not all that good at recognizing how medicine effects me, sometimes.
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> thanks
> uncouth
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> Luvox CR 200mg
> Aplenzin 524mg
> Rilutek 100mg
> Namenda 5mg
> Geodon 120mg
> Lithium 400mg
> Lunesta 2-3mg
I'm a little too lazy at the moment to refer to my notebook to retrieve the dosages I used of riluzole. For me, it did absolutely nothing. No better, no worse, no side effects.If you are not treating OCD, would you consider switching to either Effexor or Lexapro in place of the Luvox? What about adding Lamictal?
- Scott
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