Dosage Questions (Page 40)

At 112.5 mg on Effexor XR generic should I increase dose?

I am on 112.5 mg of generic Effexor for 3 weeks now and so far things have been going up and down at this dose. Basically, one day will be very high anxiety and the next will be depression and on another day it will be a mix of the two or one or the other acting up and fading through out the day.... read more

Plan B One-Step - Does the pill work if you only take half of it?

I weigh 115 pounds and I didn't want to take the whole thing because it has such a high hormone dosage I was afraid of side effects. I also don't get a regular period.

Double dose of meloxicam?

I have unbearable pain from arthritis in my back and knees. My doctor has me on meloxicam 15 mg. once daily. It is not helping my pain at all, and it's so hard to be productive. That is not an option, as I'm raising 3 step children full time. I couldn't get out of bed yesterday, other than to... read more

Going from 25mg to 50mg Zoloft dose?

I have taken 25mg of Zoloft for a little over a month and my doctor says that since she sees slight improvement that she wants to up it to 50. I hate medication side effects and had bad nausea when first starting the 25. I’m nervous to up the dosage because I don’t want my anxiety to get even worse ... read more

What will happen if I miss two doses of mirtazapine?

I ran out of mirtazapine (30mg per day) which I take for severe anxiety along with Effexor and forgot to pick it up last night so I had to miss that dose, and so I picked it up today but I just went to take it and I think I forgot it at the till when I bought groceries and had it with me, and now... read more

Will one missed dose of atenolol 25mg cause heart palpitations/skipped beats for days?

In the last few months, my doctor prescribed 25mg of atenolol per day to treat my high blood pressure, along with a low dose of buspirone to treat my frequent anxiety problems. In the first 2 weeks of taking the medicines, I experienced days and days of heart palpitations, which I'd never had... read more

How long for one 10mg dose of Lexapro to leave my system?

Hi all. Last night I took one 10mg dose of the generic Lexapro (Escaphram, I think?) Within 20 minutes my heart started racing and skipping beats. I got VERY anxious and had a full blown panic attack. It was so bad that I literally didn't sleep last night, and my wife had to constantly calm me down... read more

I’ve missed my Lexapro pill this morning, should I take it now?

I typically take my Lexapro pill around 11 or noon in the morning, eastern time but forgot this morning, if it’s 7 pm eastern time should I take it now or is it too close to my next dosage tomorrow morning? It’s 17 hours away

Is it normal to have blurry vision after taking Lexapro? I'm on day 2 of my 10mg pills and my vision

... started getting slightly blurry about hours after I took my 2nd dose

Lexapro increase 10 mg to 15 mg, feeling worse?

Last week, about 6 days ago, I increased my lexapro dose from 10 mg to 15 mg after having been on it for ~6 weeks. The first couple days on 15 were great, I had a minor panic attack the second night, then anxiety has been worsening every day and night since then. I wake up nauseous after having a... read more

Trulicity - How do I stop the side effects of Trulicity? My doctor put me on 1.25mg once a week.

I have only taken one time and have been sick going on 6 days. I'm not going to keep taking medication. Is there anyway to stop the side effects ? How long will one dose keep me sick with terrible nausea and vomiting can't eat? What, if anything, can stop the medication from making me very sick? I... read more

I was prescribed 20mg a day for 5 days of prednisone. What happens if I take one dose only?

Unsure of daily dose of prednisone.

We accidentally gave our dog a double dose of tramadol?

Our dog weighs about 80lbs. She has cancer and the vet has prescribed 150mg of tramadol every 8-12 hrs. We usually give it to her every morning at 10, and every night at 9. Today, she got her morning dose at 10. A family member gave her a second dose at about 7 that I was not aware of. I just... read more

What happens when I took a double dose of carvedilol 50 mg so 100 instead. What should I do?

Amlodipine 5 mg on alternate days?

I am on 5 mg amlodipine a day at present for mild hypertension. My blood pressure is now quite low and I think I am being slightly over medicated on this dose. Is it acceptable to cut the dosage by taking 5 mg on alternate days so that the effective dose would become 2. 5 mg? Is this an acceptable... read more