pregabalin started

[Sober2000june]

Day 2, felt nor too bad again. Now the early evening heeby jeebies. Out a walk with my fiend last felt a bit spaced. To be expected Spose.
Good's luck with the citalopram. Logan 5.
Cool.name, unfortunately all the distopian movies of my childhood seem to be coming to fruition

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dystopian


bloody phone

[Logan_Five]

Cheers, Sober. Best of luck to you as well.

[Sober2000june]

Day 3. Tired, wired, bit spacey. See how day pans out.
Take care folks

[hanshan]

Hi Sober2000june,

Stick with it - it's early days yet.

[Sober2000june]

was an angry chappie this evening flying off handle very quickly hope this is just bedding in cus not very calming for the home environment.

better take my 2nd 25mg dose.

happy travels folks

[hanshan]

A roller-coaster effect of changing mood is common when starting or changing a dose. It can take a while for the dose to level out and the body get used to it.

[Sober2000june]

Day 4 not much too report, still very reactive. Wondering if 50mgper day is going to cut it?
Any hoo, hope everyone enjoying weather.

Paul

[hanshan]

Hi Paul,

If it's your only medication, 50 mg per day is a very low dose. There are people taking less than 100 mg, but usually in conjunction with another medication.

By itself, somewhere in the range 100 mg to 400 mg per day would be usual, with the possibility of going a little higher. If you have had no response at 400 mg, it's probably not going to work, but you seem to have had some response at 50 mg (albeit patchy). I would talk to the doctor about gradually increasing the dose until you find what works for you. As long as you are within the prescription range there is little to worry about abuse potential.

[Sober2000june]

Thanks,

My shrink mentioned starting on 150mg/day. unfortunately the doc on;y gace me 28 25mg so ill have to ask for another script thin ill see about 50mgs this time to get up to 100.

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Hanshan,

also noticed the half life is on about 6 hrs?

should it be 3 doses per day?

[hanshan]

Ideally it would be three doses a day, especially when starting out or changing the level of a dose. However, in real life, patient compliance with three doses a day tends to be low, so they go for two doses a day.

Remember, half life means that there is half the previous dose still active. If you take pregabalin every twelve hours, it means the previous dose is down to a quarter strength by the time you take the next dose (but there is still some from earlier doses circulating). Also, half life can vary considerably from person to person.

If you think it is doing you some good and side effects aren't problematic, it's probably good to take the psychiatrist's advice and go up to 150 mg per day. Even then, the dose could be increased if necessary. Good luck.