Posted by michael on January 9, 2001, at 0:00:37
Hello -
Just wondering - it seems from what I've been reading here that in reality, 3 hours (+/-) is the actual length of time that people find a dose of ritilan to last (and the extended release versions roughly 4 hours)... Is that more or less the consensus?
If so, do people dose more than the 8am, 12pm, 4pm suggested schedule?
For example, 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 7pm, for a typical 15 hour day? (4 or 5 doses/day?)
Or do you just suffer through the hour or two of tme between when the first dose wears off, and the next dose is scheduled? (a couple times a day, every day?)
(I haven't really seen any info on those issues...)
Also, dosage... seems 10mg doses are what I've seen mentioned most regularly...? (not sure about that - is that right?) Is 20mg/dose considered kind of high? 30mg/dose? The reason I ask is that 20mg did nothing for me, but 30mg was very helpful... of course, only for about 3 hours...
So, just basically looking for feedback on others' experiences re: 1) ?mg/dose; 2) duration/how long a dose lasts; and 3) scheduling/frequency of dosing. (talking w/my doc tomorrow...)
Thanks for any insight/feedback. michael
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