Posted by gardenergirl on April 3, 2005, at 18:00:40
In reply to Re: Help! Topamax dose problem » gardenergirl, posted by Phillipa on April 3, 2005, at 17:24:25
Sorry, the starter pack (all 25 mg tabs), which is a promo thing from the drug company, has you start at 25 mg in the evening for 2-3 days (I forget), then increase to 25 mg bid, then go to 75 mg (two in evening, and one in am). Then go to 100, which you would get from doc. I suppose that would either come in 50 mg tabs you would take bid or would come in 100 tabs you would take qd.
My pdoc and I decided I should stay at 50 mg for a few weeks versus titrate up to 100, mainly because I tend to be med-sensitive, and some of the SE's would be horrible for someone in a doctoral program trying to finish a dissertation. When I called my GP to get the scrip, I told them I was only taking 50mg, but apparently, they didn't hear that part or didn't write it down for the doc. Dang it.
OH, and just in case: bid = twice per day, qd = once per day.
gg
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