Posted by yxibow on December 24, 2007, at 23:00:35
In reply to if you cut seroquel in half will it loose effect?, posted by Jeroen on December 24, 2007, at 11:20:12
> if you cut seroquel in half will it loose effect?
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> i have read Seroquel XR if you cut it in 2 parts the XR dissapears,
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> is it possible that the pill didnt work this time because a 200 mg tablet was split in 2 parts, i mean the IR not the XR.
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> i used 25 mg tablets in the past upto 100 mg and i got cured
No, cutting 50s shouldn't matter, 25s are a bit of a crumb so its hard to say how much you're getting. Certainly splitting a 200 should give you somewhere around 100 on each side. Every medication is different of course, they generally try to put the main amount in the middle, but sometimes it isn't. If you aren't sure, ask your pharmacist.
If you leave cut pills around for a while they may lose their efficacy, that also depends on coating and volatility of the agent.
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