Posted by softheprairie on July 6, 2009, at 14:22:44
In reply to Does anyone take Perphenazine(Trilafon), posted by SadDoggie on July 5, 2009, at 2:28:47
> I'm taking 8mg with 1mg Cogentin, I was wondering how much Cogentin others took?
I'm taking perphenazine, but not Cogentin.I had been at 8 mg a day plus PRN, but am now at a rather odd dose of 6 mg a day (plus PRN, but I do that rarely these days, for crying spells and anxiety, but the anxiety use is often prevented by the fact that it's sedating, so I don't want to take it when I have to drive or be alert). The reason I ended up at 6 mg (4 mg pills, taking one and a half at bedtime) was that around a year ago I wanted to try going off of the med due to its risks, and I went right from 8 to 4 mg, but didn't like that, felt worse, if I recall correctly, and pdoc said to change it in smaller increments, buy a pill-splitter and go w/ 6 mg for a while, I did that, and then changed my mind on wanting to taper off of the med, and decided that it makes me feel better in mood and anxiety, and I will live with the risks/side effects for now, and I've just stayed w/ the 6 mg, plus it gives me comfort knowing I can have more PRN if I feel the need, but seldom do.
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