Posted by tensor on February 10, 2012, at 4:03:13
In reply to Re: Zyprexa dosing, posted by Christ_empowered on February 9, 2012, at 23:59:26
> As someone who must take a neuroleptic in order to keep the batsh!t at bay, I'd say: lowest effective dose. This is what docs are supposed to aim for, but rarely do, especially now that the "atypicals" have taken over the market.
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> I think zyprexa comes in 2.5 tabs. I'd try those, personally, and go up in increments of 2.5mgs/day until you reach a pre-set max. I'd personally set the max at 10, since 10 is half the max fda approved dose and strong enough to sedate an agitated psychotic person.I believe I'm a little too apprehensive when it comes to dosing. Looking at Symbyax the maximum dose is 12/50, but that includes a skinny woman, I'm a heavy man, so I would go up to 15mg, if needed. One need to optimize dosage before giving up a drug.
> What are you thinking in terms of dealing with the weight gain and potential for diabetes? Metoformin, maybe? I read somewhere that high-dose antioxidants, such as alpha lipoic acid and/or green tea extract, can help. I would imagine they'd also reduce the TD risk, but that's purely speculative.I eat a very healthy and low calorie diet. So before I see some weight gain I'm not gonna do anything, although I could start doing some exercise, if I just had some more energy. The diabetes thing is more tricky, we are taking blood tests regularly, but is that enough? Can you see from the results of a blood test if you're in the danger zone of getting diabetes or can you get it anyway, without any signs?
/t
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