Posted by Ritch on June 10, 2003, at 22:47:50
In reply to RITCH: you're gonna FREAK OUT re micro of Celexa! » Ritch, posted by Janelle on June 10, 2003, at 18:59:09
> Ritch, I must stand (or sit!) corrected; I apparently do NOT take microdoses of all meds, at least NOT Celexa. YOU have that dubious honor!! LOL!
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> I was at 30mg of the stuff and man, it gave me hypomania BIG TIME for long periods of time before I'd crash, literally and wind up bedridden for days.
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> The pdoc knocked me down from that to a "mere" (well to me it's a mere) 10 mg! That is half of the lowest dose pill. And in my opinion, from all the meds I've been on over the years, Celexa is the EASIEST to just BREAK in half! At least the 20mg pretty pink ones are. There is a great score in them that breaks perfectly!
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> So, tell me HOW ON EARTH do you get down to that TRUE microdose that YOU take of Celexa? Is it available in capsule or liquid form that I'm not aware of? I just can't imagine getting it down as low as you do in pill form?? Hmmmmmm ...!
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> The one med I KNOW I started at micro/pediatric dose on cuz you have to because of a deadly rash it can cause if started at too high a dose was Lamictal - I began that at only 2 mg, worked up to 100mg but it didn't do the trick. Then again, it might have been in conjunction with the cocktail I was on at the time rather than the Lamictal itself. I may never know. But I do know that 2mg of Lamictal IS considered a micro/pediatric dose!
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> I suppose I should say that my other med doses are LOW (below the minimum therapeutic dose) not necessarily micro, based on what you take of Celexa!
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> I'm dying to know how you get it that low!
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> Thanks.Mortar and pestal! I crushed 10mg Celexa half tabs of 20mg and mixed them with *small* amounts of vodka and water (citalopram is soluble in ethanol, but not water), and used a liquid medication syringe and added the correct amount to some juice in the morning to make the small dosage.
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