Posted by SLS on March 18, 2005, at 21:26:01
In reply to Re: What I meant to ask - Copied,Pasted,Error In Post » SLS, posted by winddancer on March 18, 2005, at 20:29:00
> Thanks for your inquiry. This is my 3rd day of taking only 1/4 dose at a time only 3 times a day and I'm still doing well. I was out all day - with keeping dr appts, and other errands and was met with frustration in traffic taking me hours longer to get back home than I had hoped, but I maintained an even composure even when I had to add extra errands to my day. I did manage to get to the gym for an hour and 1/2 workout and I know that helps. My naturopath is very pleased with my progress and has agreed to provide me with some herbs and other things just from a phone call if I find myself slipping. She's confident that there are many options for keeping me emotionally healthy as long as I keep her informed of any problems.
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> Just to note - it is a bit of a challenge to open the capsule and pour out the bb's and then divide them into 4 little piles. I'm using a plate and a knife and they sure do roll around and it takes a steady hand. Since I have the XR which is time released, I don't think it would be advisable to dissolve in water and drink 1/4 at a time. Any suggestions?I don't know if the pellets will disolve in water. Do they? If they do, your method should work just fine. It would probably be the easiest way to go about it. I guess you can always buy some empty capsules and use a folded and creased piece of paper to fill them. That way you can take them along with you conveniently. I wouldn't worry about the XR thing. As long as the pellets are mixed randomly in the capsules, I can't see how it would matter. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
I found that the pellets were not at all bitter in taste. I simply placed the pellets in my mouth and washed them down with water. I'm sure you can be quite a bit more creative than that, though!
Hopefully, your doctor will be willing to prescribe you the 25mg tablets to work with. It would make things much easier.
- Scott
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