Posted by Colleen D. on March 18, 2006, at 23:42:32
Brief history - I tried 10mg for 6 weeks with a small amount of relief from depression and but gave up on it because I was SOOOOOOOO tired during the day. Dosing at am or pm didn't make a difference. I restarted it about a month later and went straight to 20mg. It's working soooooo well now! My energy level is unbelievable. I think I read on this board that it's manufacturer says 10mg is the standard dosage and that it hasn't found through research that increasing the dosage will help its effectiveness. Does that mean that it's unsafe to take a highr dose? What is the maximum recommended dose? I just can't believe the difference for me between 10 and 20mg! I now need to talk to my GP to get the 20mg prescribed. The pharmacy and dr.'s office gave me a big runaround about getting my last refill filled. It was too soon to have it refilled and they made me wait 24 extra hours before giving me my last refill on the 10mg. So I went 24 hours without it which I got very PO'ed about. My GP wouldn't change it to 20mg and call it in for me when she's never hesitated in the past to increase my AD dosages when I've requestd them.
Does anyone have experience/knowledge that can help answer my question?
Thanks,
Colleen
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