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Posted 11/18/2012 1:27 AM (GMT 0)
Just curious about the dosage some of you are on. I am on 100mg a day and I have noticed that a 50 mg pill only works for about 3-4 hrs. I am waiting for lastest labs to come in to see if my dosage can be increased. I did a promethus test and the results were that there was no 6mp in my system.
Posted 11/18/2012 2:38 PM (GMT 0)
My son alternates between 75mg and 100mg every other day. Started off at 75mg but Prometheus Labs indicated that 75mg did not put him in the therapeutic range after the increase he reached the therapeutic range when they did the labs after about a month. Do you split the dose? I notice that you mention that 50mg only lasts for a few hours. He takes the whole dose together a little while before he goes to bed at the same time every night.
Posted 11/18/2012 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
I have been on it since Aug. I used to take them both in the morning but Dr said do 1 at night and 1 in morning, this is how I have noticed 1 pill only lasts 3-4 hours. I'm miserable hoping dr will increase dosage or try another medication as I do not want to go back on Predisone. Thanks for your reply.
Posted 11/27/2012 7:30 AM (GMT 0)
rlc06: why did you do a prometheus test? i thought that test was to see if you have crohn's disease? and also is that test pretty accurate? i have always to do that test but my insurance is not that great now.
Posted Yesterday 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
I am on 50mg a day right now, but I just got back on it a month ago. I was on it a few years ago with much success at 75mg/day, when my Dr. upped the dosage to 100mg/day, I started to have heart palpitations, overheating, almost like a panic attack like symptom. Once I stopped taking the meds, those symptoms disappeared. I'm hoping to have successful results at 50mg, but as of right now, it's not helping.
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