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Dosage help needed

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Michelle Ortiz3 Michelle Ortiz3 NewcomerOP
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joined Feb 2005
#1 ·
For instance, I suffer from a specific condition and have been prescribed a certain medication in pill or capsule form to be taken at regular intervals throughout the day. Ridiculous.

Now, my question is this: when I actually begin this "therapy" (starting the medication for the first time), should I take a double dose for that initial hit, then revert to the standard prescription later? Or should I simply stick strictly to the prescribed dosage from the very beginning until the end?

*= Just thinking out loud >> since my condition causes a deficiency in whatever this drug provides, wouldn't a larger initial dose be necessary to compensate, followed by standard doses just to maintain those levels until I recover?
Scott Allen10 Scott Allen10 Regular
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joined Jun 2005
#2 ·
Honestly, I don't think you need to stress yourself out over this too much... Just follow what you were told and go from there. If your doctor specifically told you to take a double dose for that first one, then yeah, go ahead and do it, but if they didn't mention anything about doubling up, then just stick to the regular amount. It's really that simple!☕

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