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Posted by leor on October 9, 2002, at 21:51:32
Dear fellow babblers
I am taking effexor at a dosage of 17.85 mg per day. Though Effexor isn't normally perscribed in such a tiny dose, I taking it in that quantity so that my body can gradually become adjusted to its presence before titrating up to 25 mg, and then to the standard starting dose of 35mg.
Meanwhile, I must find a way to split the contents 35mg spanasule and ingest them. (Having tried Effexor in the tablet form and found that the rising and crashing cycle of multiple-dosimg was difficult to tolerate, I gave up on taking tablets).
My intuition tells me that if I pour out the pellets from the spanasule, weigh them, divide them up, and then put half of them on to a piece of bread with margarine, I'll br stetup for sucess. Has anyone tried this or other approaches?
Thank - you
Ariel Goldberg
Posted by Ritch on October 10, 2002, at 9:39:39
In reply to How do I manage to take half an effexor spanasule?, posted by leor on October 9, 2002, at 21:51:32
> Dear fellow babblers
>
> I am taking effexor at a dosage of 17.85 mg per day. Though Effexor isn't normally perscribed in such a tiny dose, I taking it in that quantity so that my body can gradually become adjusted to its presence before titrating up to 25 mg, and then to the standard starting dose of 35mg.
>
> Meanwhile, I must find a way to split the contents 35mg spanasule and ingest them. (Having tried Effexor in the tablet form and found that the rising and crashing cycle of multiple-dosimg was difficult to tolerate, I gave up on taking tablets).
>
> My intuition tells me that if I pour out the pellets from the spanasule, weigh them, divide them up, and then put half of them on to a piece of bread with margarine, I'll br stetup for sucess. Has anyone tried this or other approaches?
>
> Thank - you
>
> Ariel Goldberg
>Ariel, I take 12.5 mg of a 37.5mg XR capsule in the morning. I just dump out the contents onto a dark plate (I feel like a coke abuser!) and separate the waxy spheroids into three same-sized groups. Then put one of those groups into a tablespoon of honey and wash it down with some water-don't bite down on the spheroids!--Mitch
Posted by sleepy lizard on October 10, 2002, at 23:34:05
In reply to Re: How do I manage to take half an effexor spanasule? » leor, posted by Ritch on October 10, 2002, at 9:39:39
I divided the Effexor XR doses up after opening up the capsules and it worked fine. Since the granules are embedded in a wax to get the time release effect, I just avoided crushing them.
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