Carole Pigg - Where are You?

[ALCapshaw2]

Carole -

How is your recovery progressing?

Are you Home Testing yet?

Curious Minds on VR.com want to know

Hope all is going well.

'AL Capshaw'

 

[CA Pigg]

SORRY I've been so quiet!!! We actually took a trip out of town and I put my ticker to the test and I passed....yeah!!! When I tested Monday I was 5.6 on her machine and 4.9 on my machine. I didn't even ask about home testing since I was high I knew there was no way she would let me....She had me skip a dose Monday and then take 16 mg for the week and go back and test again Monday. She put me onn 4mg wed and fri and 2 mg the rest of the days. I screwed up and took 4 on Tues instead of 2 so I changed the days keeping me at the 16 mg, the only issue is the way she had it i would be 2mg in a row and now i will be 2mg three days in a row. I'm hoping I didn't screw too much up. I guess we shall see Monday!!!! Hopefully this isnt too confusing!!!!! Thank you so much for you concern and I'm sorry I've been so quiet!!!

 

[ALCapshaw2]

Welcome Back Carole!

I does sound like you are a 'bit' sensitive to dosing.

I'm not thrilled with the 2.2.4.2.4.2.2 dosing schedule
(i.e. I think the 4's are too close to each other).

Personally, I like using 2 different dose tablets that are only 1 mg apart which gives a 'smoother' day-to-day variation over a 7 mg range.

In your case, if you had 2 and 3 mg tablets, you could adjust your Weekly Dose from 14 mg to 21 mg as follows:

2.2.2.2.2.2.2 = 14 mg/week

2.2.2.3.2.2.2 = 15

2.3.2.2.2.3.2 = 16

2.3.2.3.2.3.2 = 17

3.2.3.2.3.2.3 = 18 * (what you are currently taking)

3.2.3.3.3.2.3 = 19

3.3.3.2.3.3.3 = 20

3.3.3.3.3.3.3 = 21

Note that these schedules only require ONE tablet per day which minimizes cost. Using a 7 day Pill Box helps avoid confusion and doubling up of doses. (YES, I like symmetry

'AL Capshaw'