jordansonfleek Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 How do you space it out throughout the day? How much does it matter? I usually do one at 7-8a, then between 2-4p, and th last one before bed (9-12a) wondering what other folks do. i am on 450 of the lithium carbonate XR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 What is it 150x3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordansonfleek Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 On 3/30/2017 at 9:29 PM, Iceberg said: What is it 150x3? 450 x 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Have you tried Extended...helped me a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordansonfleek Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 It is extended but still TID, idk. I will never understand Pharmacogenetics and biology like that. But the point of my OP was to see how other people space their doses out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Some extended formulations can actually slowly and evenly release the medicine over 12 or 24 hours. Many can't do this reliably. It depends on a lot of factors which often vary person to person. For the best shot at getting a steady drug level in your body multiple dose extended formulation meds have the best shot. You take 1350 mg daily as 3 doses of 450 mg. Sometimes extended release meds dump a lot right after you take them; they are not even in their dosing. So if you take 1350 mg as one dose you might get, say, 700 mg all at once. This can likely irritate your stomach. Hince 3 doses of 450 mg of the extended formulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I think for the ER its really what works for you. I do 450 am 900 pm but some take it all at once too. I only took the ir 3 times a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjimjam Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 They call it XR and you still have to take it three times a day? I don't know if mine is extended release at all but I take it twice per day, 12 hours apart. I suppose for TID you would be taking it once every 8 hours. Ask your pharmacist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Yeah XR is supposed to be 2 a day typically but ymmv if it cuts down on side effects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtac Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 When I was on lithium, it was TID (300mg x 3). It sucked. I usually dosed 8-9a, 12-1p, 5-6p. I didn't do well if I dosed closer to bedtime. A lot of days I would end up BID because it wasn't feasible to stop and take a dose, especially mid-day. Compliance with TID is awful anyway. For the most part I try to be consistent with my dosing, and I managed BID ok, but TID was not workable some days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I did tid on the Ir...made me sick as hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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