dancesintherain Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) hi all, I used to take ativan at 2mg per night and then coast through the half-life during the day. My pdoc changed that two weeks ago and progressively got me to 0.75 mg am and 1.25 mg pm. It's definitely helped the GAD portion of the program. I'd say my resting anxiety level went from about a 4/5 to about a 2/3. (I still managed to have two panic attacks, but I could explain those.) The problem I've hit is that splitting a 0.5mg tablet in half is really annoying. The darn thing crumbles maybe 1 in every 5 times. It also makes a tiny piece of medicine that I'm at risk of missing in the med box. Those aren't problems that are major, but I asked my pdoc if I could play around with the dosage a tiny bit just to see if I can manage without having to cut it. I'm looking for feedback/best guesses at which of the following options to try: 0.5mg am/1.5mg pm 1mg am/1mg pm I'd automatically go for the 1mg/1mg, but for the fact that I'm worried about tiredness. I already deal with tiredness either because of sleep issues or meds, so that has me hesitating. However, maybe it's worth giving it a try? Taking any and all votes and feedback. Again, not a big deal--I can try it both ways. I'm just trying to make an educated guess for the first attempt. Edited January 22, 2019 by dancesintherain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 38 minutes ago, dancesintherain said: I'm looking for feedback/best guesses at which of the following options to try: 0.5mg am/1.5mg pm 1mg am/1mg pm Taking any and all votes and feedback. Again, not a big deal--I can try it both ways. I'm just trying to make an educated guess for the first attempt. I vote for trying 0.5mg am/1.5mg pm first.......That's what I would do if I were you....Just my 2 cents.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, CrazyRedhead said: I vote for trying 0.5mg am/1.5mg pm first.......That's what I would do if I were you....Just my 2 cents.... Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Thank you both! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderful.Cheese Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I agree with the others too, fwiw. I hope that this new dosing schedule helps you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 thanks Cheese! I think it does make sense. It can help with some of the sleep-related anxiety if it's higher at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 I feel like things went better when it was a 0.75/1.25 split. Could that even be possible? Can 0.25mg make that much of a difference? It may be situational, but I feel like I've had enough good days life-wise to have that not be the cause. I guess I can always switch it back and see, since she gave me the flexibility to do that and it was only because it was a hassle that we switched it to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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