A Warning on Dosage
A Warning on Dosage
Make sure you watch your labels. My Dr changed the individual lamictal MG from four 100mg, to two 200mg. No one told me, and I didn't notice and ended up taking 800mg for a week. I ended up in the emergency room with the inability to see properly, and couldn't keep myself standing. So yeah, I overdosed on twice the maximum dosage, which damn near killed me - all because my Dr randomly changed my prescription and no one told me about it. Maybe I should have noticed, but I had the same prescription for the last 6 years.
So my point is, don't be like me, make sure you read your labels. It could be your life, and a lot of pain and fear if you're not observant
Always a good PSA. I had a similar problem and oddly enough with lamictal, Dr told me 2x a day and the bottle said 3. So I took 3. Not ER worthy but a week later I called to question because I started going off the rails and yeah it was too much.
Did your pill change shape or size? I get various generic differences all the time and have to double-check that it's the right drug.
Always double check if you get an unfamiliar shape or size.
It was blue when it was previously white,, but my psychiatrist had told me a week or so back that I shouldn't worry about a color change because different manufacturers have different colors and such. So, even though the pill was blue, I didn't question it much because my Dr. led me to believe it was nothing to be concerned about.
Obviously I have learned a hard lesson about paying a lot closer attention to any changes that might have happened with my drugs. It's apparently easy to overlook a major pill dosage change when no one mentions it to you. I just really don't want something like this to happen to anyone else, I was terrified the entire time.