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[jojosephine]

@ditlh

I express myself the same way (from a “me, me, me” stand point). It’s because I can only speak from experience and self education since I was never successful at formal education. It’s not that I think I am better and more important. It’s more of a way of letting you know of where I get my knowledge from. So I never feel that it is all about you, you, you. I completely understand that form of communication. So no worries here.

And about Charles Parker: He, also, speaks about a “Therapeutic Window” (the right dosage for you). He says that if your dose is too low, you fall out the bottom. The duration is shorter. Start zoning out not as much concentration. And if you come out the top of the window it can look the same as falling out the bottom. Actually, I have watched his videos several times and he does contradict himself. In some videos he says that too much dose extends the DOE past the expected time and in another he says that it can shorten the time.

So I do agree with him that there is a therapeutic window. but I don’t know if I am falling out the bottom or going out the top. I started at 20mg. and I am only up to 30mg. I always thought my metabolism was slow. because I was always cold and always struggle with my weight. and I always had low energy and not very active. He states that some people’s metabolisms are so slow they have to have smaller doses they have to make a water titration. As of right now, 30mg isn’t working. The DOE is not as long as it should be and in the early afternoon I am zoning out, tired and unmotivated to do anything (I too was suppossed to grocery shop yesterday afternoon lol..i am going this morning) so I have to adjust the dosage. I don’t know whether to go down to 25mg or even below 20mg (because 20 mg didn’t work either) or do I go up to 40mg??  I have 3 more days on 30mg. I guess I will follow my docs orders (to go up to 40mg for 2 weeks after the 1 week on 30mg).

He does not say that you should need boosters on long acting ones.  I am so confused because a lot of people are getting boosters. Are they “over medicated” and think it is right?

I really have a feeling my doctor has no clue about this because he said that I will not go past 60mg. Which kind of confuses me. Because of all the research says that finding the right dosage is personal, individual and done by trail. So I have a feeling that my doc is not going to work with me on this (finding what works for me-medication and dose). Everyone says that you may need to educate your doctor. How the hell do you do that. How do you basically tell a doctor they don’t know enough about this stuff and why the hell should they listen to me. I don’t have a PhD.

I will keep you posted. I did send some messages to some members who posted a couple of years ago with concerns like ours, to find out what if they found out what works for them. but they haven’t gotten back to me. (maybe they have and they are finally busy living their life).

You keep me posted too.

 

 

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