ryan1982 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Question about splitting pills. I typically take a whole bottle of Lexapro and cut them up and mix them together. Is that a problem when you consider active ingredients vs fillers of multiple pills being mixed together? Would it be better for me to split one pill of Lexapro and make pills off of that? 2005- 2008: Lorazepam (max dose- 1 MG daily) 2008- 2016: Lexapro (max dose-10 MG daily) January 2017- March 2017- Pristiq (max dose- 100 MG daily) April 2017- June 2017: Trintellix (max dose- 10 MG) July 2017- October 2017: Lexapro (max dose-10 MG daily) November 2017- April 2018- Luvox (max dose- 100 MG) May 2018- Zoloft (max dose- 18.75) 5/28/18- 3 MG Lexapro, 6/3/18- 3 MG Lexapro, 6/7/18- 3.5 MG Lexapro, 6/13/18- 4 MG Lexapro, 6/21/18- 4.5 MG Lexapro, 6/28/18- 3/29/21- 4 MG Lexapro, 3/30/21- Present- 3.8 MG Lexapro **Bad Wave Caused by Trileptal 150 MG (one pill) in December '20 and Low Dose Naltrexone .12 MG (one pill) in April '21** "The Journey is The Reward" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted November 3, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 3, 2021 1 hour ago, ryan1982 said: Question about splitting pills. I typically take a whole bottle of Lexapro and cut them up and mix them together. Is that a problem when you consider active ingredients vs fillers of multiple pills being mixed together? Would it be better for me to split one pill of Lexapro and make pills off of that? In this topic using-a-scale-to-weigh-and-measure-doses brassmonkey explains about making a stockpile of crushed tablets. A suggested number of tablets is 10. Look for posts by brassmonkey in that topic. He explains how to calculate the mgai (milligrams active ingredient) and mgpw (milligrams pill weight). Personally I don't think crushing up a full bottle of tablets is a good idea because the might degrade over time. It is an unknown but it is better not to add that possibility when you can eliminate it. * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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