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Originally Posted by doublehippy
Doc:
You're right. I have to give one or the other of them a try without focusing on the "what ifs?" I'll go with the Neurontin. Who knows...I may get significant pain relief on a low dose. No way to know unless I try.
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Doctors usually prescribe dosages based on guidelines provided by pharmaceutical companies. What
possible reason could
they have for guestimating on the
high side?
We're often admonished that more is not necessarily better, and can even be harmful. Wouldn't a corollary of that be "less is more" or at least "start with less" - that's what titration is all about.
Of course that doesn't apply to everything. Not taking enough antibiotics to inhibit an infection could be catastrophic/fatal. But I don't think it ever hurts to ask a doctor if you can start on a lower dose of something, and increase if/when necessary. They insist on it with analgesics (for good reason) but hand out that 300 mg of gabby without even considering less may do the trick. (Voice of experience here
)
Talk about your double-edged swords!
Doc