Re: 3 vs 4.5

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Hi there Larry,

I think someone told me that Dr. Bihari does not go by body weight in determining the doseage. My BMI was 22 I think and I am on 4.5. Like I was telling ann...I think it is whatever works for you.

You might try calling your doc and telling him you want to up the dose, that is if you feel you need to. Joyce.

>From: "LarryGC"

>"wkendz 32"

>Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone] 3 vs 4.5 >Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 15:02:08 -0400 > >I haven't even tried 4.5, so I don't know if it would work better for me or not. How do I get a 4.5 script when I have an open 3 script for 6 refills? > >I decided 3.0 was for me because my BMI is under 25, but that's my own idea. I could be wrong. My BMI is 23. > >But so far, 3.0 seems to be DOING SOMETHING... not sure if 4.5 would do MORE, or Over-Do what I need. I usually have quick reactions to things... 1 alcoholic beverage and I put my car keys away, and I don't drink if I'm not where I'm going to be for a few hours. > >http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/bmi_tbl.htm if you want to see a BMI chart. > >At the moment I'm quite happy with 3.0, and it costs me $108 less per year... although, if 4.5 was/is/would be better, the $108 isn't much of a factor. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: wkendz 32 > jmfranken@... > Cc: low dose naltrexone > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 12:02 > Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone] > > > Hi ann, > > I'm pretty sure that the impression I've been getting is that most of Dr. Bihari's patients are on the 4.5mg dose but I'm pretty sure it should really be whatever works best for you. I think he may have a few patients that seem to do better at a lower dose so if that is what works best for you then I think that is what you should use imho. Perhaps once you have been on it a while you might want to try to up the dose to 4.5mg but I do believe it is more what feels best to you. Any other thoughts? Joyce. > > > > >From: jmfranken@... > >low dose naltrexone > >Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone] > >Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 11:44:12 EDT > > > >Hi Gang - question - I was given originally 4.5 mg. had a lot of trouble > >sleeping, my doctor backed me down to 3 mg. I sleep, and feel really quite good. > >I have noticed that a lot of people are on 3 mg. and are working their way to > >4.5 mg. is there a reason why you can't stay on 3 mg. or do we eventually > >need to be on 4.5 mg is that the correct does for MS? Thanks in advance for your > >response. > > > >ann Protect your PC - Click here for McAfee.com VirusScan Online