[LittleButterflyx]

I am on a lot of meds and I read about how long term they can effect you and some of mine exceed the highest dose, I was wondering if anyone knew if they were too high? I know you are not doctors, but I am asking like anyone that has had experience with these meds to just give some advice.

These are the totals I take every day, but some are spread out throughout the day.

Citalopram - 60mg
Depakote - 1,000mg (He wants to go up to 1,500)
Buspar - 90mg
Propranolol - 80mg
Trazodone - 100mg
Latuda - 25mg (this is gonna be increased)

I also take Fish Oil 3,000mg.

I am on a stomach med too, but that isn't anything to worry about and isn't the point of this post. The point is I am scared of what these meds might be doing to me.

[still_crazy]

i think the celexa is kinda high...the fda reviewed data on celexa, and high doses can do something not so great to the heart. i thought they'd recommended capping doses at 40mgs, but i could be wrong.

the buspar is kinda high, but its not a controlled substance and some people do well on higher doses (this according to a former shrink, who also said that she was 'not impressed' by buspar...).

depakote doses should be adjusted based on blood work. i dropped depakote after a "standard dose" resulted in nearly toxic blood levels. just not worth it, for me.

i think the latuda could be a lot higher, but with other drugs on board, you might want to check into drug-drug interactions. antidepressants, in particular, can increase the blood levels of tranquilizers/antipsychotics, so although you're only taking 25mgs, the drug-drug interactions could be resulting in the equivalent of a higher dose.

i don't know much about propranolol or trazodone. trazodone doses vary wildly...my concern would be that the combined effect of all your psych drugs would be too much sedation and emotional flattening/numbing, but...I'm clearly not an expert or anything like that.

OK. hope this helps.

[*Laurie*]

Dosage is definitely something you need to review with your pdoc because it is such a case-by-case situation. If you lack confidence in your pdoc's prescribing, speak with another pdoc.

[Seqoya]

I used to take 60 mg of Buspar/Buspirone and I thought that was the highest dose. I know that it's high dose. I used to take 200 mg of Trazadone, 100 mg 2 tabs at bed time for sleep I took 100 mg of Trazadone before that.

[Terabithia]

1500 mg depakote is the highest amount you should take. I wouldn’t recommend going over 100 mg trazadone, unless you are having difficulty sleeping. Don’t know about the rest.

[ofthevalley]

Latuda can be much higher.

[Guiness187055]

The buspar seems high but ultimately it's between you and your pdoc.

[WildcatVet]

High end of standard maintenace dosages.

[BeyondtheRainbow]

Originally Posted by Terabithia

1500 mg depakote is the highest amount you should take. I wouldn’t recommend going over 100 mg trazadone, unless you are having difficulty sleeping. Don’t know about the rest.

Higher doses can be used depending on blood level. I didn't process depakote well and was on 3000 mg to get me to therapeutic level.