21st June 2005
Mellie.
That dosage is WAY WAY overboard.
Merck's version of lisinopril is PRINIVIL. They recommend a starting dosage of 10 mg. with a possible boost to 20 mg. and say that they HAVE tested dosages as high as 80 mg. and have not seen much of an increase in effectiveness with the higher doses like 40 or 80.
I think your doctor has made a HUGE mistake prescribing 160 mg. It sounds in the realm of a DRUG OVERDOSE, rather than a sensible prescription.
Imagine, even MERCK couldn't conceive of anyone taking 160 mg. so they never even TESTED that high. It boggles the mind. How do these doctors find their way home at night?
Start chopping up those tablets as quickly as you can. I'd say try into EIGHTS but I know how hard that is...quarters should be doable.
Monitor your numbers.
That dosage is WAY WAY overboard.
Merck's version of lisinopril is PRINIVIL. They recommend a starting dosage of 10 mg. with a possible boost to 20 mg. and say that they HAVE tested dosages as high as 80 mg. and have not seen much of an increase in effectiveness with the higher doses like 40 or 80.
I think your doctor has made a HUGE mistake prescribing 160 mg. It sounds in the realm of a DRUG OVERDOSE, rather than a sensible prescription.
Imagine, even MERCK couldn't conceive of anyone taking 160 mg. so they never even TESTED that high. It boggles the mind. How do these doctors find their way home at night?
Start chopping up those tablets as quickly as you can. I'd say try into EIGHTS but I know how hard that is...quarters should be doable.
Monitor your numbers.