With many common sleeping medicines, it is possible to get a
3/4 grain size as well as 1-1/2 grain so
that one of each may be used. For Amy talit there is also a 1 grain size, which many women find is just the right amount. Some men like to take two of the 1 grain capsules and find that this dosage gives them a pleasant night's sleep.
that one of each may be used. For Amy talit there is also a 1 grain size, which many women find is just the right amount. Some men like to take two of the 1 grain capsules and find that this dosage gives them a pleasant night's sleep.
Delicate assaying of dosage is
often possible with liquid medications -for instance, tincture of belladonna,
an old standby for stomach cramps and indigestion. Some doctors say, arbitrarily,
take 15 or 20 drops.
So start with 15 drops just
before each meal and at bedtime. Then, each day, increase by 1 drop so Ih.,1
you will be taking 16 drops four times a day the second day, 17 A Special Word
About Medicine Taking / 41 drops the third day, and so on. Keep increasing
until you notice one of the toxic symptoms.
Then drop back by 1 drop each day until there are no toxic
manifestations. You may settle on 18 drops or you may need 22, or some other
amount. The strength of the tincture may vary slightly from drugstore to
drugstore, and sometimes the size of the drops varies too.
Once you have
standardized the dosage you need, keep it and use the same bottle and get the
prescription refilled by the same• drugstore." Thus, what seemed like a
simple prescription turns out to be some- thing of a scientific experiment. But
for you, such experimenting to find exactly the right dose you as an individual
need may mean the difference between having and not having disagreeable
dyspeptic symptoms.
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