Radha Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 for those of you who take very low dose of mestinon, is it hard to cut a 60mg tablet into 10 mg doses? does the tablet just turn into powder or does it stay in little pieces? i have to start out very very low but i dont want to pay for it if i cannot cut it up into so many tiny doses, thanks for your input, and do you think it might help for facial weakness and swallowing difficulty, but no eye problems? Radha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMouse Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 You should ask a pharmacist about this b/c some pills aren't supposed to be cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 i started with the 10mg tablets and built my way op to 120mg 3 times a day. the 60mg tablets i have aren't made to split so i ditto what nina said and think you better ask your pharmacist for the 10mg ones. hope this hekps,take care,corina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurehope Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 i started with the 10mg tablets and built my way op to 120mg 3 times a day. the 60mg tablets i have aren't made to split so i ditto what nina said and think you better ask your pharmacist for the 10mg ones. hope this hekps,take care,corina This medicine comes in liquid form and you can ask for a measuring syringe to pull the exact milligrams in liquid form. That's what my doctor ordered, the liquid form, because I am so sensitive to medicines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 I don't think you could cut a 60mg tablet into 10mg doses. That would mean cutting the tablet into sixths, which would be all but impossible to cut accurately.Dr. Grubb prescribed Mestinon for me once. He wanted me to start on a tiny dose and said that the liquid would be an option, but that it was a pain (I think because it is so thick and syrupy). He said I could just cut the tablets into quarters. It wasn't an exact dose, but for me that was okay. Cutting the pills in half is very easy (they were scored). I don't remember if they were scored for quarters or not. Even with scoring, cutting pills doesn't give an exact dose. Definitely check with your doctor or pharmacist for dosing options.Rachel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsdmom Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 They are definitely not good at splitting - they will break and crumble and you won't get an accurate dose. I use the children's version - it's liquid. I take probably 17mg 3/day - random dose, but that's the great thing about the liquid - you can take whatever dose you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radha Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 thanks so much for all your help, my doctor doesnt know about this med so i was planning to buy it over the internet without a prescription and they only come in the 60mg, i cannot find the 10mg, so i guess i wont be buying it, thanks again for your helpRadha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 the 10mg tablets are available in the netherlands, so maybe you could check the internet and order here??? they have been of great help for me to build up to where i am now.good luck radha!corina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 When I started Mestinon, I cut the pill into quarters to build up to a dose so I didn't shock my system. That's the way Bev suggested I do it. I think 6ths would be too difficult, since the pills are crumbly.Meg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radha Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 corina, do you know the website for the netherlands? thanks again for all your helpRadha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 i'll see what i can find for you radha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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