[Cyn]

I have read on other boards that people split their phen and take half at a time. Is this a safe way to take phen and should it be done? Clearly you cant split the capsules but many of the oval shaped ones are scored in the middle and would be easy to split. Anyone here doing this? Actually if someone wanted to take a lower doseage, splitting the 37.5's would be a good money saver.

[NeedtoLose]

I have the capsules so I do not know. I would not think spliting it and taking half a dose would be bad. But I would not recommend splitting and taking 1 and 1/2. It just sounds like too much and could be harmful.

[Cyn]

When I was taking phen there would be no way for me to take more than one dose per day. I was awake for the entire first week!!! I cant imagine a bigger dose! :eek:

[zippysgoddess]

To answer the general issue here, yes, it is safe to split pills. If they are designed with scores on the tablets, then they are made to be split and have a balance of the active ingredient in each portion of the pill.

The FDA and DEA has recently been encouraging this to help people save money on drugs since sometimes buying a months supply of a higher dose and splitting it yourself can actually work out to be cheaper than just buying the supply of the prescribed dose.

This could save you significant money if you have to pay for your own meds or have a large co-pay.

Here is a recent article covering pill splitting:
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/10923

[Cyn]

Thanks Zippy! Saving money sounds like a great idea! If I ever do decide to try phen again that may be the route I take. If you can still get good results at a lower dose I think you should stick with the lower dose anyhow.

[zippysgoddess]

I am on PA state medical card since I am disabled and I know when I went to a higher dose of Zoloft for awhile, they wouldn't cover two seperate pills, my dose was supposed to be 150mgs. They would only let me get the 100mgs and split them since it was cheaper for them to cover.