Titrating up - side effects, more affordable options?
I've been on LDN for about 11 months. It took a while, but I have noticed a big improvement in multiple areas. Wondering if I could improve even further, I asked to titrate up. I was prescribed an additional rx of .5mg pills (on top of my usual dose). I went up .5 for 6 weeks, then increased an additional .5 (1mg total) for about 2 weeks, and am dealing with more side effects than I did at my previous dose. I'm willing to keep sticking it out (I think 6 weeks would be sufficient), but I'm going to run out of .5mg pills before then. I could get another 90-day refill, but I paid the same amount at the pharmacy for the 90 days of .5mg as I did for my full dose. I can't keep paying double! I'm tempted to just go back to my previous dose, but I don't want this suffering to have been for nothing. Thoughts? I'm not sure if this person will prescribe the 50mg pills for dissolving in distilled water - I will find out. But I also read that may not be the best option.
I guess I'm asking if any of you had bad side effects for over two weeks that then subsided? If so, how long did it take? And did you feel noticeably better at the new dose? Have you found an affordable way to titrate your dosage?
Background info: was initially prescribed for fibro. Has improved my sleep, fatigue, pain, bowels, endometriosis. Started at 1.5mg, titrated to 3mg, and had been at that dose since last October. After some time, I realized how much better I felt. I didn't notice much change after 6 weeks at 3.5mg. Moving to 4mg caused awful fatigue, low mood/motivation - I felt super depressed for about 12 days. Less than a week in, I got really bad constipation. The fatigue/depression is lifting a bit, but the bowel situation is getting worse. Overall, this has been a downgrade so far!