If the medicine isn’t working or you’re experiencing side effects:

If you feel that your medicine isn’t working or if you’re experiencing side effects, changing the dose can be an easy fix, but it’s important you do it with your provider’s supervision.

Your provider is taking many things into consideration when finding the right dose for you, including your:

• Age

• Size

• Risk factors

• Other medications

Additionally, there are some medications which can actually be dangerous if stopped suddenly.

Every office has different policies. Some may require a follow-up appointment, while others are able to respond to portal messages.

Sometimes a dose adjustment is called a titration.