Help liquid ativan taper!!!

I am so confused...my ativan dose per day is .573mg I am using liquid ativan 2mg/ml taking out 1ml and mixing enough water to make 300ml total for 3 days worth so I dose 86ml/day.  My doc wrote the script taking out .5ml mixing with 300 ml water and dosing 92ml/day!!!  I'm I on the right track with my way?

My math is primitive, but let's see if I can make sense of what you're doing. You take 1ml, which is 2mg of Ativan, you dilute it in 300ml, making a solution of 0.0066...mg/ml (2mg/300ml), then you want to get 0.573mg from that solution. That's 85.9ml (0.573/0.0066...), so yes, you're spot on. Your doctors script is not going to get you anywhere close to the dose you're saying you need.

 

Does this help?

Yes thank you so much slownsteady!!!  You have put my mind at ease!    My dr just can't get the math right.

Glad I could help. I actually didn't realize people were doing this kind of vast dilution with concentrated liquid formulas; I see it lets you get really precise doses with relatively big ml measurements. So you taught me a new trick; thanks!

 

Do you know about this site: http://benzo.alwaysdata.net/titration/titrationForm.php  ?

 

You can put in your 2mg into 300ml solution, and tell it you're starting dose is 0.573, and the rate you want to taper, and it will generate a daily micro taper for you using that information. It will also include tablets (down to 1/4 tablets), if you have them, so your liquid dose can be smaller. You didn't mention wanting to taper, but I just thought I'd share.

I'll take a look at that site.  Yes I am doing the DLMT but have had to slow it down I started off too fast now I'm paying for it.  Thank you again for your help. 😊