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Told my pdoc i'm having bad thoughts some days and other days clean and free, he upped saphris (asenapine) dosage to 20mgs, is this a good idea?
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Might be: When sx are better but waxing & waning oten means a higher dose is needed
Answered 5/11/2016
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